Who or what inspires you.

Inspired

From The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, Robin Sharma

When I first read Robin Sharma book, I more like studied it
rather than read it. There is a nice little story in there but
there is much more wisdom than you can pick up just reading
it like a novel. No other book of mine has so much markings in it.
Not to mention the lists of info I wrote separately.

This quotation from the book became my mantra.
I have an engraved plate which I keep close, just in
case I need a little more inspiration.

"When you are inspired by some great purpose, some
Extraordinary project, all of your thoughts break their
Bonds: your mind transcends limitations, your
Conciousness expands in every direction and you find
Yourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormant
Forces, faculties and talents become alive and you discover
Yourself to be a greater person than you ever
Dreamed yourself to be."

Patanjali – A Great Indian Philosopher

Wow, wasn't that worth it?

Rod Winning Winning Fairways Inc. promotional products for success

info@winningfairways.com rod.winning@gmail rod-fairways@hotmail.com

Is That Your Real Name?

Is that your real name?
People often ask if Winning is my real name or if I just use it because it's the name of my company Winning FairWays Inc. promotional products.

Well it is my name and has been since I was born many years ago, right in Vancouver BC.

All those years I worked in the Steel Service Centre Industry as Purchasing Manager mostly, then Sales Manager and eventually General Manager of a variety of very large companies that have since disappeared from business.

Nothing to do with me, all 'corporate' decisions back east or down south, some to cash in the huge inventories for money for other 0pportunities or others with just bad corporate decisions.

Anyway I met people named Steele and Rusty which fit right in to that business.

Not until I started my Trophy & Engraving shop did my name really fit into the business. Now that I am selling Promotional Products, Winning really fits in.

What a nice business this is. Awards, Recognition, Incentives, Attraction, Thank you's, etc. We just help people do the nice things they are doing for their players, employees, customers, suppliers.

It's our business to help people who want to help their own businesses succeed.

Call Rod Winning info@winningfairways.com or rod.winning@gmail.com
Promotional products don't make your business or event successful. They help them to be successful.

The Next Great Idea - Cheap, Different or useful (choose 2 ?)

My customers are always looking for that next great idea.
They generally want something they haven't bought or used
before so they can give thier customers or prospects something
different.

Some people want something useful as well.

The other thing they need is a cheap price.

Let me see, Different, Useful, Cheap.

It's hard to get it all. When I had the Trophy & Engraving business
we offered a choice of 2 of the following.

-High Quality
-Dependable Delivery
-Cheap Price

It's hard to pick the 2 that you want.

Let's see
-Different
-Useful
-Cheap

Same thing, hard to pick the right 2 items isn't it.

While I'm telling you this, I better let you know now that there
are products that fall into this category but once the customer has
bought them, they are no longer different.

Let's go with being not different.. Maybe we show some continuity
with the customer / prospect / staff / etc. Maybe we could use
the same item but change the logo / text / colour / etc.
Maybe the result would be an appreciation for the continuity of
item from that supplier. Get known for that item. Start a collection.
Have a contest for the complete collection. Whatever comes to mind.

How many ways can you get your prospect to look at the cheap, different
and useful item you gave them?

Call me for ideas Rod Winning rod.winning@gmail.com
or info@winningfairways.com

Help others to be ecologically friendly. cloth shopping bags

Cloth, Imprintable reusable eco friendly shopping bags
Eco friendly shopping bags - plastic bags banned. Tofino BC is looking at a plastic bag tax as a way to reduce plastic in the landfill. Leaf Rapids, Manitoba banning plastic bags.Rossland BC banning plastic shopping bags Ireland has a plastic bag levy since 2002 and reduced use by 90%. It will take a desire from businesses to offer alternatives and a desire from customers to consider how they can make a difference.

Shop owners want thier customers to walk out of thier store with the store logo/name advertised throughout the mall.

Ladner village (Delta BC) is looking at more ways to become eco friendly.

The promotional products industry for years has been selling custom imprinted tote bags which will be reusable and which will carry the logo / message of the supplier.These have always been a good promotion tool.

Imagine your name, logo and message being carried to the shopping mall, packed with goods, taken home, unpacked and put back in the car for the next trip. These could last literally forever. People will also develop their favourite bag. Just like ladies have their favourite purse.

How do you want to be seen? Like you're doing something to help? or like you don't care?

Call for pictures of bags and pricing for imprinting of logo and message.www.winningfairways.com shows some promotional products pictures.With Gratitude. Rod Winning info@winningfairways.com