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by David Lively | Blog, Communication, Family Business, Retail Idioms
Have you ever been served dinner on the red plate? Not any old red plate, but THE Red Plate. You can get one on eBay: it’s simply a plate that says, “You Are Special Today,” that’s used to celebrate birthdays or achievements or just to cheer...
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by David Lively | Blog, Family Business
Did any of you get mad today when your inbox dinged with the sound of breaking news from Furniture Today? Amazingly, the furniture retailer community could not see the value in partnering with HGTV. HGTV and the NHFA shared niceties about one another, but the bottom...
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by David Lively | Blog, Communication, Family Business, Retail Idioms
Don’t ever ask a woman when she is due. Don’t assume she’s expecting, even if you’re at “Babies-R-Us” and she’s wearing a baggy t-shirt printed with a big arrow pointing to her bellybutton that says “BABY.” You...
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by David Lively | About Retail, Blog, Communication, Family Business
Hello, Music City! Last weekend, we had the pleasure of attending the Boom Your Business seminar in Nashville hosted by Wizards of Ads partners. While the edges were a little rough in places because it was the first-time ever, Amy and I came home with two notebooks...
by David Lively | Blog, Family Business
Who says the furniture business isn’t jam packed with creative talent? Here is Billy Spurlock and his soon to be four-year old singing a worlwide VH1 video hit. Are we looking at the next American Idol? Could they win the grand prize on America’s Got...
