Listen to internet radio with Howard Lewinter on Blog Talk Radio (Note: My very special guest this Wednesday, 03/28 at 11 AM/ET on Talk Business With Howard radio on Blog Talk Radio is John Mariotti. John and I will be discussing the role of leadership and its lessons in business; and the application of [...]
Listen to internet radio with Howard Lewinter on Blog Talk Radio There are things that never change. All of the success that business people have only comes from one place; from one source. And that is… how they think about business. Even if a business person has more knowledge than anyone else, if the [...]
Listen to internet radio with Howard Lewinter on Blog Talk Radio How’s business? Did you make any New Year resolutions about improving your business? If so, how are you doing with achieving your business goals? On target? Ahead or behind? For many CEOs, presidents and business owners, last year wasn’t a great business year. [...]
Listen to internet radio with Howard Lewinter on Blog Talk Radio How was business in 2011? Was it the best business year you ever had? Or was it the worst business year you ever had? Perhaps somewhere in between? Yes, it’s important to look back on and reference 2011 to gain perspective. But 2011 [...]
Over the weekend I saw the movie, Moneyball. The film is based on the true story of Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland Athletics. Billy initiated a player and game strategy based on a theory presented to him about how baseball games can be won without a huge player payroll. The Boston [...]
With much anticipation I look forward to the start of the football season every year. Although I no longer live in Pittsburgh as the saying goes: once a Pittsburgher, always a Pittsburgher. Which means not only am I a Pittsburgher but a member of Steeler Nation. You’ll find people all over the United States [...]
Over the Memorial Day weekend I took a trip to Monterey, CA. It had been 15 years since I’d been there although it seemed like just yesterday. Monterey is a great place. The people are friendly. The food is seasonally fresh (visit the farmer’s market, if you have the chance). The Pacific Ocean is [...]
Three years ago in 2008, prior to the economic collapse in October, almost every CEO, company president and business owner I talked to wanted to talk about employee motivation and employee problems. Companies had more business than they could handle and many were struggling with managing their employees to get maximum productivity. Business people talked [...]
When I talk with business people about their business problems, I often ask for information about the company’s sales and marketing. Such as current sales, details about sales prospecting and how the company markets products or services. What I generally find among CEOs, company presidents and business owners is that they don’t have the information available [...]
Anyone who reads my blog posts or I have the opportunity to speak with, I always try to impress upon them the importance of sales and marketing. If you can’t attract the prospect, if you can’t sell the product, you can’t stay in business. But in these difficult business times we need to be more [...]
