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How do Seniors Sell their Homes today? At a Real Estate Auction

Facing what is perhaps the worst housing market since the Great Depression, most seniors will find it almost impossible to find buyers for their outdated homes. And, with the current glut of unsold houses in many markets, even reducing the asking price may not solve the problem. So relying on traditional real estate sales methods to sell their existing homes has in many instances failed to produce results. An often overlooked real estate sales strategy called “accelerated marketing” is gaining wide popularity with outstanding results. Accelerated marketing is a real estate auction strategy and makes the most sense in many situations facing seniors today. The home is sold “As Is, Where Is”. The Seller retains control of the transaction. Buyers like the auction method because they are buying at “true market value”.

Helping Your Aging Parents Help Themselves (Step One)
"THE 2-STEP PROCESS TO AGREEMENT" consists of 1) helping your aging parent(s) determine what they want and 2) helping them get it.

Communication that Works with Aging Parent or Older Clients
Do you want to open the lines of communication with your parents? Do you sell products or services to seniors and want the most effective communication possible?

12 Questions for Leaders in the Year 2010
Now, 2010 is here, and in the earliest days of the economic recovery it's time to take the bull by the horns. Smart leaders will bypass the predictable New Year's resolutions and, instead, start the decade with 12 essential questions.

The Marketplace of Fear

Much of today's marketplace malaise is being blamed directly on fear. The fear of the unknown, the fear of new taxes, the fear of new regulations, etc. all have been cited as causes for the continuing worst economic period since the Great Depression. Real or imagined this fear has caused a paralysis in our business communities and delayed the inevitable recovery. Realistically many of the causes of this fear are out of our control but that is no reason for us to give up trying to grow our businesses and help others grow theirs. The big problem is that most of the decision-makers and/or leaders across today’s business spectrum have only known growth and prosperity. The last period of real economic difficulty occurred in the late 70’s and early 80’s.

Current state of the economy 2010

We all realize now that the recession we are in globally is the biggest one we’ve had since the great depression in the 1929. What we don’t know is this will be a much bigger recession than the great depression. All analysts are saying the worst is over but there is no greater indicator that when everyone agrees on something, the opposite is usually true. What is the current state of the economy 2010? This may me the most important article you ever read because it reveals the truth about what is really going on with our economy. So put on your seat belt because this may be a rocky ride.

Building a Voice: John Johnson Gets His Start

John H. Johnson went from living on welfare to living in extreme wealth, becoming the first African American to make it onto the Forbes 400 list of the nation’s richest individuals. By the time he died in 2005, his empire was worth an estimated $600 million. Not only did he amass great wealth, but he also gave African Americans a voice at a time when they were both relatively invisible and discriminated against in the mainstream culture.

The Billionaire Dropout: The Early Years of Larry Ellison
“Being first is more important to me,” says Ellison. “I have so much more money. Whatever money is, it's just a method of keeping score now. I mean I certainly don't need more money.”

Lesson #1: Give Back To Others
“One is only happy in proportion as he makes others feel happy. And only useful as he contributes his influences for the finer callings in life.”

The Computer Revolution: IBM Grows Up
Watson now knew that not only did he want to run his own business, but that he could. As a result, he turned down several job offers, choosing instead to approach financier Charles Flint, who had recently joined three companies to create the Computing, Tabulating, and Recording Company. Flint made Watson CTR’s new president.

Finger Lickin’ Good: Sanders Opens Kentucky Fried Chicken

In 1930, Sanders opened up a service station along U.S. 25, a busy highway which ran through Kentucky. It was not just a regular gas station. When people stopped to refill their gas tanks, Sanders made sure they refilled their stomachs as well. With home-cooked meals that his wife and children helped to prepare, Sanders’ first venture into the fast-food industry had begun. His station might have been simple, with only one table and six chairs, but it was a start.

