{"id":6638,"date":"2013-08-31T17:24:37","date_gmt":"2013-08-31T22:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/?p=6638"},"modified":"2013-08-31T17:24:37","modified_gmt":"2013-08-31T22:24:37","slug":"test-and-big-number-48","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/test-and-big-number-48\/","title":{"rendered":"TEST and Big Number 48!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You&#39;ll see what the acronym TEST means below, along with Big Number 48. Let&#39;s start with some observations about all the superior September articles you&#39;ll find, outlined below.<\/p><div id=\"manuf-2131681364\" 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>Before publishing an article, it&#39;s my privilege to read and edit them all. As I read Zig&#39;s article this month for <i><b>MHProNews<\/b><\/i>, my mind turned to exactly what this great gent did for me in sales, management and as a career inspiration. Zig did so for millions, so don&#39;t be surprised if Zig Ziglar&#39;s article inspires you too.<\/p>\n<p>Then there is <b>Tim Connor<\/b>&#39;s articles on Management and Sales. Long before I met Tim in person, he too influenced my sales career. He&#39;s done so even more since I met him at a WHA association meeting, I will long be grateful to Ross Kinzler and Amy Bliss for making that happen. You should make sure that your association has Tim come and speak too; you won&#39;t regret it. Tim&#39;s two articles this month, both are a hit!<\/p>\n<p>Different but still exceptional is my friend <b>Kurt Kelley<\/b>&#39;s article this month. Did you know that how you classify your employees could be a million dollar decision? Or how about my friend <b>Nadeen Green<\/b>&#39;s article on cell phones and your staff? See what this pair of attorneys know that YOU need to know!<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of attorneys, HK&amp;C Law has a bevy of legal talent that has a reach far beyond the West coast, where their work is just shy of legendary status. Are you an MHC thinking of a purchase or refi? Better read this month&#39;s column by Rachelle Menaker, JD, another top shelf gem from our friends at HK&amp;C.<\/p>\n<p>Catch the rhyme?<\/p>\n<p><b>Ready for <\/b><i><b>A Cup of Coffee?<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p>We could just pop our buttons as we share <i><b>A Cup of Coffee with<\/b><\/i><b>&#8230;Leigh J. Abrams<\/b>, of dynamic Drew industry&#39;s fame. Leigh &ndash; as you will see &ndash; is <u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/tonykovach\/?p=6600\" target=\"_blank\">level five leadership<\/a><\/u>. The importance and take aways from the must-read thoughts of this chairman of a billion a year in sales operation must be experienced. Read it at least twice.<\/p>\n<p>I recall listening at an MHI meeting of MHEC execs to FMHA&#39;s Jim Ayotte. He spoke softly, politely but clearly and candidly to MHI&#39;s then CEO. He was truly making a statement. A pin could have dropped in the room. That CEO is now gone, but Mr. Ayotte&#39;s work carries on! Read the amazing insights and advice in <i><b>A Cup of Coffee with&#8230;<\/b><\/i><b>Jim Ayotte<\/b>. Then send the link onto your friends, along with Mr. Abrams and the other fine articles you will benefit from here this month.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Karn&#39;s is the web guru who made the <u><a href=\"http:\/\/LouisvilleShow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">LouisvilleShow.com<\/a><\/u> website and many others in our industry! See what Karn&#39;s has to say about your online marketing, you&#39;ll be glad you did.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, speaking of Louisville, we&#39;ve had questions! The link to the online registration goes live September 3, and the rest of our updates for the site will be live on that date too! Not an oversight, timing on both ends.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Your a winner!&rdquo; when you read Beth&nbsp;Monicatti&nbsp;Blank&#39;s article this month, you&#39;ll see why her marketing insights are valued here and there. :-)<\/p>\n<p>Chrissy Jackson, ACM, provides the next in her series of tips on Promoting Your Community. Jackson juggles her busy work consulting schedule with family, friends and still finds time to write articles that mom and pops to some to some of the biggest players in the industry pay attention to, so you should too.<\/p>\n<p>Dave Shanklin has evolved into quite a finance topic writer, and this month is no exception. See what questions manufactured home buyers often have, and how Dave handles them.<\/p>\n<p>Scott Stroud razzles and dazzles with challenges to your mind that can fill your wallet. Don&#39;t miss his column!<\/p>\n<p>My articles are listed down below, along with our fine Featured Writers, please give &#39;em a read too, <i>thanks so much! <\/i><\/p>\n<p>Okay, all that said, TEST is short for <b>The Exceptional September Talent<\/b> that is found in all the articles just mentioned! If you have a doubt, just read them, make sure your team does too and you&#39;ll see for yourself.<\/p>\n<p>As far as Big #48, that isn&#39;t my age, it is the number of issues that what we now call <i><b>MHProNews.com<\/b><\/i> has published since we launched in October, 2009. Wow! My thanks to our <u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/advertise\/testimonials\" target=\"_blank\">sponsors<\/a><\/u>, writers and all those 1.5 million visitors in the first 7 &frac12; months of 2013 who made this possible, including YOU!<\/p>\n<p>We are better working and sharing together. Our full line up for September follows below.<\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><strong>Featured Articles and Reports for Vol. 4, No. 12, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><span data-mce-style=\"color: #008000;\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 128, 0);\">Alphabetically by Category<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><strong><br \/>\n\t<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><strong>COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT &amp; FAIR HOUSING (LEGAL)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\">&bull;&nbsp;<strong data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Million Dollar Decision? Paying Your Employees: Salary? Exempt? Hourly?