How To Build a Business That Lasts         

How To Build a Business That Lasts       

Better Call Bill (English, That Is) The answer? You need to attract young talent, keep clients happy and be creative in every endeavor. That’s the sage advice you’ll find highlighted in the Feb. 19 Executive Perspective in Print & Promo magazine. The article is an...
5 Ways to Build Unstoppable Team Chemistry

5 Ways to Build Unstoppable Team Chemistry

Here’s How to Build Teams That Respect Each Other Lately, we’ve been talking about resolving workplace conflicts. But today let’s think more positively. How do you build an atmosphere of respect in the first place? When employees get along, the team works more...
7 Ways Good Bosses Defuse Conflict – Part Two

7 Ways Good Bosses Defuse Conflict – Part Two

What to Do When Tension Threatens Teamwork In Thursday’s post, I promised you some tangible actions you can take when you sense that workplace disagreements might be hampering productivity.  I think it’s a subject worth discussing. The print management services...
7 Ways Good Bosses Defuse Conflict – Part One

7 Ways Good Bosses Defuse Conflict – Part One

That “Humility” Thing Helps Here, Too In Tuesday’s post, I discussed how to be a good boss and how good leaders are humble and be the ones who help your company achieve its goals. That’s what matters most, to you and to us. Our primary goal, with print management and...
Want To Be A Great Boss? Don’t Forget THIS

Want To Be A Great Boss? Don’t Forget THIS

The Best Bosses Don’t Forget This Important Trait… I came across an interesting article the other day about Naomi Osaka. She just won the Australian Open, one of the four annual “Grand Slam” events in tennis. It focused on her refreshing humility after the...
5 Ways to Use The 2019 Pantone Color of The Year      

5 Ways to Use The 2019 Pantone Color of The Year      

It Could Make Your Business a Shade Better Right now when much of the country looks out the window, it sees a cold, white landscape. So on this last day of January, let’s warm and brighten things up a bit. It’s time to celebrate Pantone’s 2019 “Color of the...
7 Ways to Help Your Employees Help Your Company  

7 Ways to Help Your Employees Help Your Company  

Employee Benefits That Benefit Your Business In last Thursday’s post,  I built a pretty good case for making your employees happy. There is plenty of evidence from surveys and other research that suggests the happier employees make your company more successful....
Putting the Happy into Your Company’s New Year

Putting the Happy into Your Company’s New Year

Here’s Why Happy Employees Matter to Your Business Welcome to the new year! I hope it’s a great one for you, and I hope, through my posts here, to help make that happen. Naturally, my main concern is the spectrum of printing services we at Superior Business...
Want a Better Workday? Kick These Time Wasters to The Curb   

Want a Better Workday? Kick These Time Wasters to The Curb   

Are You Working Harder Instead of Smarter? On Tuesday, I discussed the benefits of managed print services. One of the big ones, of course, is that you save money on printing services that way. Money is a key issue for any business, so that is obviously appealing. But...
Have You Defined Your Company’s Demise?

Have You Defined Your Company’s Demise?

Predicting Your Downfall Can Help You Avoid It I know that first headline sounds pretty dark. But it’s actually the best way to ensure a bright future for your company and its people. If those buggy whip manufacturers in the 1890’s had followed this advice, they...
What Do You See In Others?       

What Do You See In Others?       

What Kind of Reflection Do You Create In Others? This time of year, I seem to get a bit more reflective and sentimental and veer off of the path of print management and promotional items. I don’t think that’s a bad thing. (In fact, it might do us good to think that...
Tech Brings “Do Not Disturb” to a Whole New Level       

Tech Brings “Do Not Disturb” to a Whole New Level       

An Easier Workday is a More Productive Workday I saw an interesting article the other day about the newest version of iOS (the Apple operating system). It includes changes that make its “Do Not Disturb” feature more useful. New tweaks make it even more useful for...
How Do You Define Success?     

How Do You Define Success?     

Research Suggests Measuring Success in Minutes, Not Money I’m going to go out on a limb here. I would guess that if you asked most people what it would take to make them feel successful, not very many of them would answer ‘print supply chain management.” But based on...
10 Quotes to Promote Mindfulness at Work

10 Quotes to Promote Mindfulness at Work

Here are some inspiring quotes to help with Mindfulness to destress, get you in the moment and a creative way to use them in your next promotional product strategy initiative.

The Benefits of Mindfulness and Guided Imagery for Business

The Benefits of Mindfulness and Guided Imagery for Business

Be Mindful. Be Productive. Be Done. I’m going to take a step away from my usual business topics today and discuss something that may sound a little more “cosmic” than usual. But I believe it can make a big difference in your business day if you are open to it. Let me...
Think “Cash is King?” Not For Sales Incentives

Think “Cash is King?” Not For Sales Incentives

Promotional Products Can Be Better Motivators Let’s continue our series on promotional marketing programs that could provide big returns for your business. But today, I’m going to surprise you a little bit. And, just maybe, change your thinking. Successful salespeople...
Are You Ashamed of Your Business?

Are You Ashamed of Your Business?

Is Your Promotional Marketing Hiding Behind Name Brands and Just Plain Hiding YOURS? Today, I’m posting another installment in a series on the valuable promotional marketing programs your business might be missing. And this one starts with a pretty tough question for...
Increasing Loyalty and Sales in Current Customers. How Can It Be Done?

Increasing Loyalty and Sales in Current Customers. How Can It Be Done?

Promotional Marketing Turns Good Customers into Better Ones Hope you had a great Labor Day. But it’s time for me to get back to what truly is a “labor of love”–helping make your business more successful. Today we continue our current series on promotional...