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Article Categorization:

Rigsbee's business growth articles are categorized and color-coded below based on his Star of Success. Each leg of the Success Star represents an important business silo in which to build trusting relationships. Take caution not to focus entirely on any one area. Continuous, incremental improvement is your best road to success.

 

 


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Association related articles by Ed Rigsbee:

Trade and professional associations, depending on the application serve the areas of both strategic alliances and suppliers.

Even Membership Evangelism Needs a Little Push (942 words)

Association Members Must Become Evangelists (874 words)

Member Engagement--Does Your Association Do It? (1153 words)

Sure Fire Member Recruitment for Trade Associations and Professional Societies (1279 words)

Valuing Your Contrarians; How to Harness Their Vigor to Grow Your Association (798 words)

Meeting Sponsor or Strategic Partner (657 words)

Associations Deliver Value, But They Don’t Know How Much (486 words)

How Much ROI Value Does American Society for Quality Deliver to Its Members? (544 words & table)

Can Associations Serve the Industry, and its Members? (532 words)

Project Association Member Value (563 words)

Association Members Ask, “What’s In It For Me?” (947 words)

Can You? Will You? (891 words)

Associations Must Either Partner or Perish (1059 words)

The Member Valuation ProcessSM—Discovering the Real Dollar Value of Association Membership (1085 words)

The Conference Conundrum (771 words)

To Get the Best Deal, Understand What Speakers Want (1430 words)

Association Executive Directors Must be Entrepreneurial (998 words)

Free vs. Fee Speakers (863 words)  

 

Articles adapted from Ed Rigsbee's forthcoming book, Customer Service Screw Ups--Learn from the Mistakes of Others: 

The articles adapted from this book fall into both the categories of employee training and partnering with customers.

When 20 Bucks & Ego Is More Important than a Decade of Customer Loyalty (1864 words)

Brand Construction or Brand Destruction? (2951 words)

It Doesn’t Work for You, But You Want Me To Buy It? (741 words)

Lost Opportunity, Are You Guilty? (1042 words)

Oh, So You Want Me To Ship It To the Manufacturer? (822 words)

The Real Cost (1548 words)

 

Leadership articles by Ed Rigsbee:

 

Serving Your Customers Well (803 words)

Sacred Cows in an Economic Downturn (1043 words)

The Nerve to Say, “Get Out of My Rice Bowl” (526 words)

Organizational Effectiveness—Whose Rice Bowl Is It? (877 words)

Business Is About Results, Not Excuses! (482 words)

Getting Results! (728 words)

Mastermind Alliances Are Helpful In Turbulent Times (1177 words)

Mastermind Alliances to Further Your Career (895 words)

Your Journey to Emotional Ownership (1056 words)

Critical Decision Making (314 words)

Trust, the Essential Element in Building Outrageously Successful Relationships (597 words)

The Value of Rock-Solid Business Relationships in Turbulent Times (1269 words)

Speak For Dollars—Public Speaking For Sales Increases (2473 words)

Are You Ready? (626 words)

Receiving Value (324 words)

Possibilities (786 words)

New Year Expectations (1330 words)

Building Your Pentad for Partnering Success (973 words)

Leveraging Your Business Relationships (543 words)

Successful Partnering Starts in the Executive Suite (1556 Words)

Culture Shift--Partnering at Mitsubishi (808 Words)

 

Employees articles by Ed Rigsbee:
 

High-Performance Employees Through a Culture of Trust (833 words)

Three on Three—the Magnificent Supervision Tool (821 words)

Employee Empowerment Through the PARTNER Model (935 words)

Motivating Your Employees Through Acceptance (1104 words)

Keeping Your Employees Motivated in Turbulent Times (1824 words)

Praise for a Job Well Done (1009 words)

Partnering to Build High Performance Teams (1649 words)

Employee Partnership Through Delegation (661 words)

 

Customers articles by Ed Rigsbee:

 

Customer Perception Equals Market Domination--Researcher Reveals the 7 Step Formula (1111 words)

Value Through the Eyes of Your Customer (1088 words)

The Boomerang Effect In Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty (1658 words)

Your Customers Are Saying, “Get to Know Me!” (710 words)

Sell More with Persuasive Presentations (512 words)

Positioning Your Business (936 words)

What Can Your Customers Do for You? (802 words)

How Today's Distribution Partners Add Value (662 words)

Effective Selling-Turn Prospects into Buying Partners (999 words)

Long-Term Selling—The Relationship You Build, Is More Important than the Pressure Close (1857 words)

Partner Selling: Serve Your Customers & Be Rewarded (1237 words)

 

Suppliers articles by Ed Rigsbee:

 

What Suppliers Say About Buyers (845 words)

ABCs of Buyer/Seller Relationships (1474 words)

Supplier Partnering—Keep Your Profits Up & Costs Down (1401 words)

 

Alliances articles by Ed Rigsbee:
 

Strategic Marketing Alliance ; Develop Yours as Easy as ABC… (527 words)

Grow Your Business with Smart Marketing Alliances (520 words)

Value to Whom? (781 words)

Three Key Activities for Successful Alliances (465 words)

Strategic Alliance Development Process (1199 words)

Making Your Alliances Work—Competent Collaborations (1482 words)

Generate Sales Leads for Your Clients through Cross-Pollination (442 words)

In Bed With the Enemy: How to Successfully Partner With Your Competition (1318 words)

PartnerShift—How Distributors Profit from the Partnering Trend (1470 words)

Developing Strategic Alliances--What's In It for Me? (2513 words)

Ten Tips for Developing Outrageously Successful Relationships with Your Alliance Partner (129 words)

Keeping Your Alliance Alive & Healthy (892 words)

Conflict Management & Resolution for Your Partnering Success (679 words)

PartnerShift-TOPS (1471 words)

And You Expected Synergy? (374 words)

The Pitfalls to Successful Strategic Alliances (3032 words)

Less Work & More Results with Collaborative Marketing Relationships (1408 words)

Community Partnering For Greater Retail Success (1526 words)

Effective Community Based Cross-Promotions (896 words)

 

Other Articles articles by Ed Rigsbee:

 

Rigs on Biz…Relationships, Your Secret Tie Breaker (491 words)

Is e-Commerce In Your Future? (1128 words)

Videoconferencing—Friend or Foe? (933 words)

Success Strategies for Recently Merged Organization (532 words)

Quick Bits (Assortment of short info bits)

Series of five short Partnering articles

 

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