Coming from a (semi)farming background I sometimes find using farming metaphors and analogizes to explain situations in business come to me rather easy. In this case, explaining why it is good to keep your online social community free of individuals who do not understand how social communities work, care for anyone except themselves or …
I find it rather interesting how many hits each day I get to my site from people searching for information on private country club’s survival. I guess some of my SEO is working. Looking at my analytics I find search term phrases like: best way to attract new members to private club average age of […]
Starbucks to hike prices on ‘labor intensive’ drinks The coffee giant said late Wednesday that it will raise the price of "labor-intensive and larger-sized" beverages because of soaring prices of green arabica coffee beans. Blockbuster files for bankruptcy The movie rental giant’s U.S. businesses filed for Chapter 11 protection in the …
A couple of weeks ago I went to www.OpenCa.mp to seek the answer to this question. Though this issue of ‘what time of day is best to post a Blog’, or anything, online was not directly answered in any of the sessions I attended, Cali Lewis, of GeekBeat.tv ,got close. She covered this with …
I am asked almost everyday what I feel is the hinge pin that keeps the golf economy going. I do not hesitate to say..Country Clubs, private or semi-private, play a huge part in golf’s overall survivability of this current recession. Oh, of course, even if the worst happens there will always be some form …
When you look at how business is done today, compared to less than five years ago, more is put into operations to handle customer service and new business lead generation. Before, business came to you. .now, you have to keep the business you had by providing superior customer service and you have …
The key action phrase in today’s business networking arena should be ..Calm Down. I have business people jump me everyday who first want me to look at their product or service before they introduce themselves. Why? The reasons are many..ranging from seeming desperation to just being excited about what they do. Their action does …
I don’t think it is just Scottsdale, AZ feeling the slowdown of golf. The entire world of golf is feeling a slow down. The Business Golf Country Club is dedicated to do something about it. Golf Operators Wait for Business to Pick Up Courtesy of Peter Corbett – Jun. 21, 2010 01:41 PM The Arizona […]
I attended a gathering of Event Planners recently and the subject of Event RSVP’s kept coming up during the four hour session. It seems today’s business world has lost touch with how to respond to an Invitation. Reaction to a RSVP One of the studies reported during the meeting showed over 85% …
Unemployment is really something each of us who are employed should take to heart. The volumes of people looking for jobs is unusually large and touches everyone in some form or another. Fortunately, the economy is improving slightly and there are jobs opening up. Where those jobs are and who has the jobs is …
