Having Election Withdrawal? Take the Poll….

Notice in the lower part of the middle column there is a poll. We’ll have many different questions, but right now, the question is “do you have a written marketing plan”. While you’re visiting the site, don’t forget to answer the question. The results should be very interesting.

The Problems at Starbucks, and What We Can Learn From them.

HI, my name is Fred, and I’m a coffeeholic… Or I used to be. My body doesn’t tolerate the caffeine like it used to, so I’ve had to cut way back. But last summer, on one of my visits to Starbucks (there are two within a block of my studio), I realized that it just [...]

Marketing Lessons from the Election

Seth Godin has published a great article on his blog about the lessons learned from this election. If you’re not familiar with him, he has a number of very good books out, many of which are included on my recommended book list. This article has nothing to do with politics itself, but rather with candidates [...]

I’m still playing…

with the look and the contents of this site, experimenting with different add-ons to try and make it as user friendly as possible. So it may look different each time you visit. But I’m trying to make it as valuable as I can, so thanks for your patience.

Have You Visited Your Small Business Development Center?

What a terrific (AND FREE) resource we all have available to us.  And I’ll bet most don’t even know it exists. Four years ago, I was looking for a business related program for one of the Oregon Association’s conventions, and I stumbled across our Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) here in Oregon.  Every major city [...]