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by David Lively | Blog, Communication, Family Business, Generations
Things are whacky. Never in the history of the world have four distinct generations been working in such close quarters. Craig Arthur is a Wizard of Ads partner. You can visit his site Wizard Partners if you’re interested in checking out his point of view. I was...
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by David Lively | About Retail, Blog, Communication, Family Business, Generations
I can’t remember where I downloaded this drawing but I’d like to give the artist proper credit. If any of you know where it is from, kindly contact me and I’ll change the post to give full credit. The reason I chose it for this post is because it so...
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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...
