Finally in one of those dollar stores where the merchandise prices have escalated much higher than a dollar I found black wool insulated gloves. Lose your gloves, you buy a new set, right? Not in New England. MORE
It’s time for the results of our November Joke Contest — What Frustrates You? New Joke Contests are announced on the first of the month. Our Cartoon Caption Contests are on hold while our cartoonist, Dan Rosandich, upgrades his web site. Here are this month’s top lines for What Frustrates You? — In Three Words or Less: ** FIRST PLACE **. Lane-Changing Lunatics. Scott Tredwell, Advance, North Carolina, USA. ** SECOND PLACE ** (tie). MORE
Also, as with most of my talks, there is merchandising of my booklet. Afterwards, despite the success of the talk, merchandising was almost non-existent and I could see that there were a number of reasons for this. Probus club speaker U3A lectures audiences merchandising readings venuesRedhill and Reigate U3A. In early February I travelled to Surrey to speak to Redhill and Reigate U3A at Reigate Park Church about My Life as a Freelance Comedy Writer. MORE
The merchandise, although no bargain, was affordable. Talbots used to be the place to shop for midlevel professional women. The And, no matter what I selected, I couldn't make a mistake. MORE
" It seems the location had lots to do with the quality, lay-out, and price of the merchandise. "This top, which still had a Talbot label on it, cost me $1.80 in the Salvation Army." " That was the talk on the bus today. The woman, who had been laid off from a bank last year finally got another job at Wal-Mart. She was boasting about her bargains. MORE
The concept of an effective auto responder is this - you sign up for a newsletter or free merchandise on a website and after you have fully registered, a number of emails promoting other products will be mailed to your email address. Auto responders are very important for your business growth. You can use auto responders to promote your products and services. MORE
Other kinds of five-fingered discounts, as told by Helene Stapinski in her book by that title, were thefts of vital merchandise like ice. MORE
That's because most of them cost more than private label merchandise. P&G has been a non-performer for a while. And, Jennifer Reingold in Fortune explains how it's trying to get its mojo back. MORE
Consumers demand stores with smaller footprints and curated merchandise. Early this year, the Society for Human Resource Management reports, 49% of job cuts were in retail. This is bound to get worse. For instance, a price war has broken out between Amazon and Walmart. MORE
Even when we cruise the consignment shops to buy our clothes we are looking less at the brands on the recycled merchandise than the shape they're in, how they look on us, and what our shopping companions think when I ask, "Does this make me seem fatter?" There are cute little anecdotes narrated by Ellen Bryon about how P&G's chief executive Robert McDonald used to read books about Patton. MORE
One can come in, bring tons of reading matter to the table in the cafe, order or not order a cup of coffee, hang for hours, and not purchase any of the merchandise. MORE
When you arrive, you shake lots of hands, set up your merchandise at the back of the room, and get yourself motivated to talk. It’s the day of your presentation. You eat your favorite day-of-talk breakfast. You warm up your voice and say a prayer. When they call your name, you tell the obligatory joke [.]. vocal delivery vocal power breathing delivery vocal health vocal image vocal impact MORE
I had a sugar high just observing their merchandise go along the conveyor belt. Today had all the characteristics of Christmas Day. Before the snow really started to pound New Haven County, Connecticut, the stores were jammed with people. MORE
For example, I can purchase merchandise from other ecommerce platforms instead of that of Amazon. Jon Russell at the influential TechCrunch raises the possibility that The New York Times coverage of Amazon's corporate culture might not have been accurate. MORE
The grocer had to unload that perishable merchandise. In the most provincial village in Germany centuries ago and the most sophisticated cities in the U.S. today the key to survival was and is the ability to sell. The Manhattan developer has to rent out that commercial real estate. MORE
The fun of shopping there is not only the bargains but also the continuous change in merchandise. Last night I swung by Big Lots. You never know what you'll find. This time I did not luck out. MORE
Often stores keep changing the placement of merchandise to supposedly increase sales. No surprise , J.C. Penney announced today it will be closing 140 stores. Like so many other department stores its concept - The Big Store - is out of date. MORE
POLITICO reports that it is piloting a program in San Francisco of same-day delivery for merchandise purchased on the Internet. Finally the distressed U.S. Postal Service is getting a feel for how to operate in an era of ecommerce. MORE