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">by Kurt Kelly, JD<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\" lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kurt Kelly, JD posted on MHProNews\" height=\"50\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/kurt-kelly-posted-on-mhpronews.jpg\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" width=\"50\" \/><span data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Properly classifying workers as independent contractors or employees is important. For workers classified as employees, whether they are labeled salary or hourly is equally important.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><a data-mce-href=\"home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/153-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/6172-million-dollar-decision-paying-your-employees-salary-exempt-hourly\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/153-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/6172-million-dollar-decision-paying-your-employees-salary-exempt-hourly\" style=\"outline: none; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><span data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&bull;&nbsp;<\/span><strong data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Your number is up&hellip;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">by Nadeen Green, JD<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><span data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"nadeen-green-50\" data-mce-src=\"images\/stories\/author-photos\/nadeen-green-50.jpg\" data-mce-style=\"margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px; float: left;\" height=\"50\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/images\/stories\/author-photos\/nadeen-green-50.jpg\" style=\"border: none; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px; float: left;\" width=\"50\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div 10pt=\"\" arial=\"\" font-family:=\"\" helvetica=\"\" sans-serif=\"\" style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\" tahoma=\"\">\n<p data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\">&hellip;and if you are part of the maintenance team at a manufactured housing community, your number may be up on the screen of your residents&rsquo; cell phones or PDAs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a data-mce-href=\"home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/153-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/6167-your-number-is-up\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/153-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/6167-your-number-is-up\" style=\"outline: none; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\">&bull;<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Promoting Your Community &ldquo;Work where you believe in the quality of the product . . .&rdquo; (WOW!)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">by Chrissy Jackson<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\"><span data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"chrissy-jackson-50\" data-mce-src=\"images\/stories\/author-photos\/chrissy-jackson-50.jpg\" data-mce-style=\"margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px; float: left;\" height=\"50\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/images\/stories\/author-photos\/chrissy-jackson-50.jpg\" style=\"border: none; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px; float: left;\" width=\"50\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\">Employee Referrals . . .The value of employee referrals was mentioned in the preceding section of this continuing series as a tool to help you fill and upgrade your manufactured home land lease community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a data-mce-href=\"home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/153-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/6159-promoting-your-community-work-where-you-believe-in-the-quality-of-the-product-wow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/153-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/6159-promoting-your-community-work-where-you-believe-in-the-quality-of-the-product-wow\" style=\"outline: none; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div 10pt=\"\" arial=\"\" font-family:=\"\" helvetica=\"\" sans-serif=\"\" tahoma=\"\">\n<div>\n<div 10pt=\"\" arial=\"\" font-family:=\"\" helvetica=\"\" sans-serif=\"\" tahoma=\"\">\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\"><span data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&bull;&nbsp;<\/span><strong data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Quirks of Financing and Refinancing of Manufactured Home Communities and Mobile Home Parks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">By: Rachelle E. Menaker, Esq.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\"><span data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"rachelle-menaker-hkc-law-posted-manufactured-housing-professional-news-mhpronews-com50x50\" data-mce-src=\"images\/stories\/author-photos\/rachelle-menaker-hkc-law-posted-manufactured-housing-professional-news-mhpronews-com50x50.png\" data-mce-style=\"margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px; float: left;\" height=\"50\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/images\/stories\/author-photos\/rachelle-menaker-hkc-law-posted-manufactured-housing-professional-news-mhpronews-com50x50.png\" style=\"border: none; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px; float: left;\" width=\"50\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\">I. INTRODUCTION: OVERVIEW OF CURRENT LENDING CLIMATE FOR MHP&rsquo;S<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\">Everyone knows that interest rates in recent years &ndash; in the wake of the financial meltdown that occurred in the mid-2008 to mid-2009 timeframe &ndash; have been at historic lows. While in the past few quarters of 2013 rates have crept up slightly, interest rates are still favorable from a historical perspective.