Tuesday came and went and with a Blurrr..many things going on and the day slipped away without a Blog. I made a decision on Tuesday to head down into the Atlanta marketplace. The south has been hard hit by the economy and is one of our toughest markets. My sales manager for the territory had a meeting set up that i felt was important to attend and i am glad that i did. The meeting went very well and he would have handled it fine by himself however the flight gave me sometime to think of new strategies that i wanted to try. New ideas for helping their business make money as well as the Kitchen and Baths in the market place.
Well i tried the new angle and the approach seemed to work, they are on board and within a month we will have some new business coming through our doors. New angles...maybe we all need protractors and treat this economy like grade school...look for all the new angles..Well i am fighting a cold and fighting this market at the same time this is fun. New Angles what are your Angles are they the same as everyone else? If they are get out your protractor and draw up a new plan. Forget outside the box...get outside the hexagon...till next time. Up and away and back home.
Its always comforting to begin your morning with a flight on a plane that appears to be siliconed togther. I am a loyal Continental flyer but some of these smaller planes need a little updating. I am now paying extra for an Exit row, i would like to feel that i wont be sucked out of the window. Luckily despite the weather in Newark the flight landed right in between a huge thunderstorms and i landed safe and sound. Touched down to only 45 emails in a two hour flight....light morning, thank god for technology as i can and am now expected to answer those immediatley. That is customer service though isnt it? Isnt that what i was taught get back to your customers, make sure you respond quickly, answer every problem and question. I try and i try to instill that same philosophy with everyone in the company. We are now and even more so becoming peoplewho want instant reactions, heck how long ago did we start using microwaves because our food didnt cook quick enough? It has been determined that a person now only has a 9 sec time span in which they will pay attention, so anyone reading this to this point thank you..you have passed the test. How do i get that message across in 9 seconds..im not sure but i am working on it. I have been known to speak really fast. Well i arrived home to a great sight below, a full rainbow across my yard..there is a pot of gold somewhere...Lets go find it! 
