{"id":1636,"date":"2011-04-23T04:37:07","date_gmt":"2011-04-23T09:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/tonykovach\/?p=1636"},"modified":"2011-04-23T04:37:08","modified_gmt":"2011-04-23T09:37:08","slug":"going-for-the-fence-and-the-big-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/going-for-the-fence-and-the-big-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Going for the Fence and The Big Finale!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Baseball season is in full swing (pardon the pun).\u00a0  Even for non-baseball fans, there are expressions and lessons from baseball beneficial to anyone.\u00a0  For example, in baseball, when you are playing defense, you can&#8217;t score.\u00a0  The only time you can score a run is when your team is at bat.<\/p><div id=\"manuf-3123174704\" class=\"manuf-content manuf-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3870480136270376\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3870480136270376\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>A twenty-plus year Industry friend reminded me about business and baseball lessons in a recent phone call.\u00a0   He was talking about &#8216;going for the fence&#8217; &#8211; for you non-baseball fans, it\u2019s another expression for hitting a home run (scoring).\u00a0  A spectacular hit \u2013 going for the fence and making it \u2013 always charges the fans and raises the spirits of the team.\u00a0  That home run is also a way you can win a game!<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 480px; margin: 20px auto;\"> <iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ix848GU0gNo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Defense in any sport is critical.  In a business or political sense, &#8216;defense&#8217; can be important, too.  Our manufactured housing industry cannot win games solely by playing defense.  We have to be able to force outs, to turn a potential score against us into a new opportunity at bat to score runs and &#8216;go for the fence.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201cWhen patterns are broken, new worlds emerge.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~ Tuli Kupferberg<\/p>\n<p>Show season is about to reach its big finale this week.\u00a0  Manufactured Home Shows are a place you can go for the fence or learn to do so!<\/p>\n<p>Some of you \u2013 or your team members &#8211; may have never attended a home show.\u00a0  Make one next week your first or next home show event.<\/p>\n<p>How important are home shows to our Industry?\u00a0  Well, why don&#8217;t you ask the central Asian visitors who are booked to attend the show in Tulsa next week!\u00a0  From across the country, and around the world, people have an interest and need for factory built homes.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/the-great-southwest-home-show\">2011 Great Southwest Home Show in Tulsa OK<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/homexpo-2011\">HOMExpo 2011 in York PA<\/a><\/strong> present two great opportunities to &#8216;shop \u2019til you drop&#8217; with new factory-built homes, suppliers, lenders and vendors all at one location.\u00a0  Most Industry pros can attend free, which makes the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/calendar\/1576-great-southwest-home-show-educational-opportunities\"><strong>seminars<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/calendar\/1574-are-you-attending-homexpo-2011-in-york-pennsylvania \"><strong>workshops<\/strong><\/a> at these events a real no-brainer for business building and protection.<\/p>\n<p>With good turnouts at Louisville and Tunica, we should see more of the same in Tulsa and York! \u00a0 See the latest in new homes designed for YOUR market and needs.  Shop and compare vendors and suppliers, all under one roof.\u00a0 A note from MHAO&#8217;s Deanna Fields informed us today they are running HUNDREDS of pre-registrations ahead of the same time last year!\u00a0 No doubt Mary Gaiski and the PMHA&#8217;s show is running ahead from their last show, too.<\/p>\n<p>You can get more useful, business information in a day or two at one of these events than it would take for weeks most any other way.  Shows are business building investments.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/2011-mhi-congress-expo\">MHI&#8217;s Congress<\/a><\/strong> is also next week.\u00a0 Counting the NCC meetings, you can have 3\u00bd days of business education, fine speakers and presenters and access to suppliers and vendors.<\/p>\n<p>These three events are the Big Finale to &#8216;show season&#8217; this year.\u00a0  Don&#8217;t miss it!<\/p>\n<p>If you are not already booked, take a few minutes now to check the schedule and pre-register or just sign in at the door, as appropriate for each venue.<\/p>\n<p>At both Tulsa and Vegas, we will be presenting our <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/dominate-your-local-market\">Dominate Your Local Market<\/a><\/strong> seminar and the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/engaging-the-media\">Engaging the Media<\/a><\/strong> panel discussion.  These are opportunities for you and your associates to learn how to generate more favorable media coverage and also to &#8216;go for the fence&#8217; by driving more new business to your business!<\/p>\n<p>Playing defense is important.  Let&#8217;s play more effectively.  Then, let&#8217;s learn to score more runs for you and your business.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, when holidays come up, it is always an apt time for reflection. Please let me take a few moments to thank you for your faithful readership.  Thanks for your comments, suggestions, calls and emails.  Readers like YOU have made us the Number 1 industry trade media. It is an honor to serve the professionals of this industry.  April is likely to be another record month.  We have about 20% more readers and page views than in January.   More than double the readers and four times the page views from this time last year.  Each visit and page view is like a thank you note.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1637\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1637\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1637\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/tonykovach\/going-for-the-fence-and-the-big-finale\/398621349_1c734b72fa-golden-egg-for-110422\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1637\" title=\"398621349_1c734b72fa Golden Egg for 110422\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/tonykovach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/398621349_1c734b72fa-Golden-Egg-for-110422.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/398621349_1c734b72fa-Golden-Egg-for-110422.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/398621349_1c734b72fa-Golden-Egg-for-110422-150x145.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Standing out from the crowd... 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Please make sure you check out their products and services that keep www.MHMSM.com going and growing for YOU!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1638\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1638\" style=\"width: 515px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1638\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/tonykovach\/going-for-the-fence-and-the-big-finale\/myki_roventine_golden_egg-for-110422\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1638\" title=\"Myki_Roventine_golden_egg for 110422\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/tonykovach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Myki_Roventine_golden_egg-for-110422.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Myki_Roventine_golden_egg-for-110422.png 515w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Myki_Roventine_golden_egg-for-110422-150x111.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Learn how to stand out in the crowd.   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