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a data-mce-href=\"home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/153-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/6161-quirks-of-financing-and-refinancing-of-manufactured-home-communities-and-mobile-home-parks-\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/153-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/6161-quirks-of-financing-and-refinancing-of-manufactured-home-communities-and-mobile-home-parks-\" style=\"outline: none; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\"><span data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<div 10pt=\"\" arial=\"\" font-family:=\"\" helvetica=\"\" sans-serif=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\" tahoma=\"\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 10pt=\"\" arial=\"\" font-family:=\"\" helvetica=\"\" sans-serif=\"\" style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\" tahoma=\"\">\n<p data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><strong>FINANCING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p align=\"LEFT\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><span data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&bull;&nbsp;<\/span><strong data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The Most Common Lending Questions Asked by Manufactured Home Buyers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">by Dave Shanklin<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"dave-shanklin-50\" data-mce-src=\"images\/stories\/author-photos\/dave-shanklin-50.jpg\" data-mce-style=\"margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px; float: left;\" height=\"50\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/images\/stories\/author-photos\/dave-shanklin-50.jpg\" style=\"border: none; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px; float: left;\" width=\"50\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">If you don&#39;t work with manufactured home customers seeking financing every day, or even if you do, this finance article is just right for you. Let&#39;s look at some of the most common questions buyers ask.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><a data-mce-href=\"home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/155-financing\/6174-the-most-common-lending-questions-asked-by-manufactured-home-buyers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/155-financing\/6174-the-most-common-lending-questions-asked-by-manufactured-home-buyers\" style=\"outline: none; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;\"><strong data-mce-style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">GENERAL MANUFACTURED HOUSING INDUSTRY TOPICS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><strong data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&bull;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">A Cup of Coffee with&hellip;Jim Ayotte<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"cup of coffee\" height=\"50\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/a-cup-mhmsm-com(11).jpeg\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" width=\"50\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\">1)&nbsp;<b>Who, What and Where:<\/b>&nbsp;(Your name and your formal title at the FMHA).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\">Jim Ayotte, CAE (Certified Association Executive), Executive Director, Florida Manufactured Housing Association, Inc., Tallahassee, FL<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a data-mce-href=\"home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/156-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/6157-a-cup-of-coffee-withjim-ayotte\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/156-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/6157-a-cup-of-coffee-withjim-ayotte\" style=\"outline: none; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\"><span data-mce-style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;\">&bull;&nbsp;<\/span><strong data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">A Cup of Coffee with&#8230;Leigh J. Abrams<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p align=\"LEFT\" lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><span data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"cup of coffee\" height=\"50\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/a-cup-mhmsm-com(12).jpeg\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" width=\"50\" \/>1)&nbsp;<\/span><b data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Who, What and Where<\/b><span data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">: (Your name and your formal title at Drew, and your headquarters location).<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\" lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">Leigh J. Abrams; Chairman of the Board of Drew Industries Inc.&nbsp;<b>(NYSE:DW)<\/b>; 3501 County Road 6 East; Elkhart, IN 46514.<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\" lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><a data-mce-href=\"home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/156-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/6164-a-cup-of-coffee-withleigh-j-abrams-\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/156-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/6164-a-cup-of-coffee-withleigh-j-abrams-\" style=\"outline: none; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\" lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><span data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&bull;&nbsp;<\/span><strong data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Rape, Seduction, Sex, Marriage and Manufactured Housing: A politically incorrect look<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tony Kovach