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Add You - Who Put Sand in the Grease
Claude Hopkins is widely recognised as the father of advertising. His insights are so simple yet so profound and they apply just as well today as they did decades ago when they were first used.Here are three
But the agency insisted our invoice be re-written as it was dated February 28, the same day as shipment, while the products were delivered on March 1.
Finance refused to accept our invoice as it was
When printing business cards, a company has several options. Each of the options listed below has its advantages and disadvantages. It is the company's responsibility to find out which one is the most time and cost
But people design the business processes we use. And sometimes, someone puts sand in the grease.
A local college ordered two copies of my video-based learning programs. They had my pricelist and knew exactly what they wanted. I was the only supplier.
But their Finance Department insisted upon sending a ‘request for quotation’, then receiving a ‘written proposal’ so they could send a ‘purchase order’ from which I would provide an ‘approved invoice’ – all before delivering the products! That’s a lot of paper back and forth (hardcopies required, in duplicate) without a smidgen of added value.
One government agency ordered the entire Ron Kaufman learning library. The products were delivered promptly with our usual invoice enclosed.
But the agency insisted our invoice be re-written as it was dated February 28, the same day as shipment, while the products were delivered on March 1.
Finance refused to accept our invoice as it was
Any software package you buy on the market has had its production cycle. It started as a specific development for a certain company and it evolved from there onwards. Behinds this process, behind the functionality
A local college ordered two copies of my video-based learning programs. They had my pricelist and knew exactly what they wanted. I was the only supplier.
But their Finance Department insisted upon sending a ‘request for quotation’, then receiving a ‘written proposal’ so they could send a ‘purchase order’ from which I would provide an ‘approved invoice’ – all before delivering the products! That’s a lot of paper back and forth (hardcopies required, in duplicate) without a smidgen of added value.
One government agency ordered the entire Ron Kaufman learning library. The products were delivered promptly with our usual invoice enclosed.
But the agency insisted our invoice be re-written as it was dated February 28, the same day as shipment, while the products were delivered on March 1.
Finance refused to accept our invoice as it was
The computer age has changed the face of job searching tremendously. Massive job databases as well as individual company websites make it easy for jobseekers to find and contact those companies looking for new empl
One government agency ordered the entire Ron Kaufman learning library. The products were delivered promptly with our usual invoice enclosed.
But the agency insisted our invoice be re-written as it was dated February 28, the same day as shipment, while the products were delivered on March 1.
Finance refused to accept our invoice as it was
Have you ever heard the term; a good use of white space? Often people who do not want to belittle a project or a report will say; well I have to give them credit it certainly is a good use of white space. In othe
One government agency ordered the entire Ron Kaufman learning library. The products were delivered promptly with our usual invoice enclosed.
But the agency insisted our invoice be re-written as it was dated February 28, the same day as shipment, while the products were delivered on March 1.
Finance refused to accept our invoice as it was
The ease with which one can incorporate a new venture has made it possible for people to reap the numerous benefits that incorporation offers them, such as ease of raising capital if necessary by issuing more stock
But the agency insisted our invoice be re-written as it was dated February 28, the same day as shipment, while the products were delivered on March 1.
Finance refused to accept our invoice as it was dated before delivery, even though the invoice accompanied the products and the products were now delivered.
Key Learning Point
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The need for speed in today's economy is real. Get rid of the sand that grinds the gears and slows everything down. Grease up!
Action Steps
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Look closely at your business processes and procedures. What can be streamlined? What can be reduced? What can be eliminated altogether?
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