You might be wondering: Okay for a laundry basket, but don't I fear "bugs" in other kinds of merchandise? In Austintown, Ohio, the Goodwill Store at 6000 Mahoning Avenue is packed with shoppers. That's when other discount retailers such as the dollar stores are empty. MORE
You can't try on the merchandise. "From Andreessen Horowitz to First Round, over 100 venture firms and angel investors closed deals for underwear startups since 2012, according to CrunchBase data." MORE
Companies which depend on impulse purchases at the check-out counter have to re-think merchandising tactics. BLOOMBERG BUSINESS WEEK reports that sales are down because customers waiting for their purchases to be rung up are preoccupied with their smartphones. MORE
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If the glam industry wants to reach Everyman and Everywoman it has to show us the affordable way to enjoy quality merchandise and services. Vanity Fair used to provide a tutorial on how to become part of the glam (glamour) crowd. MORE
Then, they sell music and merchandise at gigs, online, and wherever else there is a market. The author and book business is changing rapidly, and the news is not good for a lot of the players. Fortunately, they can take a note from the music business and change their modus operandi to survive. MORE
A steady stream of email and phone calls came to me from others, requesting a how-to on positioning and packaging the merchandise, price point, and odds of no complications. Raj Rajaratnam's kidney transplant will likely be billed to taxpayers, now that he's in prison. MORE
Neiman Marcus has joined Nordstrom in yanking her brands from its merchandise. Ivanka Trump's business interests are colliding with her political activities. That includes both online and brick and mortar high-end jewelry. Here is the media coverage. MORE
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We’ll continue to tweak our merchandise mix to meet customer’s needs and that includes increasing our assortment in food. Often value goes beyond the price our customer pays for the merchandise. MORE
In our case, Alan manages the collective money, but we handle our own merchandise individually. Dates for The Odd Couple Marketing and Strategy seminar are set for June 12-13, 2010. This is the popular seminar I deliver with Alan Weiss. He is the author of 32 books and a real consultants consultant. Is Collaboration for You (Should You or Shouldn't You?) MORE
You have probably heard all about how sexy ways of not paying conventionally for merchandise in brick and mortar will pump new cool into that shopping experience. They capture both the identity of the shopper and the merchandise data. MORE
At the low end, it's a dog fight in merchandise, even in the category of groceries. Dollar stores, for example, entered that category several years ago. So, obviously, Walmart had to figure out what else to sell and how to sell it to continue to grow. Indeed it has done just that. What it has come up with is the checking account for Everyman and Everywoman. This leverages its iconic branding in accommodating The Frugal. MORE
And with each incident the retailer loses $2 to $200 of merchandise. One out of 11 people will take the five-finger discount, documents the National Association for Shoplifting Prevention. The Family Dollar store in Small Town Americana (i.e. MORE
By half time I have a hunch some attending had ordered some merchandise online. Shopping malls were the original, though unofficial, Third Places. That's where women and teenagers hung out when not at home or work/school. We met each other at the mall. MORE
As for necessities of life such as food, branded merchandise can take a hit. The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has made it its business to investigate age bias in hiring for jobs. The study was conducted by David Neumark , an economist and university professor. MORE
Macy's sued Martha Stewart when it got wind that she was also hawking her merchandise, licensed to Macy's on an exclusive basis, to J.C. Some things just don't work out. MORE
Animals as mascots - think Mickey Mouse and how much merchandise he has moved - can't be beat in marketing communications. Maru got her own blog. She is the famous Japanese cat who never misses when she takes that leap in and out of a cardboard box and more. You can view her performance on YouTube. Here you can read her blog. There's every reason for you to have your cat blog. MORE
It will give us merchandise and we can attend its events. Former Wall Street player Steven Fulop promised in his campaign for mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey to end the Frank Hague era of political corruption. MORE
This time, she introduced the dancers, and played a game with the audience to give away free merchandise. On Sunday, I watched a performance of a competitive cheer team (I don't think they call it cheerleading any more. ). MORE