MHProNews\" height=\"50\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/tony-kovach(5).jpg\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" width=\"50\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">We will pick some hypothetical communities to make some key points today. In selecting communities, you as the reader can just as easily imagine the hypothetical companies to be manufactured housing retailers, builders, finance sources or other suppliers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><a data-mce-href=\"home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/156-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/6163-rape-seduction-sex-marriage-and-manufactured-housing-a-politically-incorrect-look\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/156-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/6163-rape-seduction-sex-marriage-and-manufactured-housing-a-politically-incorrect-look\" style=\"outline: none; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;\"><strong>MANAGEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><span data-mce-style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;\">&bull;<\/span><b data-mce-style=\"text-align: justify; font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/b><strong data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Slow economy &ndash; and &ndash; your response is . . .<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">by Tim Connor<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><span data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"tim-connor-50\" data-mce-src=\"images\/stories\/author-photos\/tim-connor-50.jpg\" data-mce-style=\"margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px; float: left;\" height=\"50\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/images\/stories\/author-photos\/tim-connor-50.jpg\" style=\"border: none; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px; float: left;\" width=\"50\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">If you didn&rsquo;t just land here from another planet you are well aware of the current economic issues, challenges and conditions. There are many factors that impact the manufactured housing industry the same as others but their ultimate impact on any organization is more a function of inside-out rather than outside-in conditions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><a data-mce-href=\"home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/157-management\/6170-slow-economy--and--your-response-is---\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/157-management\/6170-slow-economy--and--your-response-is---\" style=\"outline: none; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><span data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&bull;&nbsp;<\/span><strong data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Look Back; Think Forward<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">by Scott Stroud<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\" lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"scott-stroud-50\" data-mce-src=\"images\/stories\/author-photos\/scott-stroud-50.jpg\" data-mce-style=\"margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px; float: left;\" height=\"50\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/images\/stories\/author-photos\/scott-stroud-50.jpg\" style=\"border: none; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px; float: left;\" width=\"40\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">We well into a housing recovery and factory built housing owners, managers and professionals have a decision to make: Will you take what you&rsquo;re handed by the market or the economy, or will you do what is needed to make the future &ndash; your future! &#8211; what you want it to be?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><a data-mce-href=\"home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/157-management\/6166-look-back-think-forward\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/157-management\/6166-look-back-think-forward\" style=\"outline: none; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;\"><strong>MARKETING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><strong><br \/>\n\t<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><span data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&bull;&nbsp;<\/span><strong data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Make sure your customer contest is a real winner<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">by Beth Monicatti Blank<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><span data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"beth-monicatti-blank(2).jpg\" height=\"50\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/beth-monicatti-blank(2).jpg\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" width=\"50\" \/>Customers love a contest. You will too, as long as it doesn&rsquo;t land your company in hot water. Here&rsquo;s how to hold a contest that won&rsquo;t be decided in court:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><a data-mce-href=\"home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/158-marketing\/6158-make-sure-your-customer-contest-is-a-real-winner\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/158-marketing\/6158-make-sure-your-customer-contest-is-a-real-winner\" style=\"outline: none; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">&bull;&nbsp;<strong data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">5 Ways to Cross Promote Your Website with Social Media to Build Your Business<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">by Joe Karns<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"joe-karns-posted-mhpronews.jpg\" height=\"50\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/joe-karns-posted-mhpronews.jpg\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" width=\"50\" \/>With the recent frenzy surrounding the rise in using social media for the average small business to increase engagement and sales, many are forgetting about the importance of their business&rsquo; website.