by David Lively | About Retail, Blog, Communication, Family Business, Generations
Foul language shouldn’t be needed to make your position clear. No one has ever accused me of of being a prude. In fact, just the opposite is more likely the case. The use of bottom rung slang is no longer my style. Today’s post is an exception because,...
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by Amy Lively | About Retail, Blog, Communication, Family Business, Retail Idioms
T tops. Duck tails. Leg warmers. Pet rocks. Ugg boots. Cabbage Patch Kids. We’ve all seen them come… and go. Trends, by definition, are here today and usually gone tomorrow, lingering just long enough for at least one embarrassing photo opportunity. We usually...
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by David Lively | About Retail, Blog, Communication, Family Business
After reading the September newsletter from furniture guru Jerry Epperson I wondered if death were a better option than retail. Jerry is typically easy on the ears and his market presentations, while interesting, are typically a rewrapped repeat of his previous words...
by David Lively | About Retail, Blog, Communication, Family Business
Sometimes leaders just have to pay the price. The price of people’s failures: People just “leave the ranch,” they break laws, they backslide and backstab, they believe it’s your job to solve their problems, the list could go on. Leaders have to...
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by David Lively | About Retail, Blog
Your only option on the Presidential ticket this year includes either a black man or a woman. I don’t know about you, but that makes me proud to be an American. What a land of opportunity! Finally, a country of equality! While I’m still tossing around...
by David Lively | About Retail, Blog, Communication
It has been said men likely think with their head, rarely think with their hearts, and sometimes even think with their… I wonder which brain locks in on the same-old-same-ole advertising ideas. Who’s run this? Have you seen this somewhere else? What terms make it work...
