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The Reason for a Company’s Existence
THE REASON FOR A COMPANY’S EXISTENCE
Many companies out there believe they are in business to make money. Although that may be a by-product of a well-organized business, it is not necessarily a good enough...
The 5 Ingredients Necessary to Create an Excellent Team in Your Business
In a longitudinal study shared with me by one of my Fortune 500 clients, more than 120 teams were studied over a three- year period at a cost of several million dollars. These teams...
The New York Real Estate Scene: Interview with Kathleen Perkins
Kevin Price, Host of the Price of Business on Business Talk 1110 AM KTEK (on Bloomberg’s home in Houston) recently interviewed Kathleen Perkins. According to a statement, she is an "interior designer, Real Estate...
Why Mergers Kill Customer Value
The M&A season is underway. Dell is looking at a $24 billion private equity deal that will privatize the company. Berkshire Hathaway is looking to buy H. J. Heinz, the ketchup brand, for $23...
Innovative Professional Scientific & Technical Services Stories: David Foos, CEO, Room5
Sullivan Alexander is a contributor on the Price of Business on Business Talk 1110 AM KTEK (on Bloomberg’s home in Houston), whom you can learn more about at, www.contureadvisors.com
Sullivan recently interviewed David Foos, CEO...
Innovative Professional Scientific & Technical Services Stories: Gary Conley, President, TechSolve
Sullivan Alexander is a contributor on the Price of Business on Business Talk 1110 AM KTEK (on Bloomberg’s home in Houston), whom you can learn more about at www.contureadvisors.com.
Sullivan recently interviewed Gary Conley, President...
Innovative Professional Scientific & Technical Services Stories:Teresa Hartnett
Sullivan Alexander is a contributor on the Price of Business on Business Talk 1110 AM KTEK (on Bloomberg’s home in Houston), whom you can learn more about at www.contureadvisors.com.
Sullivan recently interviewed Teresa Hartnett, President...
Small Business and Health Care Reform – Ready or Not!
September 2013
By: Sullivan Alexander, MBA,CGMA,CPA.CITP, Conture—Director, Management Advisory
Small Business and Health Care Reform – Ready or Not!
In terms of health care reform, Affordable Care Act (ACA), or (Obama Care), next month marks an important...
The Price Of Business
Host: Kevin Price
Guest(s):Frank Vernuccio, Howard Kahn Richard Campo, Niger Innis, Tim Tray Tindal, Ray Sasser
The Price Of Business
Host: Kelvin Price
Guest(s): William Edmundson, Jessica Zuckerman, Mike Hammond, Mike Hammond, Price Point Edition
William L. Edmundson, IV
Think Outside the Office
Virtual Office Plans Make Your Business Feel Big Without the Big Price Tag
Businesses across the globe are taking advantage of wide range of services offered by Executive Suite companies – but...
Customer Experience: Is It The Chicken Or The Egg?
Companies are starting to see the light. They are embracing the principles that Apple, Google, and Philips Electronics have been advocating for a long time – differentiate yourself based on the experience you deliver...
The Price Of Business
Host: Chris Kelso
Guest(s): Martha Zoller, Penny Star, JD Joyce, CourtneyStephensAshleyNorthrup, Price Point Edition
The Price Of Business
Host: Kevin Price
Guest(s): Martha Zoller, Penny Star, JD Joyce, CourtneyStephensAshleyNorthrup, Price Point Edition
How to Earn a 1,000% Return on Your Time
The Law of Planning: Every minute spent in planning saves ten minutes in execution.
The purpose of strategic planning in a corporation is to reorganize and restructure the activities and resources of the company...
The Price Of Business
Host: Kelvin Price
Guest(s):Wally Wood, Charles Patrick Jason, Kent Batman Larry Goldenhersh, Kent Batman Kevin Brady, Price Point Edition
Re-energize Small Business Planning
February 2013
By: Sullivan Alexander, MBA, CGMA, CPA.CITP, Conture—Director, Management Advisory
Re-energize Small Business Planning
As a business leader, you deal with a lot of challenges every day. Sometimes it may feel like all you do...