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><a data-mce-href=\"home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/158-marketing\/6160-5-ways-to-cross-promote-your-website-with-social-media-to-build-your-business\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/158-marketing\/6160-5-ways-to-cross-promote-your-website-with-social-media-to-build-your-business\" style=\"outline: none; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">&bull;&nbsp;<strong data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Working Together to Grow Manufactured Home Sales<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">by L. A. &#39;Tony&#39; Kovach<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\" lang=\"en-US\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tony-kovach(6).jpg\" height=\"50\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/tony-kovach(6).jpg\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" width=\"50\" \/>UMH Properties (NYSE: UMH) has joined others in directly supporting the evolving plan to grow manufactured housing sales by improving the industry&#39;s image.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\"><a data-mce-href=\"home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/158-marketing\/6168-working-together-to-grow-manufactured-home-sales\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/158-marketing\/6168-working-together-to-grow-manufactured-home-sales\" style=\"outline: none; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;\"><strong data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PERSONAL REFLECTIONS, MOTIVATION and INSPIRATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\"><span data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&bull;&nbsp;<\/span><strong data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">ZigOn Failing to Succeed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;\">by Zig Ziglar<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"zig-ziglar-50\" data-mce-src=\"images\/stories\/author-photos\/zig-ziglar-50.jpg\" data-mce-style=\"margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px; float: left;\" height=\"50\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/images\/stories\/author-photos\/zig-ziglar-50.jpg\" style=\"border: none; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px; float: left;\" width=\"50\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\">&quot;You&#39;ve got to learn to lose in order to win&quot; sounds like strange advice, but the man who says it has earned over three hundred million dollars. Even in today&#39;s economy, that&#39;s a considerable sum of money. Here&#39;s the story.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a data-mce-href=\"home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/159-personal-reflections-motivation-and-inspiration\/6171-zigon-failing-to-succeed\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/159-personal-reflections-motivation-and-inspiration\/6171-zigon-failing-to-succeed\" style=\"outline: none; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><strong>SALES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\"><strong><br \/>\n\t\t<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<p align=\"CENTER\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: justify;\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;\">&bull;&nbsp;<strong data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;\">Why aren&rsquo;t you selling more?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: justify;\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;\">by Tim Connor, CSP<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\"><span data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"tim-connor-50\" data-mce-src=\"images\/stories\/author-photos\/tim-connor-50.jpg\" data-mce-style=\"margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px; float: left;\" height=\"50\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/images\/stories\/author-photos\/tim-connor-50.jpg\" style=\"border: none; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px; float: left;\" width=\"50\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\">There is only one way to sell more &ndash; keep getting better. If you are not learning new skills, practicing proven techniques or re-evaluating your current methods I&rsquo;ll guarantee you are experiencing lagging sales.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a data-mce-href=\"home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/160-sales\/6169-why-arent-you-selling-more\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/160-sales\/6169-why-arent-you-selling-more\" style=\"outline: none; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\">&bull;&nbsp;<strong data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">No Pain, No Gain for Manufactured Housing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\">by L. A. &ldquo;Tony&rdquo; Kovach<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\" style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tony Kovach MHProNews\" height=\"50\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/tony-kovach(7).jpg\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" width=\"50\" \/>I was listening to a c-suite executive at a top manufactured housing firm say these words:<i>&nbsp;&ldquo;We realized the hard way that&#8230;&rdquo;<\/i>and he went onto explain why they had to make major changes in their operation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a data-mce-href=\"home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/160-sales\/6165-no-pain-no-gain-for-manufactured-housing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/september-2013\/160-sales\/6165-no-pain-no-gain-for-manufactured-housing\" style=\"outline: none; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#39;ll see what the acronym TEST means below, along with Big Number 48. Let&#39;s start with some observations about all the superior September articles you&#39;ll find, outlined below. Before publishing an article, it&#39;s my privilege to read and edit them all. 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