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Our blog and idea depository for general use. This is a pretty good place to get a feel for how we think and maybe uncover a few useful ideas. Of course a better way would be to give us a call. That actually sounds like a better idea...we'll buy the coffee.

Recent Articles:

Doing More With Less
- By LaVonn Schlegel

The mantra of senior management across all industries, across all disciplines has become "do more with less."  Budgets and personnel continue to be cut while the need for increased revenue and margin continues to grow.

You can continue to successfully perform in the market using this mantra if you are thoughtful in how you approach your marketing resources and your management’s expectations.  Here are "10 Ways To Do More With Less." (Full Article)

Are You Managing From The Monkey Bridge?
 - By LaVonn Schlegel

While fun for a few minutes as a team exercise, managing day-to-day swinging from the heights has its challenges. Find out if you're managing from the monkey bridge...(Full Article)

Don't Let 'Brand Promise' Be Departmentalized!
 - By Fred Schlegel

Strategy drives an organization. This is business gospel. It also has lead to pigeonholing management of 'brand promise' as a communications issue, rather than a key strategic lever that can drive process refinement throughout a company...(Full article)

Frog Blog:
Less formal, more quirky, ideas and thoughts
that hopefully lead somewhere...
Recent Posts: (Go to Frog Blog)

Croak Quotes:

Things we've said. Things we've heard said. Things that should have been said.

If you work hard to follow your customer's lead,
you will soon find somebody else leading your customer.
LaVonn Schlegel, www.jsmiconsulting.com

Innovation is the lifeblood of an organization.
It can also be a primary source of bleeding.
LaVonn Schlegel, www.jsmiconsulting.com

Time to think appears to be in short supply.
Fred Schlegel, www.jsmiconsulting.com

Turning ideas into profits is a lot like kissing the frog.
It's not always easy to tell what you're going to end up with.
LaVonn Schlegel, www.jsmiconsulting.com

Businesses change, customers change, investors change – so yesterday’s conventional wisdom could be the very reason a great company falls into old and sloppy habits.
LaVonn Schlegel, FrogBlog, www.jsmiconsulting.com

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