What Is Selling?
“Selling is a noble, high paying profession when it’s done with people, to help, serve and do what’s best for them.
It’s a job when a salesperson’s intention is to make a sale.”
Contributed by Mike Moore
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You won’t believe your eyes!
This 3D Printer is phenomenal!
Check out the futuristic technology that is available now and be amazed!
Source: lifefornothing on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZboxMsSz5Aw“>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZboxMsSz5Aw
Wikipedia has this to say about 3D printers:
3D printing is a form of additive manufacturing technology where a three dimensional object is created by laying down successive layers of material.[1] 3D printers are generally faster, more affordable and easier to use than other additive manufacturing technologies. 3D printers offer product developers the ability to print parts and assemblies made of several materials with different mechanical and physical properties in a single build process. Advanced 3D printing technologies yield models that can serve as product prototypes.
A 3D printer works by taking a 3D computer file and constructing from it a series of cross-sectional slices. Each slice is then printed one on top of the other to create the 3D object.
Since 2003 there has been large growth in the sale of 3D printers. Additionally, the cost of 3D printers has declined.[2] The technology also finds use in the jewellery, footwear, industrial design, architecture, engineering and construction (AEC), automotive, aerospace, dental and medical industries, among others.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing
Thanks to George F. Allen for the link to the video.
Fun Facts for the Fourth of July 2011
ON THIS DAY IN 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress, setting the 13 colonies on the road to freedom as a sovereign nation. As always, this most American of holidays will be marked by parades, fireworks and backyard barbecues across the country.
2.5 million
In July 1776, the estimated number of people living in the newly independent nation.
Source: Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970
311.7 million
The nation’s estimated population on this July Fourth.
Source: Population clock
FLAGS
$3.2 million
In 2010, the dollar value of U.S. imports of American flags. The vast majority of this amount ($2.8 million) was for U.S. flags made in China.
Source: Foreign Trade Statistics
$486,026
Dollar value of U.S. flags exported in 2010. Mexico was the leading customer, purchasing $256,407 worth.
Source: Foreign Trade Statistics
$302.7 million
Annual dollar value of shipments of fabricated flags, banners and similar emblems by the nation’s manufacturers, according to the latest published economic census data.
Source: 2007 Economic Census, Series EC0731SP1, Products and Services Code 3149998231
FIREWORKS
$190.7 million
The value of fireworks imported from China in 2010, representing the bulk of all U.S. fireworks imported ($197.3 million). U.S. exports of fireworks, by comparison, came to just $37.0 million in 2010, with Japan purchasing more than any other country ($6.3 million).
Source: Foreign Trade Statistics
$231.8 million
The value of U.S. manufacturers’ shipments of fireworks and pyrotechnics (including flares, igniters, etc.) in 2007.
Source: 2007 Economic Census, Series EC0731SP1, Products and Services Code 325998J108
PATRIOTIC-SOUNDING PLACE NAMES
Thirty-one places have “liberty” in their names. The most populous one as of April 1, 2010, is Liberty, Mo. (29,149) Iowa, with four, has more of these places than any other state: Libertyville, New Liberty, North Liberty and West Liberty.
Thirty-five places have “eagle” in their names. The most populous one is Eagle Pass, Texas (26,248).
Eleven places have “independence” in their names. The most populous one is Independence, Mo. (116,830).
Nine places have “freedom” in their names. The most populous one is New Freedom, Pa. (4,464).
One place with “patriot” in the name. Patriot, Ind. (209).
Five places have “America” in their names. The most populous is American Fork, Utah (26,263).
Source: American FactFinder
EARLY PRESIDENTIAL LAST NAMES
138
Ranking of the frequency of the surname of our first president, George Washington, among all last names tabulated in the 2000 Census. Other early presidential names that appear on the list, along with their ranking, were Adams (39), Jefferson (594), Madison (1,209) and Monroe (567).
Source: Census 2000 Genealogy
THE BRITISH ARE COMING!
$98.3 billion
Dollar value of trade last year between the United States and the United Kingdom, making the British, our adversary in 1776, our sixth-leading trading partner today.
Source: Foreign Trade Statistics
FOURTH OF JULY COOKOUTS
More than 1 in 4
The chance that the hot dogs and pork sausages consumed on the Fourth of July originated in Iowa. The Hawkeye State was home to 19.0 million hogs and pigs on March 1, 2011. This estimate represents more than one-fourth of the nation’s estimated total. North Carolina (8.6 million) and Minnesota (7.6 million) were also homes to large numbers of pigs.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
6.8 billion pounds
Total production of cattle and calves in Texas in 2010. Chances are good that the beef hot dogs, steaks and burgers on your backyard grill came from the Lone Star State, which accounted for about one-sixth of the nation’s total production. And if the beef did not come from Texas, it very well may have come from Nebraska (4.6 billion pounds) or Kansas (4.1 billion pounds).
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
6
Number of states in which the value of broiler chicken production was $1 billion or greater between December 2009 and November 2010. There is a good chance that one of these states — Georgia, Arkansas, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi or Texas — is the source of your barbecued chicken.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
Over 1 in 3
The odds that your side dish of baked beans originated from North Dakota, which produced 36 percent of the nation’s dry, edible beans in 2010. Another popular Fourth of July side dish is corn on the cob. Florida, California, Georgia, Washington and New York together accounted for 68 percent of the fresh market sweet corn produced nationally in 2010.