Lesson #1: Plan for the Long Run If You Want to Run Long

Hunting was nothing new, and neither was hiking. Both had been around for as long as man and Bean knew it. His business had sprung up from a need that was not being met – getting wet feet in the great outdoors. It was a need that had not been met for centuries past, and one that would need to keep being met for years ahead. Bean knew that if he played his cards right, his company could be at the forefront of meeting that need for the foreseeable future, and beyond. Indeed, it was Bean’s long term vision and planning that explains the company’s continued success.

Lesson #5: Stay One Step Ahead By Anticipating Your Competition

Gillette’s idea for a disposable safety razor was a novel one, and like most other novel ideas, it inspired countless copycats. As it turns out, Gillette was not only attracting customers with his unique razor, but a surge of competition. Until 1921, Gillette knew he had his bases covered, but he also knew that after that he would have to step up his game. 1921 was the year that his original patents were set to expire.

William Hewlett and David Packard Quotes
William Hewlett and David Packard Quotes

Lesson #1: Practice Management the HP Way
“It is important to remember that both Dave and I were products of the Great Depression,” said Hewlett. “We had observed its effects on all sides, and it could not help but influence our decisions on how a company should be run.”

Lesson #5: Invest Your Money in People
“I never, at any period of my life, aspired to become wealthy, but the fierce competition perhaps developed a fighting spirit, and in the effort to secure our share, the business has succeeded,” Kellogg once said. “It is my hope that the property that kind Providence has brought me may be helpful to many others, and that I may be found a faithful steward.”

Leaving His Mark: Hall’s Company Takes Off
Hall’s postcard company was doing well, but he quickly began to worry about his future. Could sales keep indefinitely? No, he decided. It was time for a change.

Lesson #2: “Great companies are built by people who never stop thinking about ways to improve the business.”
Marriott was born into a household poor enough to know that success is never final. No matter how hard he worked, or how much he wanted something to work, the only thing Marriott could be assured of was that change was going to come. To that end, Marriott learned early on how to use that change to his advantage. He did it by focusing on innovation.

Lesson #1: Build Up the Trust Factor for Business

Building relationships is the key to successful sales, and at the heart of any strong relationship is the Trust Factor. Hines may have started his business late in life, but he worked hard at all of the little things over the years to build up a sense of trust between him and his customers. His reputation for honesty and reliability were two of the single most important ingredients in his recipe for success.

Making Music: Sarnoff Takes His Idea to the Masses
When the General Electric Company purchased American Marconi to form the Radio Corporation of America (RCA), Sarnoff believed it was finally his chance to bring his product to market. Still, however, his superiors ignored his memos.

Lesson #1: “The human brain must continue to frame the problems for the electronic machine to solve.”
For a young boy with no formal education, Sarnoff proved to have an unlikely strong tendency towards the two tracks of invention and innovation. Indeed, his musings from almost 90 years ago remain at the centre of today’s digital age.

Will History Repeat Itself?
In the 1930s, the German government had printed so much currency that its money nearly lost its value. One story tells of a woman who pulled a wheelbarrow full of money to buy some bread. When she came out of the baker's to get her money to pay for the bread, someone had stolen her wheelbarrow and left the money.

Surviving the “Contained Depression”
Interesting David Levy piece in the current issue of Institutional Investor. Here is the money ‘graf(s):

Financial Doom and Gloom or Opportunity?

Are we facing a depression? Are we in a depression? Some have compared what we are in to the Great Depression of the 1930’s. Did you know that more millionaires came out of the Great depression than went into it and some of the largest companies still in existence today were started in the 1930’s. Not everyone that came into the depression as a millionaire came out a millionaire. How can you protect what you have and build on it rather than lose your hard earned money?

The 7 Deadliest Financial Mistakes Self Employed Make Coming Out of Recession

For many of my self employed clients, the sales cycle is already on an upswing. Recovery recession has turned from a deep desire to a slow spiral of reality. Now comes regroup, refocus and rebuild. As you build plans for the rest of this year and into next, avoid these deadly financial mistakes that may kill your business during the next recession. Yes, there will be a next recession; theyâ€™re a normal.

