Making Decisions
on Saturday, June 4, 2011Ever been stuck to the floor unable to move? Ever woke up in the morning and wanted to turn back over and go to back to sleep, rather than getting up and going to work? Putting off the hard decisions will bring these types of feelings out real fast… One of the hardest things I have [...]
Change… including everyone
on Tuesday, April 5, 2011Creating a common vision is one of the most difficult tasks of a Leader. I am laser focused on improving Coastal Printing by incorporating “Lean” philosophies. To do so I understand that I have to “back-off” and let everyone take a step forward, so that they can be part of the process, rather than being empty bystanders. [...]
PromosByCoastal.com
on Thursday, March 24, 2011Last year I had the good fortune to meet Mike Searcy. Mike owned and operated a promotional products company called Island Specialties. Mike had created a good business but wanted to take it to the next level. Coastal Printing were (and still are) an ASI member offering our customers promotional products as an “add-on” to [...]
Enlightenment – Coastal Printing on a New Technology Path
on Sunday, March 20, 2011I don’t know about you, but when I go to an “Inspirational Conference” – I let everything flow over me… I suck up the excitement and just enjoy myself! The Vision3Summit (hosted by the PIA, NAPL & NPES) was outstanding… the best part was the fellowship, meeting other successful owners and managers that are running [...]
Vision3Summit
on Sunday, March 13, 2011I am out in Palm Springs, CA at the Vision 3 Summit, a leadership Conference for the Graphic Communications Industry. At Coastal Printing we re-thought our business model in 2010. To be a successful printing company today (and in the future) we must look towards being a “communications facilitator.” Change is not easy and come from the [...]
Deliver Magazine
on Monday, February 14, 2011My wife is in the marketing biz, and often brings home trade magazines. I picked up one this weekend called “Deliver“, it is published by the USPS and strangely enough was very relevent around cross media . I guess the USPS have some experience when it comes to direct mail, and are feeling “the pinch” [...]
New Media and Printing Companies
on Saturday, February 12, 2011OK, It’s Saturday morning and amongst other things I have decided to enter the world of Blogging. As COO of Coastal Printing I see and need to understand the changes in communication methods that our customers (and their customers) are using. Today’s printing companies have to be able to fire on all cylinders, offering a [...]