This is an era when private-label merchandise is eating brands's lunch, dinner and breakfast. Procter & Gamble, after its game-changer of a turnaround led by A. Lafley, seems to be drifting again. And, according to Christopher Steiner in FORBES , not in the right direction [key in "P&G" on FORBES.com.] Steiner notes that Lafley has raised - yes, raised - prices. MORE
The lighting flatters no one and none of the merchandise. "Why is the store so crowded tonight, so near to closing time?" " That's what the woman ahead of me on line at Wal-Mart asked me. It was a long line. MORE
There you can get organic/natural food, a huge assortment of discount private-label merchandise, prescriptions filled, and highly competitively-priced gasoline. MORE
Girl Talk is totally focused on the best shops providing used merchandise. They have to provide gently used merchandise that represents diverse brands, including those of their competitors. "Are you going to that new Goodwill Outlet on State Street?" " That's what I pushed my neighbor into considering. The Outlet is big and well-lighted and has decent bargains. MORE
Merchandising Related Topics Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
FEBRUARY 5, 2017
Neiman Marcus has joined Nordstrom in yanking her brands from its merchandise. Ivanka Trump's business interests are colliding with her political activities. That includes both online and brick and mortar high-end jewelry. Here is the media coverage.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
Often stores keep changing the placement of merchandise to supposedly increase sales. No surprise , J.C. Penney announced today it will be closing 140 stores. Like so many other department stores its concept - The Big Store - is out of date.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
At the low end, it's a dog fight in merchandise, even in the category of groceries. Dollar stores, for example, entered that category several years ago. So, obviously, Walmart had to figure out what else to sell and how to sell it to continue to grow. Indeed it has done just that. What it has come up with is the checking account for Everyman and Everywoman. This leverages its iconic branding in accommodating The Frugal.
Nick R Thomas - A Public Speaker's Blog
AUGUST 15, 2012
Also, as with most of my talks, there is merchandising of my booklet. Afterwards, despite the success of the talk, merchandising was almost non-existent and I could see that there were a number of reasons for this. Probus club speaker U3A lectures audiences merchandising readings venuesRedhill and Reigate U3A. In early February I travelled to Surrey to speak to Redhill and Reigate U3A at Reigate Park Church about My Life as a Freelance Comedy Writer.
Public Speaking Advice and Commentary
OCTOBER 13, 2011
Then, they sell music and merchandise at gigs, online, and wherever else there is a market. The author and book business is changing rapidly, and the news is not good for a lot of the players. Fortunately, they can take a note from the music business and change their modus operandi to survive.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JUNE 19, 2011
The merchandise, although no bargain, was affordable. Talbots used to be the place to shop for midlevel professional women. The And, no matter what I selected, I couldn't make a mistake.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
OCTOBER 13, 2011
A steady stream of email and phone calls came to me from others, requesting a how-to on positioning and packaging the merchandise, price point, and odds of no complications. Raj Rajaratnam's kidney transplant will likely be billed to taxpayers, now that he's in prison.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
FEBRUARY 13, 2012
Macy's sued Martha Stewart when it got wind that she was also hawking her merchandise, licensed to Macy's on an exclusive basis, to J.C. Some things just don't work out.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MAY 14, 2014
You have probably heard all about how sexy ways of not paying conventionally for merchandise in brick and mortar will pump new cool into that shopping experience. They capture both the identity of the shopper and the merchandise data.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
NOVEMBER 23, 2012
POLITICO reports that it is piloting a program in San Francisco of same-day delivery for merchandise purchased on the Internet. Finally the distressed U.S. Postal Service is getting a feel for how to operate in an era of ecommerce.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JANUARY 29, 2014
Finally in one of those dollar stores where the merchandise prices have escalated much higher than a dollar I found black wool insulated gloves. Lose your gloves, you buy a new set, right? Not in New England.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
You can't try on the merchandise. "From Andreessen Horowitz to First Round, over 100 venture firms and angel investors closed deals for underwear startups since 2012, according to CrunchBase data."