Source: <http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/current/CropProdSu/CropProdSu-01-12-2011_new_format.pdf>
Please Pass the Potato
Potato salad and potato chips are popular food items at Fourth of July barbecues. Approximately half of the nation’s spuds were produced in Idaho or Washington state in 2010.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
More than three-fourths
Amount of the nation’s head lettuce production in 2010 that came from California. This lettuce may end up in your salad or on your burger.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
7 in 10
The chances that the fresh tomatoes in your salad came from Florida or California, which combined accounted for 71 percent of U.S. fresh market tomato production last year.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
Florida
The state that led the nation in watermelon production last year (750 million pounds). Other leading producers of this popular fruit included California, Georgia and Texas, each had an estimate of more than 600 million pounds.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
81 million
Number of Americans who said they have taken part in a barbecue during the previous year. It’s probably safe to assume a lot of these events took place on Independence Day.
Source: Mediamark Research & Intelligence, as cited in the Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2011, Table 1239 # #
Provided by the U.S. Census Bureau News | Facts for Features | May 12, 2011 | http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/cb11-ff13.html
What makes an operation first class?
“It’s the little things that make the big things possible. Only close attention to the fine details of any operation makes the operation first class. “
– John Willard Marriott
1900-1985, Entrepreneur and Founder of Marriott Corporation
Submitted by Robin Crow
What will kill a dream?
“It only takes one excuse to kill a dream. To make your dreams come true make no excuses. “#MooreThoughts
“You can’t live a perfect day without helping someone who will never be able to repay you.” John Wooden
#MooreThoughts
Submitted by Mike Moore, Making Customers, Inc., 858-354-2802
When do our lives begin to end?
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
Submitted by Tom Kovach, City Council, Norman, OK
The Impact of a Father
A tribute to all our fathers and those of our readers who are fathers – with special thanks and blessings for who you are in our lives.
Posted by TransformStudios on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8H30UBTRkE&feature=related
What is expected of a business leader today?
“A business leader has to keep their organization focused on the mission. That sounds easy, but it can be tremendously challenging in today’s competitive and ever-changing business environment. A leader also has to motivate potential partners to join the cause.”
Meg Whitman
Making choices, right judgment and manufactured housing news
We have all picked up a movie, publication or book that we thought would be good, and turned out disappointed by its contents.
We have all worked with people that we later regretted working with, but hind sight is 20-20. Looking back, at the time, we may not have known better.
A plumber called out to do a job may have totally different politics than the home owner whose house he is repairing. Should the plumber be condemned for repairing a problem, even if other problems exist?
Should the auto mechanic who is paid to change the tires refuse the job, because the engine needs a tune up and the interior of the vehicle needs cleaning?
The worker at McDonald’s is not responsible for serving hamburgers that could – if repeated and combined with numerous other food choices – result years later with someone ending up with clogged arteries.
If that McDonald’s employee can get a new job with a quality health food store, terrific! The health food store manager may shudder at the thought of fast foods. But if they look past the word McDonald’s on the resume, they might learn that this person did fine work. Can the experience at McDonald’s be a useful one?
Absolutely.
The closed mind by definition can’t learn.
We are all at times branded by a perceived association that may not exist.
If a media outlet is liberal, does it benefit their readers by having a conservative columnist?
I’ve often picked up sound ideas from professionals I disagreed with.
In fact, when I come in to do a turn-around for a client, one of the first things I have to do is observe what is currently being done. It may be dead wrong! But by observing (or reading 😉 from others, even if they are wrong about many things, the right approach may come to light.
You may also find some things that were good, even in the midst of chaos and confusion. Keep what is good, toss out what isn’t.
The mechanic whose job is to change the tires of the car may notice that the engine needs a tune up. He may offer to do that work, or to clean up and detail the dirty interior of the vehicle. But if the customer says, ‘No thanks, all I want are those new tires,’ that is what the mechanic does. We shouldn’t blame the mechanic for doing the job he was hired to do, if that part of the job was well done.
In the manufactured housing news, tips and views business, you shouldn’t check common sense at the door.
There are times when the most interesting commentary on American news comes from a source like the BBC.
Ask questions.
Probe for facts.
Sift past appearances and seek the truth of an issue or idea.
You may or may not like the source of an idea personally. While understandable, let’s not let the source of a good idea alone blind us.
I do not ask a mechanic about their politics or religious practices or the lack thereof. What I want to know is, can this person do the job well?
If someone is given the resources and authority needed to do a job and consistently can’t produce results, that is what they should be judged upon.
But the opposite is also true. When you find someone who manages to advance a cause or effort in spite of a lack of resources or sufficient support, bring that person on!
A look at the person, not some label hung upon a person.
All raw diamonds need cutting and polishing.
An open mind to ideas, even if we question the source.
First impressions may be right or wrong. The flashy cover on that DVD may conceal a dull video. The subtle or obscure cover may be hiding a gem. # #
L.A. ‘Tony’ Kovach, MHM – Publisher, Marketing Director and Industry Consultant
http://www.linkedin.com/in/latonykovach
Manufactured Home Marketing Sales Management trade journal
www.MHMarketingSalesManagement.com aka MHMSM.com aka MHProNews.com
tony@mhmsm.com
847-730-3692
Which road are you taking?
Alice came to a fork in the road. “Which road do I take?” she asked.
“Where do you want to go?” responded the Cheshire cat.
“I don’t know,” Alice answered.
“Then,” said the cat, “it doesn’t matter.”
~Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland