The more things change the more they stay the same. This is an adage I’ve heard my entire life without ever really giving it any serious thought. What does it even mean? Well, in the context of this article let’s take a closer look.
Author: Greg Iannone
Know the Difference Between Demos and Training
I think we can all agree we’d be happy if the decorative concrete industry were bigger. You know, if the pie were just a little bit bigger. What are we doing as an industry to positively influence the decorative market? What are you doing as a contractor, material supplier or manufacturer to help grow the pie?
To Succeed in Decorative Concrete: Be Your Best
To be your best doesn’t mean you have to always do the most difficult concrete projects. It simply means you do your best work on every concrete project.
You Owe It to Yourself to Make Time for Training
Growth, increased profits, value and quality are a few words I hear thrown around in the decorative concrete industry these days. It seems, and rightly so, many want to grow their business and increase their value and sustainability in the marketplace by providing quality work.
Concrete Expectations: Set the Bar Properly at the Onset
Setting the bar properly for your clients on the onset ensures happier customers in the long run.
Grow Your Business by Working Smarter, Not Harder
Success can’t and shouldn’t be measured by comparing your business against your peers’. Comparison is a dirty word and an even worse habit which can lead you down a rabbit hole of self-doubt, worry and personal as well as professional destruction. After all, we all have different motives and goals as why we do what we do.
Evaporation Retardants and Finishing Aids Can Make Concrete More Workable
While water should never be added during concrete’s finishing process, products such as evaporation retardants and finishing aids can effectively help promote workability.
Strong Relationships Within Concrete Industry are Key to Successful Ventures
We live in a time where so much of our business, for better or worse, is conducted electronically. On the positive side of the ledger is the fact that information can be searched and retrieved at the speed of a simple mouse click.
How can we help the concrete industry thrive?
Years ago, there was a Kevin Costner movie, “Field of Dreams,” which has now become a classic. While this movie was full of overarching plots and subplots, the main takeaway was: “If you build it, they will come.”
Where Have All the (Skilled) Workers Gone?
Having had the opportunity to travel this great nation from coast to coast and visiting many places in between, I’ve heard a common statement about the current state of the construction marketplace in general and the decorative marketplace in particular. Sometimes it is uttered as a rhetorical question.
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