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
FEBRUARY 10, 2016
If the glam industry wants to reach Everyman and Everywoman it has to show us the affordable way to enjoy quality merchandise and services. Vanity Fair used to provide a tutorial on how to become part of the glam (glamour) crowd.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
APRIL 17, 2017
Consumers demand stores with smaller footprints and curated merchandise. Early this year, the Society for Human Resource Management reports, 49% of job cuts were in retail. This is bound to get worse. For instance, a price war has broken out between Amazon and Walmart.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
OCTOBER 31, 2015
There you can get organic/natural food, a huge assortment of discount private-label merchandise, prescriptions filled, and highly competitively-priced gasoline.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
You might be wondering: Okay for a laundry basket, but don't I fear "bugs" in other kinds of merchandise? In Austintown, Ohio, the Goodwill Store at 6000 Mahoning Avenue is packed with shoppers. That's when other discount retailers such as the dollar stores are empty.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JANUARY 4, 2014
We could hope that folks are on their computers ordering merchandise and services online. It snowed for about 24 hours. Then that was the end of that story, for a while. On the other hand the single-digit cold weather hangs on.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MARCH 8, 2017
As for necessities of life such as food, branded merchandise can take a hit. The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has made it its business to investigate age bias in hiring for jobs. The study was conducted by David Neumark , an economist and university professor.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JUNE 9, 2016
That's because most of them cost more than private label merchandise. P&G has been a non-performer for a while. And, Jennifer Reingold in Fortune explains how it's trying to get its mojo back.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MARCH 22, 2013
Companies which depend on impulse purchases at the check-out counter have to re-think merchandising tactics. BLOOMBERG BUSINESS WEEK reports that sales are down because customers waiting for their purchases to be rung up are preoccupied with their smartphones.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
SEPTEMBER 10, 2009
Girl Talk is totally focused on the best shops providing used merchandise. They have to provide gently used merchandise that represents diverse brands, including those of their competitors. "Are you going to that new Goodwill Outlet on State Street?" " That's what I pushed my neighbor into considering. The Outlet is big and well-lighted and has decent bargains.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
AUGUST 17, 2015
For example, I can purchase merchandise from other ecommerce platforms instead of that of Amazon. Jon Russell at the influential TechCrunch raises the possibility that The New York Times coverage of Amazon's corporate culture might not have been accurate.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
FEBRUARY 27, 2010
" It seems the location had lots to do with the quality, lay-out, and price of the merchandise. "This top, which still had a Talbot label on it, cost me $1.80 in the Salvation Army." " That was the talk on the bus today. The woman, who had been laid off from a bank last year finally got another job at Wal-Mart. She was boasting about her bargains.
