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Check Please! Chapter 6: November: Check Your "Friends!"

by Troy Ganser
Check Please! Chapter 6: November: Check Your "Friends!"

It took me a long time to understand "R.O.I."

 

Posted in Advice, business development, Business growth, Ethics, Human nature, Kindness, Networking, Professionalism, Strategic planning, Teamwork

Check Please! Chapter 4: Check Your Energy!

by Troy Ganser
Check Please! Chapter 4: Check Your Energy!
I love the adage: "You can't pour from an empty cup." If you've never heard it before, it may just change your life.
Posted in Advice, Business growth, Human nature, Kindness

Check Please! Chapter 3: Check Your Priorities?

by Troy Ganser
Check Please! Chapter 3: Check Your Priorities?
How badly do you want it?
Posted in Advice, business development, Business growth, Courtesy, Customer service, Ethics, Human nature, Kindness, low-hanging fruit, Networking, Professionalism, Strategic planning, versatility

Check please! Chapter 2: Check Your Team!

by Troy Ganser
Check please! Chapter 2: Check Your Team!
A key to success is "you can't do it alone."
Posted in Advice, business development, Business growth, Customer service, diversification, Ethics, Human nature, Kindness, Professionalism, Strategic planning, Teamwork, versatility

Check please! Chapter 1: Check Your Ego

by Troy Ganser
Check please! Chapter 1: Check Your Ego
This is the first of a series of writings meant to offer perspective (in as humble a fashion as possible) for the benefit of any who hope to make t...
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We're All In This Together Alone In The Same Boat

by Troy Ganser
We're All In This Together Alone In The Same Boat
If I have to watch one more celebrity tell me "we're all in this together" and "we'll get through this" and "we're all in the same boat" (have you ...
Posted in Advice, business development, Business growth, Courtesy, Customer service, Entertainment, Ethics, Human nature, Kindness, Professionalism, Strategic planning, versatility

Don't Keep it a Secret!

by Troy Ganser
Don't Keep it a Secret!
Is your attendance down?  If you were you, would you attend your event?
Posted in Advice, business development, Business growth, conference entertainment, corporate entertainment, Courtesy, Customer service, Entertainment, Entertainment services, family-friendly entertainment, Human nature, Kindness, low-hanging fruit, Networking, Professionalism, Strategic planning, themed entertainment, trade show entertainment

Oh, you do that too? Tips for creatives forced into sales

by Troy Ganser
Oh, you do that too? Tips for creatives forced into sales
It's the sales person's job to provide a complete set of options, but in our "bigger, faster, stronger" culture, shouldn't it be the customer's job to want more?
Posted in Advice, Art, business development, Business growth, corporate entertainment, Courtesy, Customer service, diversification, Ethics, Human nature, Kindness, Professionalism, Strategic planning, versatility

Ghost of Christmas Passed

by Troy Ganser
Ghost of Christmas Passed
Pun intended!  This article is about one thing every business person, entrepreneur, sales person and just about any creative fears:
Posted in Business growth, conference entertainment, corporate entertainment, Courtesy, Customer service, Entertainment, Entertainment services, Ethics, family-friendly entertainment, holiday party entertainment, Human nature, Kindness, Professionalism, themed entertainment, trade show entertainment

Soylent Green Shopping

by Troy Ganser
Soylent Green Shopping
Is it just me, or does the idea of getting a discount on an artist or actor seem very, VERY wrong?
Posted in Art, Business growth, conference entertainment, corporate entertainment, Courtesy, Customer service, Entertainment, Entertainment services, Ethics, holiday party entertainment, Human nature, Kindness, Professionalism, themed entertainment, trade show entertainment

Memories or Therapy? Halloween Entertainment Done Right.

by Troy Ganser
Memories or Therapy? Halloween Entertainment Done Right.
The term "merry not scary" fits a lot of Halloween-themed events.  But do you remember what scared you as a child?
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What Sounds Like Fun? Are You Sure?

by Troy Ganser
What Sounds Like Fun? Are You Sure?
The right resource will be more focused on service than on the budget.
Posted in birthday party entertainment, conference entertainment, corporate entertainment, Customer service, Entertainment, Entertainment services, Ethics, Kindness, Professionalism, Strategic planning, trade show entertainment