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Aren’t We All Selling Something?

Posted on October 15, 2007 by Jeff

I try spend part of every day visiting forums where there are discussions among hands-on users of the products we sell. You can get a lot of good information about how people use what we sell to solve problems and … Continue reading →

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Growth of Adhesive Tape Industry

Posted on September 28, 2007 by Jeff

My Google news alerts this morning pointed to a report about the anticipated growth of the pressure sensitive tape industry over the next several years. The report projects strong growth through 2010. Shurtape (the maker of 665 gaffers tape) sure … Continue reading →

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A New Way For The Internet To Make You Bigger Then Make You Smaller

Posted on September 4, 2007 by Jeff

Occasionally, I get a call (a complaint, really) from a customer who is unhappy because a tape product they ordered was described as being two inches wide, but turned out to really be only about 1 7/8″ in width. They’re … Continue reading →

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You Never Know Where A Customer Might Lead You

Posted on August 31, 2007 by Jeff

We don’t actually have a store front, but occasionally we do have walk in customers and they are always welcome. We have been discovered by the local “hooping” community and several of our customers drop by to get tape for … Continue reading →

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Sad Day For The Sports Page

Posted on July 26, 2007 by Jeff

I’ve never been a big sports fan, but I began to follow some major sports when we had a chance to supply some very high profile events like the Super Bowl, NFL Playoffs, and The Kentucky Derby, etc. Knowing that … Continue reading →

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Who Goes First

Posted on July 3, 2007 by Jeff

I have written a number of times about the recent retiring of the Permacel brand name for gaffers tape. It has caused a minor upheaval in our marketing and shipping departments, but most customers seem willing to accept the change. … Continue reading →

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Why I Buy Gasoline In The Afternoon

Posted on June 29, 2007 by Jeff

There is a new gas station down the road from us that has one of the cleverest pricing schemes I have ever seen. The highway this station is on has recently been widened and a median added so southbond traffic … Continue reading →

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Just One of 147,000,000

Posted on June 25, 2007 by Jeff

I periodically analyze something called a “web log,” which gives us information about how many visitors we have to our sites and how they arrive there. One of my primary interests is in the analysis of search terms, as this … Continue reading →

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Putting First Things First

Posted on June 19, 2007 by Jeff

We’ve made some changes here recently that have meant that I now have additional web developer responsibilities. It is work that I enjoy, but it can be complicated. The learning curve is steep. One of the new tasks that has … Continue reading →

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Shurtape 665

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Jeff

We continue to suffer fallout from the retiring of Permacel as the brand name for 665 gaffers tape. While customers who have agreed to be shipped the Shurtape version of this product seem satisfied, the long range prospects for this … Continue reading →

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