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Sales Success Magazine | Sales Training | Success StoriesSam Walton Articles DirectoryIt??s Not the Size of Your Bank Account You might think that if you win the lottery or get a huge raise, all your problems will be solved. Sounds logical, right? Well, it might sound logical, but it isn??t. Having a bigger bank account will... 80,000 Americans Work in the Oil Change Industry There is a huge shortage, which effects franchises costs in labor, availability of labor and quality of workmanship. For instance 80,000 Americans are in Oil Lube Facilities alone and over 50% are franchised lube centers. Companies like; Jiffy Lube, Lube Pros, Grease Monkey, All-Tune and Lube, Oil Can Henry, etc. Is Brick and Mortar A Passing Fad? During the dot-com boom the mantra was ?Brick and mortar is dead!? Then when most of the dot-com?s crashed like an elephant sitting on a wicker chair, the mantra suddenly changed back to ?The Internet is dead! Long live brick and mortar!? In both instances those doing the shouting were dead wrong (and highly annoying). The correct mantra should be ?Long live ecommerce enabled brick and mortar!? It?s not as catchy, but a lot more accurate. Free Markets, Wal-Mart, Over Regulation; What an interesting concept? Economies of scale, unions, lawyers, large corporations, government bureaucracy and controlled chaos? Is this what free trade and free markets are really suppose to look like? Let's discuss it, shall we? Famous Business Strategies Successful business strategies emerge from a thorough industry and business environment analysis and from the commitment to work. Fuel Prices and Trucking; A Reality Check On What Drives America Fuel prices are hurting many industry sectors now. The Wal-Mart Decade - AchieveMax? Top Ten Book Review The Wal-Mart Decade: How a New Generation of Leaders Turned Sam Walton's Legacy into the World's #1 Company was destined for publication. It was simply a matter of when it would be written and by whom. In fact, I'm amazed that it wasn't published long before this. Wal-Mart is so much more than the smiling faces of the senior citizens who greet you with open arms at the front of the store, it's more than the bouncing Smiley Face continually reducing prices in every aisle, and it's certainly much more than a typical discount store chain headquartered in the small Arkansas town of Bentonville. Wal-Mart is the real thing. It's here to stay. It's a world-class company. Feedback - Confirming the Good News If you see or hear something you do like - you tell the team member about it. If you see or hear something you don't like or feel could be done better - you tell the team member about it and you coach them... Walmart and the Media Almost daily, there is mention of Walmart somewhere in the media. Walmart finds itself up against more lawsuits then ever before and activists are at top of the list of problems that continue to plague Walmart. From attempts to block the opening of new Super Centers to the individual and group lawsuits that are filed against the corporation, it will be the people, customers and the company?s very own associates who will determine the fate of the aging retailer. Attempts at redeeming itself publicly and attempts at improving its image are a new way of handling the perception people have of the company. In the past public relations and the media were areas that the company avoided unless there was an extremely negative situation had to answered through the media in some way. Leave a Legacy What do Sam Walton, Ray Kroc, Hilton, Marriot, Firestone, Elvis Presley, The Kennedy's, John Huntsman, and Henry Ford have in common?
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