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On Advertising

If you are looking to advertise your service or product in REM and you expect a fast response or immediate sales from one ad – then please don’t advertise here. In fact, don’t advertise anywhere. Save your money. If you insist on spending money, spend it somewhere...

Setting the real estate industry apart

We live and work in a world that is pretty efficient. We are building things and making things with rules for service and manufacturing. We have service standards, business rules and measures for everything we do from restaurant cleanliness to the conduct of teachers...

Donut shop marketing

A few weeks ago I was at the Tim Hortons drive-through in beautiful Stratford, Ont. As is typical at Timmy’s there was a line-up of a few cars as I waited for my turn.   When I got to the window to get my order, the young lady at the drive-through counter told me to...

It’s getting better in 2008

The year 2008 looks to be a year of philosophic business to me. I see the year ahead as the start of an awakening that hopefully will continue through 2009 and years to come.   The times that are ahead remind me a lot of the ‘50s and the ‘60s when people began...

The story of Realtor Ralph

Ralph came out of the projects. He finished high school with some pretty impressive credentials. He had full scholarship offers from several universities. He was no miracle kid but for a guy who lived his whole life in assisted housing blocks with a poor single mom,...

The newest idea for homes

Here’s a great idea for homes that I am waiting for someone to develop.   Power windows.   Somewhere already I’m sure someone has some kind of power windows working in their house or building already. I am not referring to the odd one here and there built by a...