Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey

Dress for Success (Especially in the Office)

Many companies these days seem to think that they are giving their office staff some kind of a benefit by… Read More

13 years ago

Positive Company Culture is critical to Growth and Survival – Part 3

This is the third part in the series about the original Barefoot culture. Culture really sets the tone, boundaries, and expectations the… Read More

13 years ago

Positive Company Culture is critical to Growth and Survival – Part 2

A company survives and grows due to sales and the loyalty of customers and staff. Sales are based on price,… Read More

13 years ago

Positive Company Culture is Critical to Growth and Survival – Part 1

Company culture has a direct bearing on sales, and the survival and growth of a company. We have mentioned it… Read More

13 years ago

Making Mistakes Right

Everybody makes mistakes, so why not take advantage of them? If your company culture does not give permission to make… Read More

13 years ago

Listen to and Learn from your Sales Staff

  In the previous post we examined some of the ways your well-meaning office, marketing, production and accounting staff may… Read More

13 years ago

Beware of “Money Saving” Suggestions from Your Non-Sales Staff

 Let’s start by realizing that there are really only two divisions in every company, Sales and Sales Support. Since Sales… Read More

13 years ago

Distribution: The Distance between a Great Product and a Sale – Part 4

                     In the  previous three posts we have given just a few examples of the importance of Channel Distribution Management in… Read More

13 years ago

Distribution: The Distance between a Great Product and a Sale – Part 3

When the producers of any product first go into business, they tend to think they are in the production business.… Read More

13 years ago

Distribution: The Distance between a Great Product and a Sale – Part 2

The least glamorous but most essential part of making a sale is actually getting your product to your buyer. Many… Read More

13 years ago