Growing Your Business Intuitively

We ended up in the worst recession since the Great Depression because we all collectively listened to the “experts.” Can we really do much worse than that on our own? I doubt it. So why not try a different approach? Try listening to your intuition when it comes to making business choices. Some of the most successful businesses have been built by those who listened to their gut and took the road less traveled...

Shift Your Marketing Now For Success in the New Year
Prepare now for success in the new year. Shift your focus from tactical marketing to transformational marketing. Inject that new attitude into your PR campaign, your internet marketing, and into all of your promotional efforts...

An Introduction to Home Based Business
The USA is still in the grip of a recession it hasn’t seen since the days of the Great Depression. Layoffs on a massive scale are the order of the day.

Baby Boomers: Work From Home

Have you ever questioned why there are so many Baby Boomers? I mean, what was going on about nine months before we all got born? Even more important, what's happening to us today? Also, have you thought about retiring? Yeah, Right! In today's economy, are you kidding? We're probably in another "great" depression, but government "reports" won't come out in time to help us decide. So let's call whatever's happening an extended recession. Okay? Back to your retirement plans. With government spending totally out of control, and all the corporate failures and downsizing, can you even be sure you'll keep the job you have?

Avoiding Recession With Internet Marketing

It's not a secret that there is a deep recession in many areas of the world right now , with unemployment soaring , consumer debt in the United States is growing 23 times faster than the entire US economy , savings rates have dipped into the negative which hasn't happened since the Great Depression in 1932 , and in the last decade the US Dollar has lost 10% of its value , and without a strong dollar policy under the current administration the Dollar is likely to be under continued pressure in the foreseeable future.

The Buy American Policy: A Clear and Present Danger?

In April 2009, Trade Minister Stockwell Day expressed concern that what at the time was the proposed "Buy American" bill was representative of the same kind of U.S. protectionism "that fueled the Great Depression in the 1930's. Citing the "Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930" (Smoot-Stonehouse Tariff Act), Canadian Chamber of Commerce President Perrin Beatty suggested that the "danger with something like this is that its a spark in the forest."

Master Licensing Franchises - A Change of Heart

The odds are against success. The numbers don't lie. The challenges facing the operations of a larger small business development compared to a smaller business component is significant enough that it is best to start smaller, ensure your grip on the business model and then grow from there. These are all expressions I have used. For the most part I still believe these...IF we were talking 5 years ago I would stand by them, in front of them, behind them and arm myself on all of the information that supports them. Today is a different day however.

Back to Basics: Offering Opportunity and Community in Times of Change
When we show people a way to invest in their inner wealth and provide them with a medium for exchanging value, we enable them to live from possibility rather than from fear and lack. Wealth and freedom can be attained here and now, when our work fulfills our hearts.

Survivor Innovation Island
Small businesses that want to have a chance at surviving the recession have to make innovation an integral part of their business strategies.

Breaking the Recession Illusion to Become an Empowered Entrepreneur
More people became millionaires during the great depression in America than at any other time in history. You can too when you break the recession illusion.

The Case for Third Generation Leadership
If we want to again maximise the probability of achieving desired results on a long-term basis we need to find a new management / leadership approach. Just as The Great Depression lead to the development of Second Generation Leadership, so the Global Financial Crisis needs to lead to the development of Third Generation Leadership.

More Millionaires Were Created During The Great Depression Than In Any Other Period. Will History Repeat Itself?
Find out what it takes to become a millionaire during times of a recession or even a depression

"Smart Companies" - Get Ready for The Recovery!

The economic recovery will come. No matter the pain and anguish your company may have experienced (and still experiencing) during this current recession; however your business has managed to survive. It’s time to start thinking and planning for the better times ahead. No one can be sure of the timing of the recovery, but come it will, and your company can prepare itsself for it, when it comes. This paper is a roadmap for the planning that needs to be done. It focuses on the major resource planning that needs to take place to assure that a company can significantly benefit post recovery.

