“It takes two to speak the truth, one to speak and another to hear.” – Henry David Thoreau The insight and power possible from a single sentence, a powerful quote, is telling indeed. The quotation above is a case in point. Let us see for a few moments how this quotation applies to the manufactured …
Capitol Building, the home of the U.S. Congress. All photos by L.A.’Tony’ Kovach. “Manufactured Housing Still Rocks!” with those words, Teresa Payne addressed the crowd at the busy L’Enfant Hotel solarium this morning, July 15th, an apt summation of this important MHI Summer Session meeting. Some of the many ‘Who’s Who’ personalities were at thisCongressional …
Celebrating our nation’s independence on the 4th wasn’t the only hot summer show in town. MHI’s Summer Meeting and Legislative Conference is going on right now in Washington, DC (July 13-15), and our Editor and Publisher L.A. ‘Tony’ Kovach is attending. Be sure to say hello and talk a little “manufactured home” biz. Tony is …
Write Congress and the FHFA, Let’s get Financing!
Second set of Eyes; the Manufactured Housing Institute’s Summer Meeting
Two distinct topics today. First, a brief reminder that next week is the MHI Summer Meeting, held in Washington, DC. The dates are July 13-July 15th. This will be my first to attend, and I am looking forward to it. I hope to see you there, here is a photo from April that will help you spot me in the crowd. I always enjoy a good conversation about INdustry related issues.
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L. A. ‘Tony’ Kovach MHCC April 2010 Meeting Tulsa OK
Next, I want to talk to you about the second set of eyes and their importance. George F. Allen’s recent blog post is part of the spark, but more immediate was this true tale of two cities.
Musical 4th and the Manufactured Housing and Factory Built Home Industry
Music has an amazing ability to subdue the mind, touch the heart and stir the soul. There are reasons that great films all have great soundtracks. There are also reasons why nation’s and their military have anthems and songs designed to motivate their young to fight bravely – and if need be – make the ultimate sacrifice. Of course, the goal for a soldier, sailor or aviator – as brilliantly stated by George C Scott in that memorable opening to the movie Patton, – is to “make the other poor dumb b-st-rd die for his country. “
Knowledge is Power & the Manufactured-Modular Housing People Parade
Sir Francis Bacon popularized the phrase, “Knowledge is Power.” In the information age, this is more true than ever before. Information precedes knowledge. In the biblical sense, knowledge implied intimacy. A grasp or an ‘intimacy’ with information is what yields true knowledge. Knowledge is power in the marketplace. Knowledge is the power to advance beyond your peers and competitors.
Never confuse activity with accomplishment.
How to get ahead, and some practical tips and tools follow that will help you close more manufactured home or pre-fab housing sales.
Barely two weeks since our INdustry In Focus Reports journalist Eric Miller has come on board, and those reports are already one of the hot pages on the MHMSM.com site! No wonder. Monday’s exclusive INF Report should be a helpful tool for sales managers, owners and their sales teams! http://www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com/industry-news/industry-in-focus/696-tornado-caused-more-destruction-to-conventional-construction-than-to-mobile-or-manufactured-homes If you haven’t signed up …
Tired of Media Bias against Manufactured Housing?
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Voluntary ignorance may not be a crime, but it may reflect apathy, bias, prejudice or worse. If you’ve been in the manufactured housing industry for more than a few months, odds are you have already experienced media ignorance or actual bias against manufactured housing.
This ignorance or bias against manufactured housing often manifests itself around ‘tornado season,’ but certainly isn’t limited to those destructive events. …
