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How the Official Champagne for The Times Square New Year’s Eve Party Was Named

How the Official Champagne for The Times Square New Year’s Eve Party Was Named

“WHY, I’D CALL IT BAREFOOT BUBBLY!” -Mabel Hurd

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Michael Houlihan, Co-Founder of Barefoot Wines, came back exhausted from a sales trip to Southern California in late 1993.  He told Bonnie Harvey, the other Co-Founder of Barefoot Wines, and her mom, Mabel Hurd, it was a disaster because the stores were stocking up...
Sell the Positive Emotion Your Product or Service Can Bring

Sell the Positive Emotion Your Product or Service Can Bring

ONCE MORE, WITH FEELING!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

In this digital age, when so much is sold on line, we are in a race to the bottom pricewise. All we want to know is, “Where can I get it for less?” Once manufactures get swept up in that game, the features and benefits of their products seem to get reduced to a set of...
It’s New Year’s … So Get Out Your Pruning Shears

It’s New Year’s … So Get Out Your Pruning Shears

JUST PRUNE IT!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Pruning is an art form with a science behind it. Any good gardener knows that skillful and timely pruning increases the strength and yield of your plant. Pruning can determine the direction of growth and suppress disease. But ya gotta do it! Now is the time to take a...
How Know-the-Need is Better than Need-to-know

How Know-the-Need is Better than Need-to-know

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Contributed Article

Most companies, in their attempt to present the image of stability and security to their employees, will deliberately prevent them from knowing about the challenges the company faces. They fear their people will jump ship if they know that the company is facing...
Fake News Is Easily Spread on Social Media

Fake News Is Easily Spread on Social Media

YOU ARE THE EDITOR!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

In these days of rapid change, it’s out with the old and in with the new. In our love affair with all things digital, we have become vulnerable to undocumented and downright false stories. It’s interesting how it creeped up on us. Yes, we all have become susceptible...
How Know-the-Need is Better than Need-to-know

How Social skills can Reduce Your Need For Cash

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Contributed Article

Business owners want to know, “How do I raise more money?” We ask, “Why do you need more money?” The answer is usually, “To pay my bills” or “To grow my business.” But we have found that more money may not be the answer....
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