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I enjoy the messages and questions that come across the LISTSERV of the Society of Marketing Professional Services. One person recently asked this question: “Anyone willing to share information or provide a resource for information about copyright or use of image or articles (such as google, etc.)?” This is typically a legal question. And while [...]

Rainmakers aren’t born, they are made. All of our research and experience shows that. And usually there is an event when someone suddenly gets it. They get an insight into selling that allows them to embrace it. Some people have that experience early in their lives. Rainmaker and civil engineer, Steve Rush, got it one [...]

Tim and Kevin from Glenn McElhose on Vimeo.      

  LA Hard Hats: Plumbing Episode Water, natural gas, and runoff pipes must be meticulously placed in order to keep the building safe. “LA Hard Hats” was a show on the Discovery Channel that followed construction workers who spent two years of their lives building a luxury condominium high rise called Evo in downtown Los [...]

At a conference the other day I set myself the task of spending time with one of the speakers after a breakout session which was attended by about 40 people. At the end of the workshop, eight people lined up to talk with the speaker, and he gave each of them a minute or two [...]

  For your amusement, here is an interesting video explaining twitter. Enjoy.

{youtube}pxC_a7qnGi8{/youtube} Here is Walt Disney’s original plan for EPCOT. The film was made for the Florida Legislators so that the state would give the company the self-governing rights and permissions it needed to build its giant theme park, resort, city utopian thing. Walt Disney’s original vision of EPCOT was for a model community, home to [...]

As a Principal, Business Developer, or someone who is responsible for bringing in business for your construction  firm, you are very likely to come across contracts. Contracts are an agreement signed by your firm and a client that sets the rules for the work to be done. Signing the contract is usually the final step [...]

  Who hates forms? Yea, I realize they are necessary. But seriously my Principals have not been arrested for crimes against humanity. Can’t I just write that down once and be done with it. Why do you keep asking me in every different form for every different agency in every different state. How about a [...]