Here’s a tip gleaned from the recent webinar a on 40 Tips to Improve Margin & Profitability sponsored by the Direct Gardening Association. Presenter George Mollo of GJM Associates pointed out that it’s wise to (click on the headline for more…)
Highlights of Recent Garden Industry Trends
The recent Direct Gardening Association conference included informative presentations on industry trends by National Gardening Association’s Bruce Butterfield and Garden Writer Association’s Anne Marie Van Nest. Here are just a few of the highlights from recent surveys they conducted: (Click on the headline for more…)
Practices That Inadvertently Destroy Customer Trust
I’ve just returned from the Direct Gardening Association (until recently, the Mailorder Gardening Association) conference, packed with excellent speakers. Among them was Tom Funk — until recently of Timberline Interactive, now of Green Mountain Coffee – speaking on 7 Ways to Make More Money Online. One of the 7 was Earn your customer’s trust. In […]
Two Keys to Double-Digit Growth
I just read a good article in the September issue of Green Profit magazine, called The 1% Reality by Bill McCurry. In it, McCurry dispenses two common sense but often-overlooked pieces of advice on how to grow any business: (Click on the headline for more…)
Survey of Gardening Enthusiasts Just Published
GreenhouseGrower.com just published an article about an interesting survey that Proven Winners conducted recently. The survey, which generated over 7,000 responses, asked gardeners a variety of questions including (Click on the headline for more…)
