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Bosco

I brought Bosco to get groomed at A Cut Above Grooming Salon today, and was thrilled to learn that their new salon (which opened last fall) is doing well. It was a great piece of news – an anti-recession triumph! It reminded me that opportunities surround us, and that we just need to adjust our filters.

A Cut Above’s dedicated owner, Ming, has a wonderful staff that provides consistent, high-quality grooming services. Expanding to a second salon has enhanced their brand. We travel out of our way to use this service because we know that it’s always first class.

Do your clients “go out of their way” to use your services? What can you change to make what you offer that attractive?

In today’s environment, all businesses are searching for new and innovative ways to generate revenue. Creative partnering can result in fresh approaches to marketing.

Mary Fugle and Ivy Menchel are combining physical and fiscal fitness as a way to cross promote personal fitness training and financial planning services for people going through a divorce. What a great concept! Through seminars, social networking and jointly written articles, they are targetting this audience in an innovative way.

Who could you partner with to provide a new way to market your services?

I attended an alumni volunteer leadership retreat this weekend at the University of Pennsylvania, and was struck by the enthusiasm and commitment that permeated the room.

It was such a pleasure to be surrounded by positive people, great conversation, and aspirations to extend the Penn experience to alumni around the world.

Why can’t this be replicated in the workplace right now? All a leader needs is an idea whose common purpose can unite its constituents. That thread of a good idea can rally people together, and get their energy focused towards a positive end result.  

It doesn’t need to be a “big” idea. It only needs to be one that motivates people to come together and create a positive result. 

What ideas are you thinking about?