How do Seniors Sell their Homes today? At a Real Estate Auction

Is “Big Ben” Bernanke popping the Government Bubble?
As economic leaders in the world, the only thing that we have taught the rest of the world is to over borrow and over spend! Our economic leaders need to get truly committed to a strong dollar policy

Its Obama's Economy Now!
Well the first 100 days of the Obama Presidency have come and gone. Regardless of your political leanings you have to give the Obama administration some credit. We will avoid the next Great Depression!

When the Smoke Clears, the User Experience Will Be the Key to Success in the Banking Industry

Broadband, WiFi, and mobile computing have made online retail banking not merely a nice feature, but a hardcore requirement. Commercial banks that don’t offer their customers an engaging, holistic online banking experience, including the ability to pay bills, will soon find themselves behind in the digital age. As more and more banks compete for customers in the digital age, the user experience of their online offerings is going to be the key to success.

Fighting The Fear
Exhibiting in economically turbulent times... the first thing to do is to assess and understand what the changing marketplace actually means to your industry

What If There Was a Recession And No One Came? 3 Tips to Increase Your Biz Right Now
It's easy to get caught up in a cycle of negativity right now but if you want to succeed you absolutely MUST rise above it. People are still going to buy no matter what the economy is doing. It's YOUR job to position your products and services as the ones they buy.

Horace A.W. Tabor, \"Silver King\" and Baby Doe Tabor

Horace Tabor is a true "rags-to-riches-to-rags" story of Colorado's Silver King of the late 1800s. Though it shows the pioneer spirit that made this country great, it also gives us lessons in persistence, dedication, devotion and determination to transcend all obstacles to reach a specific goal in life -- that ever-elusive "pot of gold (in this case 'silver') at the end of the rainbow. Because in March we celebrate St. Patrick's day, and the fact that Horace's wife, Baby Doe Tabor, is of Irish heritage, makes this a most fitting article for Mazon's March 2011 newsletter, Building Bridges. Please enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed researching it.

Credit Crunch vs Manufacturing and Construction
discussing the financial crisis and the emerging requirements of performance bonds

How to Take Advantage of the Recession

Our economy and businesses are now in a high state of urgency. And as history shows us time after time, some of our most innovative and creative moments in business and our nation are started during recessions, especially the Great Depression. So this is a perfect opportunity for us to step back and seriously recreate ourselves, in our businesses, careers as well as our economy. To re-examine our definitions and models for wealth and “success”.

Thriving During a Recession
When it comes to maintaining your company’s public awareness and brand recognition, you’re either moving forward or falling behind. Studies have shown it takes four to six months to see the results of a marketing program. So what do you figure will happen to your business if you stop or cut back your promotional or PR budget during an economic downturn.

The “Back to Basics” - The Three R’s

In turbulent times, we do well to re-assess basics: Where are we, and where do we want to go. Our re-assessment may uncover nothing … or silver-linings on the edges of dark clouds. What we uncover depends largely on our attitude. Studies indicate that attitude determines as much as 88% of success. Positive attitude is critical for leaders, managers, salespeople … everyone who wants to keep learning and earning!

Entrepreneurs - How Can You Start A Business During A Recession?

Starting a business during a recession seems such a silly thing to do. You may have no other choice if you are sitting at home with your redundancy cheque. Or your entrepreneurial spirit may have been stirred up. Disney started during the recessional period of 1923-24, HP started during the Great Depression and Microsoft during the 1975 recession – so it can be done. Here are a few pointers for you.

Leadership in Troubled Times
Leadership has never been more important or more difficult; this article offers some perspective and 7 to do's to stay the course.

Stop Majoring in the Minors
I’m 100 percent sick and tired of hearing about how bad things are.Please Quit crying about what you don’t have and start focusing on what you do have. Stop focusing on how much money you’ve lost and start focusing on the opportunity you have to gain even more in the future.

Entertain The Economic Blues Away With A Franchise Business
When recession strikes, entertainment comes out on top. Historically this has been true, and it has proven to be so even today. Read on to learn how you can profit from the industry.

