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Some more ways to get your phone ringing.

I recently received a link to a YouTube video called “Did You Know?” It is fascinating look at the pace of change, including business and employment trends.

(From “7 Things Every  Contractor Needs to Do to Maximize Their Internet Marketing”)

(From “7 Things Every Contractor Needs to Do to Maximize Their Internet Marketing”)

I’m amazed at how fast the decline of the U.S. economy has impacted our lifestyles. We are buying far fewer goods and services that we now consider luxuries, and we are slowing the pace of our lives in the process.

We all need to be great at marketing.

I live and work in the rather sickly Detroit metropolitan market. Every time I drive by a flooring store, granite shop, plumbing showroom or contractor’s truck, I wonder how they are doing. What steps have they taken to cut costs? How long can they keep going if conditions don’t improve?

According to trade group The Yellow Page Association, the Yellow Pages' "Carpet and Rug Dealers" heading typically posts its highest usage levels in February on the back of the Surfaces show. Additionally, the heading nets more than 43 million references annually, according to the group.

I had heard that Las Vegas construction was in huge trouble. According to the reports, the financial meltdown had broken the city’s back. The cranes were idle, the jackhammers silent and the workers sent packing. Put a fork in all those huge building projects--they're dead.

I’ve cleared my driveway for the 200th time this winter (OK, it just seems like 200 times) only to have it recovered with a fresh blanket of snow before I drive away.