Category Archives: good business ideas

It’s Just Like Slamming The Door In Your Customer’s Face

I have been trying to order some toner cartridges online for about twenty minutes.  I am ordering from a company I like, one with good prices and service.  If  I had not already had a positive experience with them, I … Continue reading

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A Tip Of The Hat To Duracell

Duracell, in cooperation with the Firehouse Subs restaurant chain have a national Fire Safety month promotion that will reward customers who buy a $5  medallion at the restaurant with a free Duracell 9 volt battery. October is national fire safety … Continue reading

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Really Friendly Robots

We manage content for lots of blogs, primarily sites that are product specific.  They are all built on the Word Press platform. By default, settings for Word Press allow readers to post comments.  You can moderate the comments and decide … Continue reading

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An Education In Your Mailbox

I spend several hours a day reading, and the bulk of my time is spent with technical journals. I never cease to be amazed at how willing publishers of magazines oriented towards the entertainment production and audio visual industries are … Continue reading

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The Extension Cord As An Art Object

I am on the mailing list for a web site called Bestmade.com and enjoy getting their weekly updates.  It is run by an artist and product designer named Peter Buchanan-Smith, who has taken practical, but interesting objects, and turned them … Continue reading

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Is The Customer Always Right?

I try to spend a few minutes each day reading up on ideas related to sound business practices. There is an unending source of good (and sometimes not so good) ideas for business management available. One of the ideas that … Continue reading

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It’s Getting Tougher to Find the Deals

A troubling new pricing trend is developing in online pricing and it’s making things more difficult if you are looking for a deal. Pressure from manufacturers to control the price that online merchants charge for certain items mean that more and … Continue reading

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North Carolina Production Companies-Take A Bow!

I have written from time to time about the great free magazines available to the concert and special events production industries.  They are advertiser supported (thus, they are free) but they have lots of high quality articles and educational material. … Continue reading

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If You’re An Engineer, Where Is Your Train?

The dramatic failure of several outdoor stage roofs this summer has the live production community buzzing.  Last weekend’s catastrophic collapse of the stage at the Indiana State fair really changed the dynamic of the discussion, and the multiple deaths and … Continue reading

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Your Local High School Needs You

We enjoy working with our local schools and are particularly proud to be involved with the arts curriculum at Northwood High School, the school my daughter attends.  They are finishing up a series of special events this week and we … Continue reading

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