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Problem Solving Starts With Questions
Business Management
In any business, there will always be problems to solve. Depending on who you are, a problem can be a gigantic headache to one person, and an incredible opportunity for another.
I was speaking with a business leader the other day about the…

Devouring A Red Goldfish
Business
This article is going to promote my friend Roger Burnett and Stan Phelps' new book, "Red Goldfish Promo Edition: How Promotional Products Leverage Purpose to Increase Impact." If I do a good job, you'll click that link and buy it.
Wait!…

Prepare and Build For the Future of Your Shop
Business
As this pandemic drags on, more changes are headed our way in the decorated apparel industry. A few shifts that are happening in the marketplace probably won't stick, but others will certainly have longer legs.
This article is about those…

Shop Improvement Series: How to Win Sales in the Next Year
Apparel Decorators Only
It's no secret that the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have amplified some consumer trends that have been lurching along for the last few years. Most business owners have put off changing or adapting to these trends because basically the…

Shop Improvement Series: How to Market Your Company
Apparel Decorators Only
I think that we can all agree on one problem everyone in this industry has right now. We need more business. More customers. To ramp up sales. Kickstart the biz.
Whatever you want to call it, this comes down to one thing.
How you market…

Shop Improvement Series: Accelerate Your Art Department
Apparel Decorators Only
Recently in the Shirt Lab Tribe live Q&A session on Zoom, the group discussion was focused on ways to run an Art Department better. As a former art director, I have some viewpoints on this and thought it would make a good topic for an…