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Business Collaboration Through Real Value Chains
Collaboration involves massive investments in systems, redefined processes, and data reconciliation. Collaborate by linking with your partner's value-quality chain for the best value-added.Public relations is important in any type of business, but what types of public-relations efforts can you do if you are in a type of industry that is not known for public relations. Your customers will not recognize your efforts and your good deeds will not increase your brand name. This has been a dilemma, which has plagued many small businesses as they work to achieve their niche.

Let us take a case study, recently a Lighting Business, which wholesales fixtures to contractors noted that they need to do more marketing, but they said that they already had lists of all the contractors in the area and were sending out catalogs each quarter and direct mail almost as often. They indicated that they believed they were doing all they could and the lighting company also sponsored one Soccer Team, Little League Team and advertised in the local High School Football and Band Booster program.

All very noble indeed and then we got down to basics and considered what else can they really do? We

not recognize your efforts and your good deeds will not increase your brand name. This has been a dilemma, which has plagued many small businesses as they work to achieve their niche.

Let us take a case study, recently a Lighting Business, which wholesales fixtures to contractors noted that they need to do more marketing, but they said that they already had lists of all the contractors in the area and were sending out catalogs each quarter and direct mail almost as often. They indicated that they believed they were doing all they could and the lighting company also sponsored one Soccer Team, Little League Team and advertised in the local High School Football and Band Booster program.

All very noble indeed and then we got down to basics and considered what else can they really do? W

e a case study, recently a Lighting Business, which wholesales fixtures to contractors noted that they need to do more marketing, but they said that they already had lists of all the contractors in the area and were sending out catalogs each quarter and direct mail almost as often. They indicated that they believed they were doing all they could and the lighting company also sponsored one Soccer Team, Little League Team and advertised in the local High School Football and Band Booster program.

All very noble indeed and then we got down to basics and considered what else can they really do? W

area and were sending out catalogs each quarter and direct mail almost as often. They indicated that they believed they were doing all they could and the lighting company also sponsored one Soccer Team, Little League Team and advertised in the local High School Football and Band Booster program.

All very noble indeed and then we got down to basics and considered what else can they really do? W

, Little League Team and advertised in the local High School Football and Band Booster program.

All very noble indeed and then we got down to basics and considered what else can they really do? Well we started to brainstorm and came up with several things. For instance giving free evaluations to the churches to see if they could save by having more efficient lighting on their energy bills.

This worked very well and then it lead to the Boys and Girls Club and other non-profits too. Equally nice was that they sold the lighting at a discount and referred contractors who did business with them. Thus more contractors came on board and more PR accrued and today they have a thriving business. So consider all this in 2006.