A recent project with J. D. Boone and Dothan Nurseries is worth sharing as an illustration of the expansive potential of POP signage executed with a strategic message.
As the time winds down for reporting to the 2015 P&L Study (there might still be time to report, call me!), my phone goes into overtime. Questions relating to reporting, especially from new garden centers in The Group, come in at an ever-increasing rate as the deadline approaches.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad everyone is calling! Clarifying what goes where in the data is the key to valid data in the report you receive back. Since the P&L Study began over ten years ago, the report has become an industry standard due to the time, effort, and accuracy participants have contributed to the effort.
A group of Florida researchers has found a link between gardening and good mental health. Scientists at the University of Florida studied 23 healthy women and preliminary findings show the women who participated in group gardening activities twice a week reported profoundly reduced stress, anxiety, anger, confusion and fatigue. The women also reported significantly more vigor and friendliness than the women in the control group.
Friends...You probably know a lot about pricing. After all, you have many years’ experience doing just that. Think about this: pricing the way you know how is worth little more than one year of experience repeated over and over. You’ve probably heard the phrase that
“it ain’t braggin’ if it's true."
Last week I challenged you to get inspired and then begin working on your 2016 plans. The video here is of Bert Jacobs, co-founder of Life is Good, and co-author of Life is Good, the Book that I recommended to you last week. If you failed to order the book CLICK HERE to do it now. I hope you'll invest 13.5 minutes to watch the video (click on image on left), and that you'll invest in others by watching it with them.
On Wednesday during The Fall Event, Sid gave a challenging presentation titled "The Magic of Streamlining Your Business" and provided a path to making our businesses more simple, more enjoyable, and more profitable. While we can't bring you the full experience of being at his presentation (or the entire Fall Event), we can give you some powerful high points. And of course, if you were fortunate enough to be at The Fall Event, this is a recap to make sure you are working on this in your business operation!