Many have expressed shock at the recent U.S. employment data. But 9.1% unemployment shouldn’t be a surprise. To address the jobs challenge, we must stop pretending that this is only a difficult cyclical recovery. The root of the problem is structural. During the two decades before the crisis of...
Read moreThe Commercial Division of Cord Moving Storage led by Charlie Wormek watch the trends constantly just because that is what he does and he is happy to report that the St. Louis Industrial market ended the first quarter 2011 with a vacancy rate of 8.0%. The vacancy rate was down over...
Read moreCord Moving and Storage and North American Van Lines Says NO to The “Low Bar” Mentality – Recognizing and overcoming mediocrity in customer service experience… An appliance repairman or cable television technician shows up with just ten minutes remaining in his four-hour schedule window and we’re relieved. A waitress...
Read moreEarthquakes in Japan, floods in Australia and throughout South America and now a series of devastating tornadoes in America’s mid-west – if supply chain risk wasn’t topping agendas at the start of the year, it certainly is now. Coal supplies from Queensland took a pounding as a result of...
Read moreDespite what appears to be a non-stop wave of tough news regarding real estate, four major media players have come out this month with the same advice: It Is Time to Buy a Home! This spells a relief to the moving and storage industry that would be easy to...
Read moreIt is important to receive written estimates from at least three moving and storage companies (hopefully one is Cord Moving and Storage) prior to signing a contract. Estimates are usually free of charge, with a chance of a minimal fee. When requesting estimates you should not only compare prices,...
Read moreIf you have requested an estimate (hopefully from Cord Moving and Storage), soon your phone will be ringing from moving companies looking for your business. Now what? Do not worry, we can help. With the initial call, ask the movers for basic information about their company – address, how...
Read moreMany salespeople spend countless hours trying to improve the way they handle objections by those moving and those that are national accounts that move sometimes hundreds of employees. Schools of thought that range from high pressure tactics all the way to being able to demonstrate empathy to the client...
Read moreImprove winning in sales for the relocation industry through better honorable deal management. It’s in a salesperson’s nature to get excited about closing new business moving people and their families across this great world of ours. Winning a new client is a reason to celebrate. But, when looking for...
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