In the April 2017 edition of Cleaner & Launderer, the title of my monthly column was “The Company Creed.” The mission statements of three companies were featured. To illustrate my point, I invited our readers to join me in a small experiment. The task was to identify some companies that have provided them with outstanding […]
Month: November 2019
The Real Competition
Recently I read an article quoting a dry cleaner complaining about other cleaners in his market place charging lower prices. This cleaner claimed lower priced competition was the reasons he could not charge more or raise his prices. I call Bull Crap! Allowing another business to set your prices for you is an extremely dangerous […]
Using Emojis in Business
Remember the song “Put on a Happy Face?” With the advent of emojis, that song takes on a whole new meaning! Beginning in 1999, the first 176 emojis were created. They included a sun, umbrella, soccer ball and car. According to the Museum of Modern Art, the artist was Shigetaka Kurita, who worked at NTT […]