Published January 21, 2011 by Steele Whowell
Joe Hoffmaster would have had a hard time cashing the $6,000 check his friend and fellow boat dealer David Briggs faxed him in 1998, but the promise Briggs made – spend the $6,000 it costs to join my 20 Group and, if you don’t make that money back in the first year, I’ll send you the real thing – and the belief that gesture signified, were much more valuable anyway.
Published January 19, 2011 by Steele Whowell
We just got back from the 2011 Chicago Boat Show and there has been a lot of discussion over the past few years on the importance and relevancy of this show and shows like it. Many dealers have scaled back their booth space (as we did) and some have pulled out all together opting for their own “in house” show at their dealership. With the growing cost of having a booth at the show and the increase in people using the internet to get the info they need about products they are interested in the question arrises “is it worth it?” I’m here to say, that for now, it is worth it.?
Published January 12, 2011 by Steele Whowell
As the baby boom generation drifts into retirement, to be succeeded by a much smaller generation of workers, human talent is likely to become the most valuable commodity for businesses, according to many economic and demographic experts.