{"id":9780,"date":"2015-05-03T18:54:11","date_gmt":"2015-05-03T23:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/?p=9780"},"modified":"2015-05-03T18:54:11","modified_gmt":"2015-05-03T23:54:11","slug":"mhs-a-m-in-magnificent-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/mhs-a-m-in-magnificent-may\/","title":{"rendered":"MH&#8217;s A.M. in Magnificent May"},"content":{"rendered":"<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Social media has changed mainstream journalism. We hear reporters and news anchors routinely talking about someone&#8217;s Tweet, or about a post on Facebook. A video on YouTube may be cited in a commentary. There are bloggers who blog, and journalists often blog now too. Welcome to <\/span><b>A.M. <\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211; the &#8220;Alternative Media&#8221; &#8211; and where it intersects with the mainstream media. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id=\"manuf-85635160\" 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 lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Let&#8217;s briefly see what AM means to Manufactured Housing in Magnificent May 2015.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/wordcloud-social-alternative-media-credit-peekaboo-python-posted-masthead-blog-mhpronews-com-.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-9782\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/wordcloud-social-alternative-media-credit-peekaboo-python-posted-masthead-blog-mhpronews-com--575x295.jpg\" alt=\"word=cloud-social-alternative-media-credit-peekaboo-python-posted-masthead-blog-mhpronews-com-\" width=\"438\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/wordcloud-social-alternative-media-credit-peekaboo-python-posted-masthead-blog-mhpronews-com--575x295.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/wordcloud-social-alternative-media-credit-peekaboo-python-posted-masthead-blog-mhpronews-com--150x77.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/wordcloud-social-alternative-media-credit-peekaboo-python-posted-masthead-blog-mhpronews-com-.jpg 781w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i>Word cloud credit \u2013 Peekaboo.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When I ask a room filled with MH pros, <\/span><i><b>&#8220;Do media accounts relating to our Industry impact your sales, notably on issues like tornado coverage?&#8221; <\/b><\/i><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Usually almost every hand go up. So we know the media impacts perceptions and thus our MH sales, for good or ill.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Yet many of those perceptions are skewed at best, or are agenda driven, etc.. While it pains some in journalism to admit that their profession has often been politicized and has become agenda driven, that is hard to argue against when you have the NYTimes, MSNBC and others on the left, Wall Street Journal, Fox News and others that tend more to the right. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Given a careful read of any given article or TV news report, and a you can often deduce the political or other spin of that journalist.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Don&#8217;t get me wrong, that doesn&#8217;t mean that journalism is dead. There are good journalists out there. But when agendas are so obvious, doesn&#8217;t it make sense to engage in AM in a way that might positively influence the media conversation? Shouldn&#8217;t we in MH be as keen to share our facts as other special interest groups are to advocate for their interests?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\nThe answer is obvious. Yes, we need MH AM that can intersect positively with the media.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There are a number of bloggers in MH. There are those who put out PDF monthly reports on their areas of interest. We still have the <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i><b>Journal<\/b><\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, the last true print publication (okay, there are newsletters that go out via U.S. Mail too&#8230;), and numerous association news for their members. All of these and others might be called part of MH&#8217;s AM.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><a href=\"http:\/\/MHLivingNews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-9595\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/shutterstock-ipadcredit-daily-business-news-mhpronews-com-774x466-a-575x346.png\" alt=\"shutterstock-ipadcredit-daily-business-news-mhpronews-com-774x466-a\" width=\"441\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/shutterstock-ipadcredit-daily-business-news-mhpronews-com-774x466-a-575x346.png 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/shutterstock-ipadcredit-daily-business-news-mhpronews-com-774x466-a-150x90.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/shutterstock-ipadcredit-daily-business-news-mhpronews-com-774x466-a.png 774w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Then there are <\/span><\/span><\/span><i><u><b><a class=\"western\" href=\"http:\/\/MHProNews.com\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">MHProNews.com<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/b><\/u><\/i><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> and <\/span><\/span><\/span><i><u><b><a class=\"western\" href=\"http:\/\/MHLivingNews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">MHLivingNews.com<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/b><\/u><\/i><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">. What we can point to is that we are intersecting with the media, an increasingly, because we are careful in being able to back up what we publish, the mainstream media is little by little responding, often favorably.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><a href=\"http:\/\/MHLivingNews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9783\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/manufactured-home-living-news-ver2_0-laptop-posted-masthead-blog-mhpronews-1.jpg\" alt=\"manufactured-home-living-news-ver2_0-laptop-posted-masthead-blog-mhpronews-1\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/manufactured-home-living-news-ver2_0-laptop-posted-masthead-blog-mhpronews-1.jpg 259w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/manufactured-home-living-news-ver2_0-laptop-posted-masthead-blog-mhpronews-1-150x112.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">We too candidly have an agenda with <\/span><\/span><\/span><i><u><b><a class=\"western\" href=\"http:\/\/MHProNews.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">MHProNews.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/b><\/u><\/i><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> and <\/span><\/span><\/span><i><u><b><a class=\"western\" href=\"http:\/\/MHLivingNews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">MHLivingNews.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/b><\/u><\/i><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">. We want to report on and periodically set the record straight on issues relating to MH. As much as possible, we want to be the Good News about MH, without ignoring the challenges that face us all.