Most of us attended high school or college sporting events. If we were supporters of our team, we experienced a pep rally. Thefreedictionary.com defines a pep rally this way: Noun 1. pep rally – a rally (especially of students) before a game mass meeting, rally – a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm. …
I was reading something George Allen penned recently, and it referred to a saying we all know well: If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. Then, I read an item that Don Westphal sent me. It was an article by Lawrence W. Reed, entitled Ideas and Consequences: Businessmen …
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We have agreed with the MHAO and the Great Southwest Home Show Committee to do promotional work for their exciting Tulsa Show in 2011. We are pleased to partner with them on this respected and ever more popular show! Their 2011 event April 28-May 1st will be at the Tulsa Expo Quik Trip Center. More …
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“Know your enemy, know yourself. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.” ~ Sun Tzu, The Art of War Some have used the insights from Sun Tzu’s ancient writings about warfare as a manual for success in business. I can agree, but only with qualifications. One may seek the defeat or destruction of an enemy or …
If you get CEO Magazine, you know that periodic surveys are part of the insightful information they provide. In the Manufactured Housing Communities world, the annual Allen Report is part of the ‘must read’ for scores of portfolio players and MHC owners. What do we at MHMSM.com have as a sounding board for the Manufactured …
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Four topics today; let’s start by diving into topic number 1. 1. Dirty Little Secrets There are some laws of economics that are as immutable as the law of gravity. We have all heard about the law of supply and demand. We won’t go into that one today, but what we will look at is …
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Holiday Reflections for Manufactured Housing Professionals
Thanksgiving. Christmas. New Year’s. These are times that we gather with friends, family and associates. We celebrate, party and feast! We eat (and sometimes drink ;-) too much! To those distant, we send warm greetings by phone, mail, text, via Facebook, Twitter or email. FedEx and UPS certainly celebrate all the packages that reflect the love and caring that this season brings. These are for most of us bright, grand days during the seasonal darkness where we Americans live.
Manufactured Housing Professionals, is your business Red Flag Compliant? Many state associations have been sending their members notices about the looming December 31st deadline for Red Flag Compliance. You can hire the compliance work done with an attorney or other professional. I’ve spoken with Donna Rishel. She has a packaged program that reportedly thousands have …
“You can’t judge a book by its cover.” Most of us will be familiar with this quite American maxim quoted above. Yet this insightful statement is all too often ignored. There is the surface level of the quote, literally about the cover of a book. I know I’ve read books that had covers that caught …
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… and Santa has been noting who’s been naughty or nice! Those in the Industry who have been building up their part – whether in finance, communities, manufacturing, retail, supply, marketing and sales, design and advertising, public relations, legislation or advocacy of any sort, deserve the rewards of their good work and good will. You …
