by TheLivelyMerchant | About Retail, Blog, Communication, Family Business, Marketing, Web Strategy
How to Prepare for a Global Pandemic (and beyond) Business owners spend countless hours preparing for every possible scenario. They hire and train people, select store sites, carefully choose products and set prices, and continually take the temperature of the market....
by TheLivelyMerchant | Blog
Online Meetings During Coronavirus (and beyond) Having led and participated in hundreds of online meetings in the course of my career, I have had to remind myself that this digital experience is very new to some people. Here are some tips I’ve learned (some the hard...
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...
