{"id":4509,"date":"2012-10-01T18:50:50","date_gmt":"2012-10-01T23:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/?p=4509"},"modified":"2012-10-01T19:35:49","modified_gmt":"2012-10-02T00:35:49","slug":"october-2012-by-the-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/october-2012-by-the-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"October 2012 by the Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>This month, regular readers already know that MHProNews.com is celebrating the start of Year 4 of our industry leading online trade journal for manufactured and modular housing. Vol 4, Issue 1 will great veteran visitors and newcomers alike with the strongest cross section of industry news, tips and views available anywhere focused on factory built housing and issues that impact our industry.<\/p><div id=\"manuf-3900650377\" 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>Do you know how much content we&#8217;ve created in 3 short years? Before diving into our line up for October, 2012, let&#8217;s take a quick survey. The numbers below are as of 9.26.2012 at 4:19 PM CDT.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/industryvoices\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Industry Voices<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a>has featured <strong>182<\/strong> guest columns. These are OpEd or &#8216;letters to the editor&#8217; style articles by \u2013 you guested it \u2013 industry voices like yourself. If you do the math, that&#8217;s about 3 a week. If you want to send your own OpEd, you can&#8217;t be first, but you could be next. <a href=\"http:\/\/iReportMHNewsTips@MHMSM.com\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Email us at this address<\/span><\/a>, with <strong>Industry Voices guest column in the subject line,<\/strong> thanks.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/INspiration\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>INspiration Blog<\/strong><\/em><\/span> <\/a>has had <strong>141 <\/strong>posts, a mix of inspirational and thought provoking, articles, quotes, posters, videos and more. You and your team need to get IN to INspiration, it is like no place else online.<\/p>\n<p>The<em> <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/bobstovall\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Cutting Edge in Marketing and Sales<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a> blog has featured <strong>221 <\/strong>columns from a variety of writers, including yours truly, since we launched. All of those writers are appreciated, and I can&#8217;t pat myself on the back, so let&#8217;s move on. ;-)<\/p>\n<p>Tim Connor \u2013 with a periodic fill in from moi \u2013 has provided us with <strong>288<\/strong> of his ever-popular <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/timconnor\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Words of Wisdom<\/strong><\/em><\/span> <\/a>blog posts. Tim has been with us since day one, and his Featured Articles and blog here are always well read.<\/p>\n<p>Our emailed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MHPro NewsLine <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Newsletter<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><em><strong> <\/strong><\/em>blog is a quick way of seeing exactly what you get in your inbox twice weekly \u2013 and for occasional industry special alerts \u2013 when you <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>subscribe free here at this link<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. We&#8217;ve had <strong>258<\/strong> posts since we started this feature.<\/p>\n<p>But the Big Daddy in work product has been the super-popular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Daily Business News<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a>. We have had an amazing <strong>3,369 articles<\/strong> (posts) since we launched this news module! Our thanks to Matthew Silver, who handles this day to day, Eric Miller who launched this department and helped set the standards, along with some occasional lifts from Soheyla or myself.<\/p>\n<p>Besides that we have had over 300 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/tonykovach\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Masthead <\/strong><\/em><\/a>blogs posted here, well over <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/September-2012\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>500 Featured Articles <\/strong><\/span><\/a>by some dozens of different writers, not to mention exclusive <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/industry-news\/industry-in-focus\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Industry in Focus<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><em><strong> <\/strong><\/em> Reports. We are also the only place online you can find both <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/mhi-news\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>MHI<\/strong><\/span> <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/latest-news-from-mharr\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>MHARR<\/strong><\/span><\/a> News and so much more.<\/p>\n<p>With the elections upon us, we have lined up this month a number of political commentaries and analysis along with our usual line up of communities, legal, marketing, inspirational, management and other industry relevant articles.<\/p>\n<p>With no further adieu, let me invite you to dive deeply into this month&#8217;s anniversary feast of the power that comes from shared and applied knowledge!<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><strong>Featured Articles and Reports for Vol. 4, No. 1, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Alphabetically by Category<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"CENTER\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><strong>COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT &amp; FAIR HOUSING (LEGAL)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"CENTER\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022\u00a0<\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Multi-State Community Owners \u2013 Keeping Out of Hot Water<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">by Amy Bliss<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px; float: left;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/plugins\/content\/contentoptimizer\/8f5b338246d8cabd36739a0eeb9652ebc23a877b_50x50_Q75.jpeg\" alt=\"amy-bliss-50\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Do you own communities in multiple states? If so, be aware that state laws governing manufactured home communities, landlord-tenant regulations, fair housing and much more differ in each state that you do business in.