Pet Industry Joins List Of Recession-Resistant Franchise Business Opportunities
Though you may not expect it, the pet industry is a marvel of mid-recession business success. Here’s why and how you can use that to your business advantage.

This is a Sales Emergency & You Can Win
Yes, there is a sales emergency occurring right now all over the world. Buyers are holding on to their purses like their first born child. It would be easier to get Fort Knox to open the door for you than to get buyers to agree to a purchase.

Quit Your Crying...Only the Strong Survive

I’m 100 percent sick and tired of hearing about how bad things are. A recent Time Magazine cover has a picture of people in lines from the great depression—insinuating we’re experiencing a similar time. Bull! Times aren’t that bad.Most people get caught up majoring in minor things that don’t mean anything to their long term success.Billy Cox shows you exactly how to overcome the minor setbacks and achieve lasting results.

Doing Whatever It Takes For Success
Many times when a person has not achieved a desired goal, it is simply because they were not clear on their outcome or were not willing to do whatever it took to achieve it. When you have a blueprint for success, it becomes much easier to realize your end result. The following article gives you an outline of the necessary steps for achieving your goals.

Are You the Next Unemployed Salesperson or Business Owner?
Unless you’ve stuck your head in the sand trying to pretend like all the bad things are going to go away you realize you’re living through history. You’re living through the history of the worst economic time sense the Great Depression. What will you look back and say?

Many Little Pigs: The Pork in our Bailout
I’m a little tired of people talking about “government” money spent on these bailouts. That’s my money, and it’s your money. We the people contribute to the general funds that support national, state and local government. We the people are getting hosed.

The Greatest Depression
The economy is bad. Nobody is buying homes. The recession’s coming. Every time you turn around Economists predict doom and gloom. That’s enough to get you into a great depression, if you let it.In this article Billy Cox gives you specific action steps you can take to guard your mind from the negatives and keep clearly focused on the results you want to achieve.

Fun Recession Activities!
What? Having fun with an impending recession on the way? Why not? I’ve survived recessions before and so have you!...

Negative COST marketing
Why People will Pay you to Market your Stuff

5 Ways to Turn Recessions into Opportunities
The US is in recession according to pretty much everyone except George W Bush. So how to prepare for it? Make sure you have an income stream that's independent of an employer. Here are some steps you can take.

What You Must Do in This Age of Preparedness
The private-sector job-creating economy is dead and not coming back, suggests Mike Farrell with aspenIbiz. Read this short post is it will reveal what you must do to be prepared as the potential for social chaos is as great as any time since the Civil War.

What Sales People Need in a Down Economy
Selling can't slow down just because the economy does. Learn how to protect your business from economic disaster by helping your sales people get the one thing they need to sell in a down economy.

Why every business needs to consider generational differences

It turns out that different generations of employees respond to very different management approaches and incentives. Likewise, different generations of consumers respond differently to different marketing messages. Four generations are common in the workforce and consumer market today, and it is important to understand each. This article is indebted to the work of University of Illinois’s Extension Program and their research on engaging generations.

Gold, the Euro, and Sins of the Fuhrer
With or without hyperinflation, today’s welfare-state obligations, just like 1919’s war reparations, are simply too big to be paid, suggests Mike Farrell with aspenIbiz. Read this short post to understand why the Euro was to neuter the sins of the past.

Marketing Strategies: 7 Tips to Thrive in Today's Economy
Do you let depression about the economy get in your way? Learn how be successful no matter what the circumstances! This article gives you some great tips on how to thrive.

Economic "Reform" Is A Dragon You Can Slay
The economy is showing scary signs. It's going to get worse before it gets better, and our generation may have to deal with the sort of privations and difficulties faced by our grandparents and great-grandparents in the Great Depression of the 1930s; I only hope it isn't even worse. Are you ready?

Strengthen The Things That Remain
I've been saying for more than a year that a global depression was on the way, and that it would make the Great Depression of the 1930s look like the salad days. It's not beyond imagining that the recent world economic events are the beginning of just such a depression. But it's only money....

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