by David Lively | Blog, Family Business
Without a doubt it is the hardworking American family business that fuels the engine that drives the economy. Whether you are a family member working in the business, or a non family hired gun, understanding the special dynamics of family business is the key to...
by David Lively | About Retail, Blog, Communication
Let me tell you, conflict is ugly and messy. I personally witnessed this last week because of a major breakdown in communication with a close family friend. The older I get, the more I come to hate conflict. But nonetheless, conflict is a part of life. There is truly...
by David Lively | Blog, Marketing, WHFA Article
This article by Jeff Bennett was taken from an upcoming issue of Western Retailer, a publication of the Western Home Furnishings Association. You’re doing everything right to market and brand your business. Radio and TV ads? Check. Direct mail? Yes. A Web site?...
by David Lively | Blog, Web Strategy
“If you build it, they will come.” This famous line from Field of Dreams might apply to baseball diamonds, but it doesn’t necessarily translate to websites. At Grey Suit Retail, our online marketing and web development company, we design websites with many...
by David Lively | About Retail, Blog, Communication, Marketing
The door opens, and in walks the customer you were working with last week…what was it they were looking at? Oh yes, the dining room suite. And you were hoping they were going to add the sideboard as well. (ring-ring) But right as they walk in, the phone rings. And...
by David Lively | Blog, Communication, Family Business, Generations, Personality Type
Dr. Howard Thurman was born in 1899 in the segregated South. In 1923, Thurman graduated from Morehouse College as valedictorian. He was ordained a Baptist minister in 1925, after completing his study at the Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School. He then pursued...
