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While it's nice to ask customers “how are we doing?” it’s important to track how your competitors are doing too
What is your competitive advantage? I have been asking that question frequently in my recent market research with building materials companies. Amazingly, the answers are generally all the same.Here is a brief summary: Our culture, our quality, our experience and our people. The “four feel goods” account for 95 percent of all responses.This begs the question–If everyone has the ... more » Ready to Start Dating?
Manufacturers are looking for dedicated dealers who will get the job done, and dealers are looking for suppliers who value them
A dealer buddy of mine sent me an email this week that started with an apology for ranting and then went on to his rant. He wants to know (not from me, but just in general), where his suppliers’ sense of service went through the years? He seems to have woken up and realized, now that business has ebbed a bit, that the door and window manufacturers supplying his dealership aren’t ... more » The Case for Federal Preemption—Energy Star and Our National Needs
A minor variation in energy performance as manufacturers push the “state of the art” could create liability issues
Federal preemption is probably not a concept many would associate with the fenestration industry. I suspect many readers have never even heard the term. It’s a concept, however, the industry should understand and promote.The underpinnings for the principle of federal preemption are found in the U.S. Constitution and the goal is the uniform regulation of matters of strong national interest. ... more » Decide What to Keep and When to Keep It
The Legal Department
We don’t need new laws; we just have to enforce the ones we have…” This line has been applied in innumerable ways to issues which have been the subject of a cry for more legislation. Sometimes, the furor results in old laws being enforced with new vigor. It’s good to know when that happens.We are seeing newly vigorous enforcement of an “old law” that has come ... more » Position Now for Residential Recovery
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