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/october-2012\/153-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/4111-multi-state-community-owners-keeping-out-of-hot-water\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Community Owners Face New Federal Money Laundering Reporting Requirements for Residential Mortgage Lenders and Originators \u2013 the SAR and Effective Reporting<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>by Robert S. Coldren, JD<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/images\/stories\/author-photos\/rob-coldren--esquire-jd-attorney-hart-king-coldren-law-firm-posted-manufactured-home-marketing-sales-management-mhpronews.com-50x50-pxl-.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>Under new rules that took affect August 13, 2012, non-bank residential mortgage lenders and originators (\u201cRMLOs\u201d) will join banks and broker-dealer requirements to develop and implement anti-money laundering programs pursuant to the Bank Secrecy Acts (\u201cBSA\u201d).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/october-2012\/153-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/4115-community-owners-face-new-federal-money-laundering-reporting-requirements-for-residential-mortgage-lenders-and-originators-the-sar-and-effective-reporting\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Protect Others and You Protect Yourself!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>by Nadeen Green, JD<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/plugins\/content\/contentoptimizer\/bcffbb7c776b590063a00e0c5b9fb031216339e2_50x50_Q75.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>Having noticed lately some fair housing cases involving the manufactured housing industry, I think it is time for a back-to-the-basics, bottom line (yes, definitely bottom line as I will explain momentarily) article. And so I begin with the traditional mnemonic that most of you have heard before, which should help keep you aware of the federally protected fair housing classes:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/october-2012\/153-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/4117-protect-others-and-you-protect-yourself\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022\u00a0<\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Next Generation Seniors Communities?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">by Eddie Hicks<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/images\/stories\/author-photos\/eddie-hicks-50.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"36\" height=\"50\" \/>Prospective seniors (and other) buyer attitudes are the same today as they have been in years past. One of the most frequent objections still encountered when selling m\/h in a land lease community in spite of the very high quality factory built homes (often better than site built) is this same issue:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/october-2012\/153-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/4112-next-generation-seniors-communities\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">What Goes into Each Category of the Budget Format?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">by Chrissy Jackson<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/plugins\/content\/contentoptimizer\/a19dd8b927b957e7f806a39684ee0a64f65e358a_50x50_Q75.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>In order to ensure that the community performs according to the budget, it is imperative that everyone understands what should be charged to each line item of the budget. Use the budget format on the previous pages to follow along line item by line item for suggested inclusions below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/october-2012\/153-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/4125-what-goes-into-each-category-of-the-budget-format\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>FINANCING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"CENTER\">\u2022<strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Industry Needs to Rally Behind House and Senate Bills to Preserve Industry Access to Financing<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">by Richard Jennison<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/images\/stories\/author-photos\/richard-dick-jennison-manufactured-housing-institute-posted-mh-marketing-sales-management-mhpronews.com-50x50pxl-.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>The manufactured housing industry now has yet another vehicle to resolve the threat to our industry\u2019s financing posed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the SAFE Act. But it requires that the industry step forward in unprecedented ways to ensure that this potential solution is fully realized and our industry\u2019s financing is protected.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/october-2012\/155-financing\/4133-industry-needs-to-rally-behind-house-and-senate-bills-to-preserve-industry-access-to-financing-\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">GENERAL MANUFACTURED HOUSING INDUSTRY TOPICS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Make it Tunica to Grow Your Sales in 2013!