http://www.thesaleslion.com/business-pride-cycles-and-the-comeback-of-2010/ Awesome Inbound Marketing, Blogging, Small Business, and Life Success Tips Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:09:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thesaleslion.com/business-pride-cycles-and-the-comeback-of-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-335 Marcus Sheridan Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:11:29 +0000 http://www.thesaleslion.com/?p=550#comment-335 Thanks Jay, your too kind. One thing is for sure though, I'll never forget the energy from the participants at the conference. There is nothing like people that want to make a change for the better and do it with faith, a smile, and unlimited vigor. Thanks Jay, your too kind. One thing is for sure though, I’ll never forget the energy from the participants at the conference. There is nothing like people that want to make a change for the better and do it with faith, a smile, and unlimited vigor.

]]> http://www.thesaleslion.com/business-pride-cycles-and-the-comeback-of-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-334 Jason Hughes, figliving Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:26:52 +0000 http://www.thesaleslion.com/?p=550#comment-334 Marc, I feel confident in saying that anyone who attended the dealer conference had an experience they will never forget. Thank you for putting web marketing 2.0 in terms we can all understand and giving us the courage to do it ourselves. .-= Jason Hughes, figliving´s last blog ..<a href="http://figliving.com/big-fat-problems-with-christianity-christians-are-hypocrites/" rel="nofollow">Big Fat Problems with Christianity: “Christians are Hypocrites!”</a> =-. Marc,
I feel confident in saying that anyone who attended the dealer conference had an experience they will never forget. Thank you for putting web marketing 2.0 in terms we can all understand and giving us the courage to do it ourselves.
.-= Jason Hughes, figliving´s last blog ..Big Fat Problems with Christianity: “Christians are Hypocrites!” =-.

]]> http://www.thesaleslion.com/business-pride-cycles-and-the-comeback-of-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-333 Marcus Sheridan Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:14:05 +0000 http://www.thesaleslion.com/?p=550#comment-333 Wow Collin, now that's a comment my friend. And how right you are in referring to how biz owners need to be forward thinking, not like the short-term managers you so adequately subscribe. Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope to see you here again! :-) Wow Collin, now that’s a comment my friend. And how right you are in referring to how biz owners need to be forward thinking, not like the short-term managers you so adequately subscribe. Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope to see you here again!

]]> http://www.thesaleslion.com/business-pride-cycles-and-the-comeback-of-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-332 Collin Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:07:55 +0000 http://www.thesaleslion.com/?p=550#comment-332 Your energy is off the charts... bottle it and sell it; marketing it will be little problem at all. I'm not sure about Pride Cycles, but complacency is certainly an issue in all industries. Culture is the key... companies with a commitment to innovation and training are much more likely to weather economic cycles. Large companies like IBM and GE stand out... even though GE failed to see the hit its financing arm would take as the economy collapsed. Point is that small business owners need to be thinking about the next thing... the next product, the next forecast, the next opportunity, while managing the day-to-day. Too often managers get caught rewarding short-term successes in attempt to maximize profits (mortgage-backed securities, or even the good ole gas guzzling SUV for example), and do not prepare for the future. Your experience a few years ago is awfully reminiscent of other industries that have failed to look at what's next while focusing too heavily on what's now (dot com, 80s S&L, housing bubble... they all have similar greedy patterns). Your energy is off the charts… bottle it and sell it; marketing it will be little problem at all. I’m not sure about Pride Cycles, but complacency is certainly an issue in all industries. Culture is the key… companies with a commitment to innovation and training are much more likely to weather economic cycles. Large companies like IBM and GE stand out… even though GE failed to see the hit its financing arm would take as the economy collapsed. Point is that small business owners need to be thinking about the next thing… the next product, the next forecast, the next opportunity, while managing the day-to-day. Too often managers get caught rewarding short-term successes in attempt to maximize profits (mortgage-backed securities, or even the good ole gas guzzling SUV for example), and do not prepare for the future. Your experience a few years ago is awfully reminiscent of other industries that have failed to look at what’s next while focusing too heavily on what’s now (dot com, 80s S&L, housing bubble… they all have similar greedy patterns).

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