ALERT: IRS INCREASES RATE FOR MILEAGE ALLOWANCE
The IRS announced an increase in the optional standard mileage rates for the final six months of 2011. Effective July 1, 2011, through December 31, 2011, the rate will increase to 55.5 cents...
How to Know How to Exploit the Competition to Take Market Share
Because you are proactive, responsible, and result-oriented, you are continually analyzing your current situation based on the realities of the moment, rather than on the way it might have been yesterday or the way...
How to Position Your Business for Success
It is estimated that fully 84% of purchase decisions today are based on word of mouth, or how other people talk about your products and services amongst themselves. The whole purpose of advertising is...
Is Your Org Chart Driving Customers Away?
Companies today accept an abhorrent level of dysfunction as the status quo. Studies show that knowledge-workers spend half their day in meetings and employee engagement is at an all-time low. More people than ever...
RICK PERRY: THE INFORMERCIAL THAT MADE TEXAS REAL ESTATE BOOM
Rick Perry is the greatest thing to happen to the state of Texas.
Did he make Texans look unintelligent? Sure. Close-minded? Certainly. But I don't need to be in the pew every Sunday to know...
Due Diligence
Why Perform Due Diligence?
Learning how to perform due diligence can mean the difference between success and failure in commercial real estate investment. If you are new to the field, you will want to pay...
Construction Business Cost Saving Stories: Kevin Harney
Sullivan Alexander is a contributor on the Price of Business on Business Talk 1110 AM KTEK (on Bloomberg’s home in Houston), whom you can learn more about at, www.contureadvisors.com
Sullivan recently interviewed Kevin G. Harney,...
Prestige Properties in Boston: Amy Mizner
Kevin Price, Host of the Price of Business on Business Talk 1110 AM KTEK (on Bloomberg’s home in Houston) recently interviewed Amy Mizner, a top producer with Coldwell Banker until 2010 when she joined...
Social Networking Sites and Politics
I just wanted to let everybody know that social network for politics has entered into a new time and it will be used as much if not more than any other tool for...
Are Super Pacs like Tabloid Newspapers?
Many Americans are far too busy with work, family, chores, bills, and struggling to hold everything thing together in these stressful times. Sure, the presidential race is now starting to heat up – the...
The Price Of Business
Host: Kelvin Price
Guest(s): Kelly Moore, Niel Nielsen, John Morris, Crter Holland, Price Point Edition
The Best Practices in Customer Service: First in a Series: Larry M. Weinstein, CPA
Kevin Price, Host of the Price of Business, recently interviewed Accountant Larry Weinstein, CPA about what he does to show customer appreciation.
1) Tell me about your firm (number...
The Best Practices in Customer Service: A Series: Custom Newsletters, Inc.
Kevin Price, Host of the Price of Business (Business 1110 AM KTEK in Houston, TX) and publisher of PriceofBusiness.com continues his series on Customer Appreciation.
1) Tell me about your firm (number of employees, location,...
The Best Practices in Customer Appreciation: Brad Smith of Sage
Kevin Price, Host of the Price of Business (Business Radio 1110 AM KTEK; Houston, TX) interviews Brad Smith, Executive Vice President of Customer Experience of Sage
1. Tell me about your firm (number of employees, location,...
Common Sense??? By our member from TellMyGov jmutchler
http://tellmygov.com/
I saw on 'TelMyGov' somewhere that an insightful member said something to the effect that 'common sense was not so common'. It is a sad shame that more people who feel this...
How to Reach C-Level Executives: Amie Hoff
Kevin Price, Host of the Price of Business on Business Talk 1110 AM in Houston, TX interviewed Amie Hoff. Hoff is the co-founder and CMO of FitKit and owner of Hoff Fitness. I have...
Susan Ahlstrom J.D.
It’s that time of year when we are supposed to pause and be joyful, and celebrate with
our family and friends. Whether it’s during a holiday dinner, or at an office
party, or over hot cocoa...
How to Get More of the Important Stuff Done
“Make time for getting big tasks done every day. Plan your daily workload in advance. Single out the relatively few small jobs that absolutely must be done immediately in the morning. Then go...