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">by Keith Bennett<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/images\/stories\/author-photos\/tunica-50x50pxl-manufactured-home-marketing-sales-management-mhpronews.com-_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>Now in it&#8217;s 15<\/span><sup>th<\/sup><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0year, the Tunica Manufactured Housing Show is the largest event of it&#8217;s kind in the nation. We are proud to be part of the Southeast region, but we draw attendees from about half the country. The reason? Because we have long provide pros like you the largest array of new homes, the latest designs, top lenders and service providers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/october-2012\/156-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/4146-make-it-tunica-to-grow-your-sales-in-2013\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">About that HUD Announcement on Jobs Grants<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">by Danny Ghorbani<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/plugins\/content\/contentoptimizer\/b42035bd53f8de41167046d9ffeef10e2b4c1b80_36x50_Q75.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"36\" height=\"50\" \/>We thought the September 21, 2012 news item below might be of interest to you, just in case you haven&#8217;t already read this. It\u2019s noteworthy in part because while HUD refuses to fund even the nominal cost of a non-career appointed administrator for the federal manufactured housing program &#8211; which serves 19-20 million Americans &#8211;\u00a0HUD spends $75 million on a grant program targeted at people already trapped in public housing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/october-2012\/156-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/4120-about-that-hud-announcement-on-jobs-grants\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022\u00a0<\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Decisions, Decisions<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">by Doug Gorman<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/images\/stories\/author-photos\/doug-gorman_50.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>Elections impact everyone, including manufactured housing businesses and professionals. This November 6th our nation is faced with the most important presidential election in our history. I realize that many feel that statement in their opinion could have been applied to previous elections and that the current election may appear to be the most important since it is, well, the current election.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/october-2012\/156-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/4102-decisions-decisions\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Protect, Promote and Grow Your Business<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">by Joe Kelly<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/images\/stories\/author-photos\/joe-kelly1-iowa-manufactured-housing-association-posted-manufactured-home-marketing-sales-management-mhpronews.com-50x50pxl-.png\" alt=\"joe-kelly1-iowa-manufactured-housing-association-posted-manufactured-home-marketing-sales-management-mhpronews.com-50x50pxl-\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Isn&#8217;t it amazing to think about the fact that IMHA is about 65 years old? We were formally organized on December 5, 1947, following an organizational meeting which took place on September 25, 1947.<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\">Much has happened over the past 65 years.\u00a0 The industry is continually changing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/october-2012\/156-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/4132-protect-promote-and-grow-your-business-\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">*#<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">@<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">^<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">*<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">!\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">I<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u2019VE Been Sued. Now What?!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">by Kurt Kelly, JD<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/images\/stories\/author-photos\/kurt kelly american insurance agency aia 50x50.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>Being served with a lawsuit is no fun. For many, it\u2019s scary and confusing. A lawsuit (aka:\u00a0<strong>P<\/strong>etition\/<strong>C<\/strong>omplaint\/Claim for Relief\/etc.) is a legal document that outlines someone else\u2019s complaints against you. It\u2019s a one sided story that may not have any basis in reality. Take a deep breath. Don\u2019t panic. Here\u2019s a plan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/october-2012\/156-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/4114--ive-been-sude-now-what\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">President Barack Obama: How Hope Changed<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">by L. A. &#8216;Tony&#8217; Kovach<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px; float: left;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/images\/stories\/author-photos\/tony-kovach-2-50.jpg\" alt=\"tony-kovach-2-50\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\">Four years ago, then Senator Barack Hussein Obama ran a brilliant campaign on Hope and Change. He defeated popular then Senator Hillary Clinton in a bitter primary. Senator John McCain ran a flawed campaign and was terrifically outgunned in campaign spending.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/october-2012\/156-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/4144-president-barack-obama-how-hope-changed\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" href=\"home\/featured-articles\/september-2012\/156-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/3918-demographics-and-the-cost-of-gas-big-challenge-for-manufactured-housing\" target=\"_blank\">.<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022\u00a0<\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Blacks in Politics, Economics and Manufactured Housing<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">by L. A. &#8216;Tony&#8217; Kovach<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/images\/stories\/author-photos\/tony-kovach-2-50.