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floor trend’s bloggers are objective, opinionated and out-and-out fun! Catch up now on what Al Levi, Dave Foster and others have seen, said and sent-up over the years, and read their unique takes on the twists and turns driving the floor covering industry!
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Building Your Green Team

Al Levi
October 3, 2011
It’s always been advantageous to move what your company sells and does from a commodity to a niche.
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Hope for the Best...Prepare for the Worst

Al Levi
September 7, 2011
But, here’s what I know no matter where you operate your business…it’s far better to “Hope for the Best…all the while….preparing for the worst.”
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To Happy Call or Not...That is the Question

Al Levi
August 15, 2011
First, we must define what “Happy Calls” are. They are calls made to your customers right after you’ve been there to do service or install work.
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Family, Friends and House of Worship

Al Levi
July 11, 2011
It’s as inevitable as death and taxes. Be a contractor long enough and you’re going to end up selling stuff to your family, friend or house of worship.
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Selling...Dos...and Don'ts

Al Levi
June 28, 2011
Having grown up in the plumbing, heating and cooling business in New York, I knew that I couldn’t push my cooling equipment too long out here in Arizona.
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Dirty Jobs' Mike Rowe Offers Help to the Trades; Finding and Filling Jobs in Your Market, Part 2

Tim Fausch
June 21, 2011
In my last blog, I introduced a partnership BNP Media forged with BirdDog Jobs, a career center specializing in the skilled trades. Today, we’re pleased to announce another partnership.
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Finding and Filling Jobs in Your Market, Part 1

Tim Fausch
June 1, 2011
For the last two years, more than 13+ million U.S. workers have been unemployed, many for very long stretches.
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Three Business Insights Gained While Running Through Hershey

Tim Fausch
May 26, 2011
This week I attended the last National Association Oil Heating Service Managers Show in Hershey, PA. Actually, it’s not the last show for this fine organization, but it will be the last show by that exact name.
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The Power of CYA

Al Levi
May 25, 2011
Don’t underestimate the “Power of CYA!”
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Is It Even Possible?

Al Levi
May 8, 2011
Years ago it was in vogue at many shops I’d work with to have a mannequin dressed up in the perfect company uniform in some open shop area.
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