Posted in accomplishments, Amazing, attitude, Business, career, Celebration, communication, competition, culture, economy, emotions, excitement, finances, Frustration, future, goals, happiness, help, Impact, inspiration, internetmarketing, Jeff Wellman, life, loyalty, marketing, MONEY, news, observations, of connections, opinion, Opportunities, respect, service, surprise, Twitter, values, work, tagged abused, amazed, answering machines, attitude, automated, awe, brand, brick and mortar, Business, calls, careers, circumstances, communicating, communication, competitors, customer, deprived, disbelief, dismissed, dissappointment, dixie brown, doing business, Frustration, future, habits, Happy, helpful, husband, important, internet marketing, irritated, Jeff Wellman, launched, loyalty, old fashioned, partners, paul counts, perplexed, personal, poor customer service, products, professional, response, service, shock, simplicity, thanks, thinking, truth, unhappy, ways, young people on March 8, 2009|
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I got to thinking this past week about a strange set of circumstances. My husband, Jeff Wellman and his partners, Dixie Brown & Paul Counts, launched an internet marketing product and the response was so over the top that I was a bit perplexed. I mean…people were calling to say thank you for the customer service, people were amazed that he (the product owner), answered his own phone, people being shocked that he even put his own (real) phone number on the product page.
One caller was so taken aback that he laughed and said he had something all prepared to leave on a voice mail…and, when the phone was answered by the product owner…he didn’t know what to say; now that is kind of funny! The whole response, to this old fashioned way of doing business, was wonderful in an amazing sort of way…it got me thinking; are we so deprived of good customer service that when we experience it, we are flustered enough that we feel we must acknowledge it? 🙂 (more…)
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Posted in armed forces, Celebration, children, comfort, communication, courage, elderly, emotions, encouragement, Faith, family, giving, grandchildren, help, Holiday, holidays, home, Honor, Impact, inspiration, joy, kids, life, love, military, news, Patriotism, relationships, respect, service, support, teens, well-being, writing, writing for children, writing project, tagged Activities Directors, Air Forces, armed forces, Army, cards, cards of encouragement, caring, celebrate, Celebration, children, Coast Guards, comfort, community, country, danger, emotions, encouragement, families, holiday cards, Honor, Impact, Make2Tell2, Marine Corps, Marines, men, military, nation, Navy, nursing homes, overseas, Patriotism, program, project, sacrifice, school children, service, support, thanks, troops, United States, Veteran's Day, women, youth groups on November 13, 2008|
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This week we celebrated two very special things here in the United States: one was Monday, November 10th which was the Marine Corps Birthday…and yesterday, which was Veteran’s Day. Both dates give honor to our military men and women. We should celebrate our armed forces because they sacrifice so much for us. We have men and women who are seperated from their families, often in dangerous situations; defending our country and those in other countries who need defended.
We have some pretty awesome troops who need support. I have heard about a wonderful program that does just that. It is a program that would be a wonderful project for school children or teen youth groups across the nation. Activity directors in nursing homes would also be a great source for this project. Even former Veterans can continue to serve their country by reaching out to those who presently serve our great country in the Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force and the Marines.
The idea behind http://www.make2tell2.com is to make 2 cards of love and tell 2 others about the project. They can be holiday cards or just cards that express respect and caring. This is a great way to lift the spirits of those serving our country when they need an emotional pick me up. These cards can express patriotism, faith, gratitude, caring, support, encouragement, and communicate comfort to those who need it!
Please spread the word…get involved…support our troops today. It doesn’t take much effort and it can mean so very much to the individual who receives it. After you make the cards…please send them to: Make 2 Tell 2, 991 Road
325, Harvard, NE 68944 This is also a great way to teach young people about service and about community. We all need encouragement at times…this is a wonderful way to do that for our troops overseas; it can have a tremendous impact on our military personel. Thank you!
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Posted in children, entertainment, kids, news, tagged baby boomers, Bozo, children's programs, clown, Dick Richards, famous, geniuses, image, joy, Larry Harmon, laughter, licensing, memories, rest in peace, television, thanks, tickets, world, WZZM on July 4, 2008|
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Sad news today for many baby boomers who will have strong memories of Bozo…the world’s most famous clown…Larry Harmon…one of the original marketing geniuses behind the image and licensing of the Bozo character has died. I don’t have strong memories of Larry Harmon himself much as the portrayer of Bozo…although I certainly have seen him a bit over the years.
What is remarkable to me is that his development and contribution to the image and promotion of the character has brought a lot of joy over the years to many families. I remember our own local Dick Richards, for WZZM TV 13, as our Bozo; from 1968 to 1999. Everyone wanted to get their name drawn so that they could win prizes from the bucket bonanza! Thank you Dick Richards for giving of yourself so completely to your viewers.
Dick Richards was always entertaining and certainly a big part of our children’s development in the western Michigan area. Children’s television programing never had it so good as when people were begging for tickets just to be in the audience for the taping of the Bozo show. It was all due to the vision that Larry Harmon had to how Bozo should be marketed around the country.
I wish to pass along my condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Harmon and our thanks for all that he has given to the many children, whos, hearts were lifted up by their time spent enjoying Bozo on television, making us laugh with his antics over the years. Rest in peace, Mr. Harmon!
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Posted in comfort, Descriptive Words, disaster, emotions, Faith, family, home, life, prayer, trauma, weather, well-being, tagged anticipation, blessings, blood pressure, disasters, familiar, God, home, measure, missed, prayer, smells, special, thanks, trauma, travel, unlock, vacation, welcome on June 20, 2008|
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Did you ever notice after being gone from home for a while how good it feels to be back in your own spot? No matter how much fun you have somewhere else; no matter how good it feels to go on vacation; or, to travel to see others that you’ve been missing; there is something very special about getting close to your own home. It really is true, there is no place like home!
Just entering your familiar stomping grounds feels good; the anticipation that you feel is measurable, almost like your blood pressure. Unlocking that door and smelling the smells that are familiar to you or seeing what passes as normal on your walls, floors, or furniture; well, it just says welcome home…we’ve missed you! The sights, sounds and smells of home….Ahhhhh….there is no place like home! Put your feet up and just breathe it all in…you are home.
While you are doing that…remember those who are going through the trauma of the natural disasters that the world has been dealing with lately; tornados, hurricanes, floods, earthquakes and say a prayer for them and their situation; give thanks to God above, for the blessings in your life, while you are at it.
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