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>Barack Obama is far from being the sole black political or economic thinker in America, past or present. Please consider the following quotes &#8211; from notable Black Americans &#8211; gathered from a variety of online resources, or from my own collections of such inspirational or thought provoking quotes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/october-2012\/156-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/4149-blacks-in-politics-economics-and-manufactured-housing\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Gallup&#8217;s Poll on Media Bias<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">by L. A. &#8216;Tony&#8217; Kovach<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/images\/stories\/author-photos\/tony-kovach-2-50.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>The Gallup organization released a survey that confirmed what many already know. Namely, that trust in the so-called \u201cmass media\u201d or what others refer to as the &#8216;mainstream media&#8217; or MSM is at a new low. Here below are some of Gallup&#8217;s specific questions and the results to them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/october-2012\/156-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/4151-gallups-poll-on-media-bias\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022<\/span><strong style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">A Cup of Coffee with&#8230;Congressman Don Manzullo<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/plugins\/content\/contentoptimizer\/20aeaf10cf39f70c2a6a13b4c0d44520ef8cbb00_50x50_Q75.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>1)\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Who, What\u00a0and\u00a0Where:\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">(Your name, and your title, District and Party Affiliation in Congress and how it that relates to manufactured housing).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>U.S. Rep.\u00a0Don\u00a0Manzullo, Republican,\u00a0Illinois\u2019 16th\u00a0Congressional District. We have a number of manufactured home communities and residences in our district.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/october-2012\/156-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/4145-a-cup-of-coffee-withcongressman-don-manzullo\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022<\/span><strong style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Manufactured Housing Industry Perspective #78<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>By R.C. &#8216;Dick&#8217; Moore<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/plugins\/content\/contentoptimizer\/128ed9d3d2e21d672bbc31f6ba5a44a76171545a_50x50_Q75.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>As a special \u201cPerspective,\u201d I have been asked to pen this Election Edition. October is the last full month before the Presidential election, and my friend Tony Kovach asked that we speak to all the reasons\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">why<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0I believe we need to fire Barack Obama.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/october-2012\/156-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/4113-industry-perspective-election-2012-\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">How Re-Electing President Obama Better Serves the Manufactured Housing Industry<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">by Nathan Smith<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/images\/stories\/author-photos\/nathan-smith-ssk-communities1-mhi-treasurer-posted-manufactured-home-marketing-sales-management-mhpronews.com-50x50pxl-.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>With the presidential election now in its final stages, I want to put forward the opinion that re-electing President Obama offers the manufactured housing industry the best opportunity for a sustained rebound in home sales and industry profitability.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s start with the current state of the manufactured housing industry.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/october-2012\/156-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/4139-how-re-electing-president-obama-better-serves-the-manufactured-housing-industry\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Louisville Site Goes Live!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">by Ron Thomas, Sr.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px; float: left;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/images\/stories\/author-photos\/ron thomas sr 50x53.gif\" alt=\"ron thomas sr 50x53\" width=\"50\" height=\"53\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We are proud to announce the launch of the Louisville Manufactured Housing Show&#8217;s 2013 website! With two years of growth under our belts and with the Louisville Show growing by\u00a040% over last year thanks to our exhibitors and attendees, the timing was right for us to take the next step.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/october-2012\/156-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/4150-louisvillensite-goes-live\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>MANAGEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"CENTER\">\u2022\u00a0<strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Are you cheating at checkers?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>by Tim Connor, CSP<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px; float: left;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/images\/stories\/author-photos\/tim-connor-50.jpg\" alt=\"tim-connor-50\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If the current economy has not had a negative impact on some minor or major area of your business in the past couple of years, then I\u2019ll bet you are living in denial. Tough times come and go and they always take their toll on businesses that fail to respond in an appropriate and timely way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/october-2012\/157-management\/4124-tough-economic-times-require-courageous-leadership\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">MARKETING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"CENTER\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022\u00a0<\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Getting the Best Leads from Your Online Advertising<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">by Dawn Highhouse<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/images\/stories\/author-photos\/dawn-highhouse-mhvillage-posted-manufactured-home-marketing-sales-management-mhpronews.com-50x50pxl-.