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We&#8217;re the broadest and most balanced AM resource on MH. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>We Provide, You Decide<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u00a9. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When someone asks me, what term do you use to describe your online publications? We are <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i><b>MH Industry Trade Media. <\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">While some have both print and a website, I&#8217;m not aware of anyone that does all that our two platforms do, including <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Videos, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Daily Business News, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Business Daily Market Reports, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">our popular Cup of Coffee with&#8230; interviews with industry figures, etc.. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Articles, commentary, inspirational quotes, etc., etc.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">You and thousands of others have responded by making us the most popular platforms of their kind in MH. Who says? Readers and viewers like you, and website statistics (traffic). Our leadership in MH AM &#8211; trade media &#8211; is a matter of facts, not just opinions.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Is this important? Yes. We are increasingly influencing the media and public officials.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Also important, we have MH professionals who use our <\/span><\/span><\/span><i><u><b><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a class=\"western\" href=\"http:\/\/MHLivingNews.com\/\">MHLivingNews.com<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/b><\/u><\/i><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> website to sell homes to customers &#8216;on the fence&#8217; who have concerns about issues like MH in windstorms. I&#8217;ve been given unsolicited &#8216;thank you&#8217; comments on MH sales made due to information we share free online. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">No wonder our traffic on both sites has steadily grown. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Sustainably Growing MH Sales<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">There are a few key facets to selling more MH. Some will say, Financing. Clearly, you have to have loans and lenders in any big ticket sales industry. But what is needed beyond financing and the products themselves?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Professionalism &#8211; Best Practices<\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">. MHProNews brings you more columns by more attorneys or other experts than anyone else in MH AM today. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Useful articles and videos on <\/b><\/span><\/span><i><u><b><a class=\"western\" href=\"http:\/\/MHLivingNews.com\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">MHLivingNews.com<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/b><\/u><\/i><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">. Just see for yourself. We know the information and education found this site is used in selling more MH. That is good for current and future MH Homeowners, as well as for associations, businesses and individual industry professionals.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Inspiration and motivation<\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">. Our industry isn&#8217;t in the go-go 90s post-HUD Code heyday. Our pros often need a boost. We provide that via <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i><b>Innovation &#8211; Information and Inspiration for Industry Professionals. \u00a9 <\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">News and commentary. <\/span><i>MH Industry News, Tips and Views Pros Can Use<\/i><span style=\"color: #000000;\">. \u00a9 That tag line sums it up.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9784\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/MHMarketingSalesManagement-logomhpronews-com-.jpg\" alt=\"MHMarketingSalesManagement-logo=mhpronews-com-\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/MHMarketingSalesManagement-logomhpronews-com-.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/MHMarketingSalesManagement-logomhpronews-com--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/MHMarketingSalesManagement-logomhpronews-com--144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9785\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/mhpronews-logo-dropshadow-manufactured-home-pro-news-logo-1.jpg\" alt=\"mhpronews-logo-dropshadow-manufactured-home-pro-news-logo (1)\" width=\"373\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/mhpronews-logo-dropshadow-manufactured-home-pro-news-logo-1.jpg 373w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/mhpronews-logo-dropshadow-manufactured-home-pro-news-logo-1-150x54.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Add in our fee based services for websites, marketing, sales training and consulting, you have a unique mix that lifts up all involved for a better bottom line.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Can all of this influence others over time? Yes. Every month, government, educators, media, investors and the public at large find and login to our twin sites by the thousands.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"LEFT\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/leaders-are-readers-truman-photo-wikicommons-postermhpronews-573x430.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-9787\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/leaders-are-readers-truman-photo-wikicommons-postermhpronews-573x430-573x430.png\" alt=\"leaders-are-readers-truman-photo-wikicommons-poster=mhpronews-573x430\" width=\"504\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/leaders-are-readers-truman-photo-wikicommons-postermhpronews-573x430.png 573w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/leaders-are-readers-truman-photo-wikicommons-postermhpronews-573x430-150x113.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>This Month&#8217;s Featured Articles&#8230;<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Ready for some thoughtful articles? You&#8217;ve come to the right place. We are so please to bring you experts from a range of disciplines and experiences that are some of the best MH AM has to offer. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">More pros like you logon here than any other &#8216;similar&#8217; site in MH history. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">That is humbling. That trust is a responsibly. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Yes, we have an agenda. We are pro-MH! <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">We are pro-MH for sound reasons. MH is the future. MH is needed by a public starved for quality affordable living.