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Ok, I’m back.  Sorry for the extended absence, but I’ve been busy!   🙂

I usually use this space to wax prolific about marketing communications, often as they relate to the mortgage and title industry.  But today, I’m going to focus on communications in general.   more

The sky is falling.  The economy is failing. Capitalism is grinding to a halt in the U.S.   The redcoats are coming, and they’re bringing The Fed, the CFPA, Big Insurance, Nancy Pelosi and a few tax collectors with them. more

I’m probably not the only one, but I’ve noticed an increasingly disturbing trend in American business over the past decade or so.  We’ve gone from an atmosphere where the “customer is always right”—where the ultimate goal of almost any business was to satisfy and retain the business of as much of the target market as possible—to….something else.   more

 

Today marks a solemn occasion in our history, and begging the indulgence of my small but hardy band of loyal followers (hi Mom!), I’m going to depart from my usual banter on marketing, PR and all things mortgage. more

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I’m not one of the biggest Jack Welch fans in the world.  Maybe it’s because I don’t have an MBA.  But I tend to believe his patented Six Sigma approach (in and of itself a respectable philosophy or approach) has been warped, perverted and distorted to little more than a buzzword in many business cultures.  It’s not his fault, but it’s what I know about him.  Sorry Jack.   more

 

Ok.  I’ve been told I need catchier headlines.  Hope this works.

 

Sorry I’m a little late this week.  I spent some time in Las Vegas for a title industry conference.  While I was there, I was struck by how many new, small businesses are springing up in the mortgage and title industry.  more

Well, here we go. It may be the Seventh Sign of impending Apocalypse, or it just might be a sign of progress. Either way, I now have a blog. more