Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Good Read: ShopToEarth's Dan Swiniarski Reviews ‘Drive’ by Daniel Pink

 
By Dan Swiniarki, ShopToEarth President

I just finished reading Daniel Pink's new book "Drive".  In this book, Pink does a great job of breaking down motivation and how people respond to certain stimuli. In the book Pink shows that traditional monetary motivation is losing its gusto in the market as more and more companies (Google) allow their people creative freedom and autonomy on projects.  Some companies even allow their employees to work in different departments as long as they create something tangible. 

There were several examples that showed when compensation was applied to a task, interest as well as artistic creativity were hampered considerably. Throughout the book Pink gives examples as well as case studies that can be applied to all levels of learning. 

If you run a company, or work for a company, you have to read this book.
Understanding the principles Pink brings will allow you to drive your staff or yourself to new heights.

You can buy it via your Retail Mall on ShopToEarth.net

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

ShopToEarth Mark ups? Question and Answer



At ShopToEarth, we promote green thinking and saving. We always like to share questions that others come to us with; along with our answers…This is a copy of a question and answer from the ShopToEarth Facebook Fan Page Discussion Board.

Question from ShopToEarth representative:
I recently received an objection from a potential broker because of the price mark-ups on the Shop to Earth side. Evidently, the prices directly from the Vendor were at times - almost half the cost of the prices listed on ShopToEarth side. And even the My Retail Mall side was less expensive for the same product on the ShoptoEarth side. Please let me know how to handle this objection. How can we tell people to shop and make their $50.00 on the ShopToEarth side if they know their being overcharged?

ShopToEarth Answer
We are continually working on improving our pricing for Green Mall products. In fact, we just recently slashed prices for all Green Horizon products by 5%. The more volume we sell, the better pricing we will be able to offer. There is also some great information in your Training Center->FAQ's that will help you address this objection. STE