Dr. Amanda Childress
Doctor of Pharmacy and Advanced Nutrition Response Testing practitioner
Five tips for sleeping like a baby
Melissa Mueller
Vis-a-Vis Skin Spa & Bodywork
Want to know the best anti-aging product on the market?
Geoff Scott
CEO and owner of Friends of the Family Home Health Care in Toledo
Vacationing with Grandma and Grandpa
Megan Coyle-Stamos
Vice President and prearrangement specialist at Coyle Funeral Home
Coyle Funeral and Cremation Services celebrates 125 years in business
Jeff Bucher and Kevin Bucher
Citizen Advisory Group
When is the right time to file for social security benefits?
Dr. Roxanna Potter
Owner of Personal Eyecare
Kids and UV radiation: Slather on the sunscreen and sunglasses!
Gerald Bricker
Managing Principal, Aadvise Consulting, LLC
Gerald Bricker is Managing Principal, Aadvise Consulting, LLC, a business and management coaching firm. He can be reached at info@aadviseconsultingllc.com or 248-974-1537.
Sales is not rocket science: Become the buyer’s assistant - Oct, 2012
A recent newspaper article reported that Gen Y consumers (those between 21 and 34) are not buying cars at the same rate as the generations before them. In fact, the percentage of Gen Y people who have a driver’s license …
Read More | Leave a CommentReach your full potential: Hire a coach - Sep, 2012
What does a coach do? A coach is a catalyst, an element that contributes to improved results without becoming involved in the actual performance. Studies have shown that the average manager today uses just 25 percent of their abilities. Think …
Read More | Leave a CommentKnow what success will look like - Aug, 2012
Do you know what success in your business will look like? Do you have a vision for your business? Many business owners have a mission statement. What about your vision statement? What do you want your business to become or …
Read More | Leave a CommentGeneration gap – it applies to customers too! - Jul, 2012
In my last post I wrote about how the generation gap relates to employees. Some of my readers responded that this must also apply to customers. Of course it does! Larger companies with significant marketing expertise recognize this and focus …
Read More | Leave a CommentToday’s employees: three myths about the “Generation Gap” - Jun, 2012
My clients report to me about hiring challenges. Many of them see the same issue. It’s about the “younger generation” and their mind set toward work. They are not the same as their older employees. This issue is totally frustrating …
Read More | Leave a CommentThree reasons why you can’t find good people to hire - May, 2012
Hiring good people is a challenge in the best of times. Now it is more difficult than ever to get hiring right. One would think that, now that companies are back in the market to hire people and, with unemployment …
Read More | Leave a Comment“What’s love got to do with it?” Chapter 2 - Apr, 2012
In my last article I wrote about the importance of having your customers in love with your business. The logical question would then be, “How do you get customers to love your business?” The challenge may seem complex. There are …
Read More | Leave a Comment“What’s love got to do with it?” - Mar, 2012
This well-known song title poses an important question for company owners and managers. When it comes to your customers or clients, what does their love for your company, product or service have to do with your business? Most people do …
Read More | Leave a CommentAre You Scared to Plan? - Feb, 2012
Strategic planning is a way of setting the future path of the company and determining what resources are needed to make it happen.
Read More | Leave a CommentHopes and dreams abound: now what? - Jan, 2012
We wish you and yours a happy holiday season and a peaceful and prosperous new year! The holiday season ends one year and begins another. With it come feelings of hope and dreams for the future. These are common themes …
Read More | Leave a CommentBe The “Guys” that Show Up! - December 1, 2011
A friend told me a story recently that speaks to how to build a business and create customer loyalty. Her husband and his brother decided to start a home improvement business. In that region, there were a number of competitors. …
Read More | Leave a CommentExcuse our customer service - October 1, 2011
What can a business owner do? The economy drove down revenues. Costs had to be cut. The staff had to be reduced. Now things are beginning to turn around. Customers are spending again. Business is turning up. So, when is …
Read More | Leave a CommentTrust, the Winning Element in Business - August 1, 2011
Harvard Business Professor, Peter Drucker said, “The function of business is to attract and maintain customers.” While working for a Japanese company I learned that attracting and retaining customers is a high priority. To reach the point at which a …
Read More | Leave a CommentUnderstand customer culture to win new business - January 1, 2011
Small businesses face many challenges. Finding new customers is one of the most critical of those challenges. Sometimes new customers are difficult to win because they have unique or different culture. It’s important to understand and to work within that …
Read More | Leave a Comment