Great Public Speaking
JUNE 20, 2014
The concept of an effective auto responder is this - you sign up for a newsletter or free merchandise on a website and after you have fully registered, a number of emails promoting other products will be mailed to your email address. Auto responders are very important for your business growth. You can use auto responders to promote your products and services.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JULY 30, 2012
The lighting flatters no one and none of the merchandise. "Why is the store so crowded tonight, so near to closing time?" " That's what the woman ahead of me on line at Wal-Mart asked me. It was a long line.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MARCH 23, 2014
The grocer had to unload that perishable merchandise. In the most provincial village in Germany centuries ago and the most sophisticated cities in the U.S. today the key to survival was and is the ability to sell. The Manhattan developer has to rent out that commercial real estate.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JANUARY 30, 2012
We’ll continue to tweak our merchandise mix to meet customer’s needs and that includes increasing our assortment in food. Often value goes beyond the price our customer pays for the merchandise.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JANUARY 31, 2014
By half time I have a hunch some attending had ordered some merchandise online. Shopping malls were the original, though unofficial, Third Places. That's where women and teenagers hung out when not at home or work/school. We met each other at the mall.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
DECEMBER 14, 2013
I had a sugar high just observing their merchandise go along the conveyor belt. Today had all the characteristics of Christmas Day. Before the snow really started to pound New Haven County, Connecticut, the stores were jammed with people.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JULY 27, 2011
The fun of shopping there is not only the bargains but also the continuous change in merchandise. Last night I swung by Big Lots. You never know what you'll find. This time I did not luck out.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JULY 14, 2011
One can come in, bring tons of reading matter to the table in the cafe, order or not order a cup of coffee, hang for hours, and not purchase any of the merchandise.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JULY 10, 2013
It will give us merchandise and we can attend its events. Former Wall Street player Steven Fulop promised in his campaign for mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey to end the Frank Hague era of political corruption.
Pivotal Public Speaking
AUGUST 8, 2010
Effectively merchandising your site. with Tom Gray. Why is it that speakers spend days, months, and years crafting and polishing their platform presentations but balk at spending 30 minutes polishing their web, blog, and newsletter content?
Speak Schmeak
SEPTEMBER 11, 2007
This time, she introduced the dancers, and played a game with the audience to give away free merchandise. On Sunday, I watched a performance of a competitive cheer team (I don't think they call it cheerleading any more. ).
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
FEBRUARY 11, 2012
Other kinds of five-fingered discounts, as told by Helene Stapinski in her book by that title, were thefts of vital merchandise like ice.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JUNE 20, 2009
Animals as mascots - think Mickey Mouse and how much merchandise he has moved - can't be beat in marketing communications. Maru got her own blog. She is the famous Japanese cat who never misses when she takes that leap in and out of a cardboard box and more. You can view her performance on YouTube. Here you can read her blog. There's every reason for you to have your cat blog.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
AUGUST 18, 2010
Even when we cruise the consignment shops to buy our clothes we are looking less at the brands on the recycled merchandise than the shape they're in, how they look on us, and what our shopping companions think when I ask, "Does this make me seem fatter?" There are cute little anecdotes narrated by Ellen Bryon about how P&G's chief executive Robert McDonald used to read books about Patton.
Humor Power
NOVEMBER 23, 2012
It’s time for the results of our November Joke Contest — What Frustrates You? New Joke Contests are announced on the first of the month. Our Cartoon Caption Contests are on hold while our cartoonist, Dan Rosandich, upgrades his web site. Here are this month’s top lines for What Frustrates You? — In Three Words or Less: ** FIRST PLACE **. Lane-Changing Lunatics. Scott Tredwell, Advance, North Carolina, USA. ** SECOND PLACE ** (tie).
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MAY 27, 2009
This is an era when private-label merchandise is eating brands's lunch, dinner and breakfast. Procter & Gamble, after its game-changer of a turnaround led by A. Lafley, seems to be drifting again. And, according to Christopher Steiner in FORBES , not in the right direction [key in "P&G" on FORBES.com.] Steiner notes that Lafley has raised - yes, raised - prices.
Fripp THE Executive Speech Coach
NOVEMBER 11, 2009
In our case, Alan manages the collective money, but we handle our own merchandise individually. Dates for The Odd Couple Marketing and Strategy seminar are set for June 12-13, 2010. This is the popular seminar I deliver with Alan Weiss. He is the author of 32 books and a real consultants consultant. Is Collaboration for You (Should You or Shouldn't You?)
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