The One Question Every Business Must Answer
There are two factors concerning time that determine the purchase of any product or service in a competitive marketplace. The first is called “time to market.” If you can get your product or service...
The Best Practices in Customer Appreciation: Pixie Vacations
Kevin Price, Host of the Price of Business (1110 AM KTEK Houston, TX) interviews Lisa and Steve Griswold of Pixie Vacations on customer appreciation.
Tell me about your firm (number of employees, location, type of...
The Best Practices in Customer Appreciation: eThreads
Kevin Price, Host of the Price of Business (Business Talk 1110 AM KTEK in Houston, TX) interviews Emily Worden of eThreads.com
1) Tell me about your firm (number of employees, location, type of companies you...
The Best Practices in Customer Appreciation: Jayson Manship of inSourcecode
Kevin Price, Host of the Price of Business (M-F 7 am CST on Business Talk 1110 AM KTEK) interviewed Jayson Manship, who is the Owner/Lead Nerd at inSourceCode, one of the country’s top WordPress...
The Best Practices in Customer Appreciation: 20 Wines' Greg Rudy
Kevin Price, Host of the Price of Business on 1110 AM KTEK in Houston, TX, interviewed Greg Rudy who is the Director of Operations at the20 Wines. He handles the majority of its wine...
The Lengths a Business Has Gone for a Customer: Gordon Veniard
Kevin Price, host of the Price of Business on Bloomberg's home in Houston, TX, 1110 AM KTEK, recently interviewed Gordon Veniard, a 28-year sales training veteran who set up his own company - thevenworks...
The Lengths a Business Has Gone for a Customer: Reecy Aresty
Kevin Price, Host of the Price of Business on Bloomberg’s Home in Houston (Business Talk 1110 AM KTEK) recently visited with Reecy Aresty, the author of, How To Pay For College Without Going Broke....
How to Build a World Class Sales Force for Your Business
Building A World Class Sales Force
The linchpin to this entire process is the sales effort. Unfortunately, many companies are run by people who have never been salespeople on the street themselves. For this reason,...
Accelerating Small Business Cash Flow Forecasting
March 2013
By: Sullivan Alexander, MBA, CGMA, CPA.CITP, Conture—Director, Management Advisory
Accelerating Small Business Cash Flow Forecasting
If you struggle with getting a handle on your cash flow management, rest assured you...
The Lengths a Business Has Gone for a Customer: Dan Vuksanovich
Recently, Kevin Price, Host of the Price of Business (on Bloomberg's 1110 AM KTEK in Houston, TX) interviewed Dan Vuksanovich, the self-described "Website Traffic Increaser Guy. He helps small businesses attract more targeted...
The Lengths a Business Has Gone for a Customer: Creative Agency Secrets
Recently Kevin Price, Host of the Price of Business on Bloomberg's home in Houston, TX (1110 AM KTEK, M-F at 7 am) interviewed Rebecca Caroe and the team from Creative Agency Secrets. here are...
The Unnamed Villian In The Housing Collapse
THE UNNAMED VILLIAN IN THE HOUSING COLLAPSE
People across all political affiliations generally agree that the American economic collapse can be attributed to the actions of three major groups: the Fed, who failed to...
The Lengths a Business Has Gone for a Customer: Creative Agency Secrets: F2E Ventures
Recently Kevin Price, Host of the Price of Business on Bloomberg's Home in Houston (Business Talk 1110 AM KTEK) interviewed Nick Ramil of F2E Ventures. Here is that interview.
Tell me about your firm (number...
The Best Practices in Customer Service: A Series: CBG Benefits
Recently Kevin Price, Host of the Price of Business on Bloomberg's Home, Business Talk 1110 AM KTEK in Houston recently interviewed Jason Pinto of CBG Benefits. Here is that interview:
Tell me about your firm.
CBG...
How to Identify and Overcome ANY Constraint that is Holding Your Business Back
The theory of constraints, popularized by Elihu Goldratt in his book The Goal, says that, in any work process, there is a limiting step or constraint that determines the speed at which the entire...