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>We\u2019ve done statistical analyses on the listings posted on\u00a0MHVillage, and again, each time the results are the same: the better and more detailed your listing \u2013 the more leads you get.\u00a0 Our studies prove that it is well worth your time to make sure you have complete listings with good photos and\u00a0great descriptions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/october-2012\/158-marketing\/4100-getting-the-best-leads-from-your-online-advertising\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"CENTER\">\u2022\u00a0<strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">33 Statistics that paint a picture of Marketing Trends<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>by L. A. &#8216;Tony&#8217; Kovach<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/images\/stories\/author-photos\/tony-kovach-2-50.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>Blogger Anum Hussain of Hub Spot has penned a column outlining 33 marketing trends that paint a picture of current marketing trends. We will share those 33 items and provide some commentary following.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/october-2012\/158-marketing\/4143-33-statistics-that-paint-a-picture-of-marketing-trends\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"CENTER\">\u2022<strong>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The Roper Report Redux: Lessons Still Valid<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>by Bruce Savage<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/images\/stories\/author-photos\/bas-bruce-a-savage-mh-marketing-sales-management-mhpronews.com-50x50pxl-.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>While there are encouraging signs that a turnaround in manufactured home sales is underway, more can be done to boost consumers\u2019 acceptance and purchase of manufactured homes. The lessons from the Roper Report, conducted for the manufactured housing industry in 2005, still apply and provide an action plan to boost home sales.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/october-2012\/158-marketing\/4098-the-roper-report-redux-lessons-still-valid\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PERSONAL REFLECTIONS, MOTIVATION and INSPIRATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022\u00a0<\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Throw away the remote<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">by Tim Connor, CSP<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/images\/stories\/author-photos\/tim-connor-50.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>I am confident you have at least one remote on a coffee table in your living room and that you hit various buttons frequently. And why? Well, any number of reasons; eliminate commercials, check on the latest scores or to just change channels or mute something you have lost interest in. So what\u2019s the relationship between your remote and life\u2019s remote?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/october-2012\/159-personal-reflections-motivation-and-inspiration\/4118-throw-away-the-remote\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Two Choices<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/images\/stories\/author-photos\/greg-mcclanahan-50.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>Often things come down to a choice between two directions. Some choices are small with little to no recourse like \u201cWhat dressing should I put on my salad?\u201d But there are many decisions that can have a lasting affect on your success like \u201cShould I go out of my way to help a client who is struggling to get their utilities connected or should I just stick only to my contractual obligations?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/october-2012\/159-personal-reflections-motivation-and-inspiration\/4119-two-choices\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Don&#8217;t want to be Average? Be Better Prepared!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>by Mike Moore<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/images\/stories\/author-photos\/mike-moore-50.jpg\" alt=\"mike-moore-50\" width=\"40\" height=\"50\" \/>How can you prepare to be more cheerful, happy and prepare to handle the hassles of a normal day? How can you assure yourself of not being average?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/october-2012\/159-personal-reflections-motivation-and-inspiration\/3376-dont-want-to-be-average-be-better-prepared\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">ZigOn Marriage (Part 2)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>by Zig Ziglar<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/plugins\/content\/contentoptimizer\/6fb8746bed62941321bdd9f04c438f384cf182bc_50x50_Q75.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>When husbands and wives &#8211; and particularly husbands &#8211; understand that (male\/female) intelligences are different; that one is not bigger or better than the other &#8211; just different &#8211; the husband&#8217;s intelligence and the wife&#8217;s intelligence, when combined, create something exciting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/october-2012\/159-personal-reflections-motivation-and-inspiration\/4148-zigon-marriage-part-2\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month, regular readers already know that MHProNews.com is celebrating the start of Year 4 of our industry leading online trade journal for manufactured and modular housing. 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