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Together, let&#8217;s forge a future that is great for all the home owners and residents we serve by the millions. When we serve the public well, when we show and tell our stories well, more will have their eyes opened to our great industry. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Here below are this month&#8217;s featured articles. Please be sure to see the latest on rhyme evolving MH Industry Image and Education efforts. Thanks as always for checking in. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/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. 6, No. 8, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Alphabetically by Category<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"CENTER\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><strong>COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT &amp; FAIR HOUSING (LEGAL)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The Language Of Rentals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>by Bill Dahlin, JD<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bill-dahlin-hkc-law-california-posted-manufactured-housing-pro-news-com-50x50-.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9769\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bill-dahlin-hkc-law-california-posted-manufactured-housing-pro-news-com-50x50-.png\" alt=\"bill-dahlin-hkc-law-california-posted-manufactured-housing-pro-news-com-50x50-\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a>Many states, including, for example, California, have statutory schemes where the language of a consumer contract is addressed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/may-2015\/136-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/9503-the-language-of-rentals\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Yes, You Can! &#8211; Marketing Your Community the Fair Housing Way<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">by Nadeen Green, JD<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/nadeen-green-mhpronews-com.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9646\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/nadeen-green-mhpronews-com.jpeg\" alt=\"nadeen-green-mhpronews-com\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<p>One of my blog mentors recently suggested to me that I break from the tradition often followed by those of us who teach fair housing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/may-2015\/136-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/9505-yes-you-can-marketing-your-community-the-fair-housing-way\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">GENERAL MANUFACTURED HOUSING INDUSTRY TOPICS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">MH Image and Education Campaign &#8211; Open Letter to the Manufactured and Modular Home Industry<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">by John Bostick<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/JohnBostickPresidentSunshineHomesRedBayAlabama-posted-mhpronews-com-50x50.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9770\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/JohnBostickPresidentSunshineHomesRedBayAlabama-posted-mhpronews-com-50x50.jpg\" alt=\"JohnBostickPresidentSunshineHomesRedBayAlabama-posted-mhpronews-com-50x50\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a>Exclusive announcement to the industry via\u00a0<\/span><i style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">MHProNews.com,<\/i><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0re: Manufactured and Modular Home (MH) Image and Education Campaign.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/may-2015\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/9506-mh-image-and-education-campaign-open-letter-to-the-manufactured-and-modular-home-industry-\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Alternate Construction&#8230;Who Knows Why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>by Ron D&#8217;Ambra<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ron-dambra-210warranty-posted-manufacturedhousingpronews-mhpronews-com-50x50-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9771\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ron-dambra-210warranty-posted-manufacturedhousingpronews-mhpronews-com-50x50-.jpg\" alt=\"ron-d'ambra-210warranty-posted-manufacturedhousingpronews-mhpronews-com-50x50-\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a>Recently, there has been some heated and biased discussions on the purpose and theory of the Alternate Construction (AC) Standards per the HUD code 3280.14 when referenced by 3280.10 Subpart A.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/may-2015\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/9515-alternate-constructionwho-knows-why\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Time for The Game Changer in Manufactured Housing Image and Education<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">by Tom Fath<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tom-Fath-Operations-Manager-New-Durham-Estates-and-Home-Sales55x55.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9772\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Tom-Fath-Operations-Manager-New-Durham-Estates-and-Home-Sales55x55.png\" alt=\"Tom\u00a0Fath-Operations Manager New Durham Estates and Home Sales55x55\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a>To: Forward Thinking MH Industry Pros and the Game Changers in Our Industry, L.A. \u201cTony\u201d Kovach and Charles Drake.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/may-2015\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/9508-time-for-the-game-changer-in-manufactured-housing-image-and-education\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">A Cup of Coffee with\u2026Mel and Thelma Fath<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/a-cup-mhmsm-com.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9773\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/a-cup-mhmsm-com.jpeg\" alt=\"a-cup-mhmsm-com\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a>1)\u00a0<b>Who, What and Where<\/b>: (Your name and your formal title at New Durham Estates).<\/p>\n<p>Melville (President) and Thelma Fath (Secretary) at New Durham Estates, Manufactured Home Sales and New Durham Hardware.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/may-2015\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/9518-a-cup-of-coffee-withmel-and-thelma-fath\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Selling More Manufactured Homes &#8211; Evan Atkinson&#8217;s Leadership, PIP and You<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>by L. A. \u201cTony\u201d Kovach<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tony-kovach.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9648\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tony-kovach.jpg\" alt=\"tony- kovach\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a>Imagine for the next few moments someone who is a capable buyer that is home shopping.