The Lengths a Business Has Gone for a Customer: Standing with Hope
Recently Kevin Price, Host of the Price of Business on Bloomberg's Home in Houston, 1110 AM KTEK, interviewed Peter W. Rosenberger is president and founder of Standing With Hope. Rosenberger is the author...
Sex Doesn't Sell
Does sex sell? Controversy? Or does the coolest, funniest ad sells more product? It's the perennial question that's asked each year during the Super Bowl commercial season. I love the Doritos goat ad, but...
How Great CEOs Tackle Complex Issues
General Colin Powell said in a recent interview, “I believe that leadership is the ability to solve problems.” Your ability to solve problems is the critical determinant of your success or failure in life....
The Lengths a Business Has Gone for a Customer: Blue Logic
Kevin Price, Host of the Price of Business on Bloomberg's Home in Houston, Business Radio 1110 AM KTEK recently interviewed Mark Rushworth, Head of Search for Blue Logic Web. With over 14 years’ experience...
The Lengths a Business Has Gone for a Customer: Improving Communications
Recently Kevin Price, Host of the Price of Business (Business 1110 AM KTEK) on Bloomberg's home in Houston, interviewed Richard J. Atkins, Ed.D., President of Improving Communications. Here is that interview:
Tell me about your...
The Lengths a Business Has Gone for a Customer: Dan Weik
Kevin Price, Host of the Price of Business Show on Bloomberg’s home in Houston, TX (Business Talk 1110 AM KTEK) recently interviewed Dan Weik, President of Business Rater in San Diego, CA. Here is...
The Lengths a Business Has Gone for a Customer: Zlatan Beca
Kevin Priceof PriceofBusiness.com, which is the website for the Price of Business Show on Bloomberg’s home in Houston, TX (Business Talk 1110 AM KTEK) interviewed Zlatan Beca, Co-founder and VP of Sales at Repair...
Clever Ways to Get Customers: Michele Smith
Kevin Price of PriceofBusiness.com, which is the website for the Price of Business Show on Bloomberg’s home in Houston, TX recently interviewed Michele Smith, CEO of M Communications and M Com Publishing. Michele is...
How to Make Sure Your Strategy is Correct for Your Business
In business, all strategic planning is market planning. The customer is not only king, the customer must be the center point of all thinking and planning in the setting and achieving of business goals....
Clever Ways to Get Customers: Nihar Suthar
Kevin Price of PriceofBusiness.com, which is the website for the Price of Business Show on Bloomberg’s home in Houston, TX recently interviewed Nihar Suthar, who is the founder of Hype Up Your Day, Inc....
How to Put Your Business Strategy Into Action Each Day – Part 1
There is a simple five-step formula that you can use for establishing clear objectives and for strategic planning for the rest of your career. As regularly as breathing in and breathing out, you should...
How to Use Your Competition as an Asset
The more and better information you have about your competition and your market, the better decisions you can make and the more likely you are to be successful. Excellent commanders and business leaders are...
Clever Ways to Get Customers: Idelisa Benjamin
Kevin Price of PriceofBusiness.com, which is the website for the Price of Business Show on Bloomberg’s home in Houston, TX recently interviewed Idelisa Benjamin, who is the Managing Partner and Creative Event Director of...
The Price Of Business
Host: Chris Kelso
Guest(s): Murray Holland, Toni Harris, Christy Vogel, Rob Cook
How to Reach C-Level Executives: Chad Harvey
Kevin Price, Host of the Price of Business on Business Talk 1110 AM KTEK (on Bloomberg’s home in Houston) recently interviewed…
Chad Harvey, Executive Director, Mid Atlantic BX. In August 2011, Harvey joined Mid Atlantic...
How to Reach C-Level Executives: Sylvia S Montgomery
Kevin Price, Host of the Price of Business on Business Talk 1110 AM KTEK (on Bloomberg’s home in Houston) recently interviewed…
Sylvia S. Montgomery, CPSM --- Sr. Partner, Hinge
Marketing, branding, and strategy implementation is what...
