• The 2 Most Important Things for a Selling Career

    You can read a lot books, attend many seminars or listen to many audio tapes and CDs. But without knowing what are the most important things to focus on. Nothing of those help.



  • Your Guide to Point of Sale Campaign Coordination

    Founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Christianson in Denmark, The LEGO Group began a tradition of play that has touched the lives of millions of children across the world. Children in more than 130 countries use their imagination and creativity to build everything from castles to robots with these well-loved construction toys. And LEGOs aren’t just for toddlers and school children. They are also LEGO products for teenagers, as well as adults who are young at heart and still enjoy the fun of building whatever their imagination designs.



  • How to Promote Your Product and Boost Sales

    One of the most frustrating things about writing a book can be the difficulty in getting it noticed. In today’s market, even bestselling writers must do their own publicity or kiss some great potential revenue goodbye. With millions upon millions of other products out there, it is imperative to give your book every opportunity to be noticed. Here are a few quick tips on how to promote the sales of your title:



  • Directbuy Opens Rio Grande Valley Members-only Design Showroom

    DirectBuy of The Rio Grande Valley offers area residents thousands of items, including kitchen cabinets, flat-screen televisions and major appliances from more than 700 top manufacturers and their authorized suppliers.



  • Directbuy of Boston South Helps Turn Dream Home Into Home Sweet Home for Iraq War Vet

    Yet it’s also a date the many volunteers and businesses who contributed labor and materials to the construction effort coordinated by Homes for Our Troops— a non-profit organization that builds and remodels specially adapted homes for severely wounded veterans—will hold close in their hearts. That’s certainly true for one of the project’s key contributors, John Massaria, owner of DirectBuy of Boston South in Rockland.



  • Directbuy of Columbus East Celebrates 25-year Milestone

    As the leading members-only showroom and home design center, DirectBuy of Columbus East offers manufacturer-direct pricing on products ranging from light fixtures to televisions to kitchen cabinets, all from more than 700 manufacturers and their authorized suppliers. DirectBuy also offers design, delivery and installation services.



  • The Paradox to a Mission in Commission

    The paradox: Sales people who earn large commissions, are not doing what they do for money. What? you might say. That's ridiculous! Ray how could you say such an idiotic statement like that!



  • What Is The Game Plan?

    The other day I was working out in the gym when a guy asked me to spot him on the bench press. For those of you not familiar with the term "spot," it means to watch and assist the lifter if they need help. Of course, I agreed to do this. As is customary when spotting, I asked him how many reps (number of times lifting the weight) he planned to do. He looked at me very puzzled and said he didn't know. Humorously, I followed that with asking if he expected to do it once or a hundred times. He laughed and said it would be more than one, but not sure how many he would do beyond that.



  • Wealth Awakening

    Awareness is everything



  • Will Racking Ease Your Mind?

    Some things in life cause worry and sleepless nights. Unstable mountains of stuff are one of those things. What stuff? Mountains of boxes perhaps. Shops and other industrial places often pile boxes during storage, but this is bad planning on two counts. One, how are you going to get at the box at the bottom of the pile when you need it. The answer is with great difficulty, wasting lots of your time, and expending excess energy. Your arms and spine are not going to like you at the end of the day. Two, how do you know that the boxes at the bottom of the pile will support the boxes on top?