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/may-2015\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/9516-selling-more-manufactured-homes-evan-atkinsons-leadership-pip-and-you-\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Partners in Progress &#8211; Agents for Positive Change &#8211; The MH Alliance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>by L. A. \u201cTony\u201d Kovach<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tony-kovach.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9648\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tony-kovach.jpg\" alt=\"tony- kovach\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a>The past 5 \u00bd years has been exhilarating as well as humbling.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/may-2015\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/9517-partners-in-progress-agents-for-positive-change-the-mh-alliance\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">What&#8217;s Coming Soon in MH Image and Education!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>by L. A. \u201cTony\u201d Kovach<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tony-kovach.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9648\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tony-kovach.jpg\" alt=\"tony- kovach\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a>Videographer Charlie Drake and I have just returned from almost 2 weeks on the road doing the next round of videoing for\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 10pt;\" href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i><b>Inside MH<\/b><\/i><\/a><i style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/may-2015\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/9519-whats-coming-soon-in-mh-image-and-education\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Land Lease 55+ Senior Communities Opportunity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">by Steve Lefler<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/steve-lefler-vp-modular-lifestyles-newport-pacific-manufactured-homes-mhpronews-com-50x50-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9774\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/steve-lefler-vp-modular-lifestyles-newport-pacific-manufactured-homes-mhpronews-com-50x50-1.png\" alt=\"steve-lefler-vp-modular-lifestyles-newport-pacific-manufactured-homes-mhpronews-com-50x50= (1)\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a>I recently read a<\/span><i style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>\u00a0US News and World Report\u00a0<\/b><\/i><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">article by Tom Sightings on<\/span><i style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Yahoo\u00a0<\/b><\/i><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">entitled the\u00a0<\/span><i style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>\u201cBaby Boomers Housing Trends to Watch.\u201d<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/may-2015\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/9514-land-lease-55-senior-communities-opportunity\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The Rules for Innovation\u2014Part 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">by Bob Vahsholtz<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/bob-vahsholtz-author-dueling-curves-battle-for-housing-posted-industry-voices-guest-blog-mhpronews-com-manufatured-housing-professional-news-50x50-.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9650\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/bob-vahsholtz-author-dueling-curves-battle-for-housing-posted-industry-voices-guest-blog-mhpronews-com-manufatured-housing-professional-news-50x50-.png\" alt=\"bob-vahsholtz-author-dueling-curves-battle-for-housing-posted-industry-voices-guest-blog-mhpronews-com-manufatured-housing-professional-news-50x50-\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a>American housing innovation has been on a back burner for a century\u2014except for a short period after WWII.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/may-2015\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/9504-the-rules-for-innovationpart-2-\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>MANAGEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022<strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Get out from Behind your Desk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"CENTER\">by Tim Connor, CSP<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tim-connor-mhmsm-com.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9652\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tim-connor-mhmsm-com.jpg\" alt=\"tim-connor-mhmsm-com\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a>A recent study said that only 18% of managers know what they are doing or know how to manage effectively \u2013 WOW.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/may-2015\/139-management\/9501-get-out-from-behind-your-desk\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PERSONAL REFLECTIONS, MOTIVATION and INSPIRATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022<\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;\">ZigOn Dieting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;\">by Zig Ziglar<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/zig-ziglar.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9653\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/zig-ziglar.jpeg\" alt=\"zig-ziglar\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">It seems that after decades of diet, exercise, miracle potions and a host of gimmicks, many in the American public has concluded that losing weight, for them, is a lost cause, according to an article in USA Today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/may-2015\/141-personal-reflections-motivation-and-inspiration\/9507-zigon-dieting\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SALES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022<strong style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Let purpose be your touchstone<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"CENTER\">by Tim Connor, CSP<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tim-connor-mhmsm-com.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9652\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/tim-connor-mhmsm-com.jpg\" alt=\"tim-connor-mhmsm-com\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a>Loss of purpose in sales is akin to a loss of faith or patience in your ability to perform consistently, effectively and successfully.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/may-2015\/142-sales\/9502-let-purpose-be-your-touchstone\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social media has changed mainstream journalism. We hear reporters and news anchors routinely talking about someone&#8217;s Tweet, or about a post on Facebook. A video on YouTube may be cited in a commentary. There are bloggers who blog, and journalists often blog now too. 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