Here's a question I posed to my friend the other day: Would you read a letter from China differently today than you would have 3 weeks ago? I would! That's why I'm posting this very down to earth letter from the Director or Microsoft China after their outbreak. She talks candidly about what she learned from remote work and most-interestingly, what she learned from her customers. Her letter was published on March 2, 2020. I am grateful to Lily for sharing her perspective. We think it's a golden nugget of insight that got lost in the plethora of LinkedIn feed…
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11 Productivity Work-From-Home Hacks for Newbies In the best of times, it's hard to turn off distractions and focus while working remotely. It's even harder now as we navigate daily information briefings, our kids schedules, work that is evolving and less than ideal new work spaces at home. Covid-19 has created the ultimate work distraction and it's real.This is one of the best checklists we've seen. I have worked remotely on and off for many years these are all actionable ideas that can help you focus on work and compartmentalize the constant stream of Covid-19 information. 11 Productivity Work-From-Home…
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NPR 8 Tips Work-From-Home Checklist Working from home may be new to you and feel like a forced experiment in chaos at work. We think these NPR tips are a good list and actionable for anyone today. We hope you are able to use some of this to help you feel more productive, during these unprecedented times. NPR 8 Tips Work-From-Home Checklist Visit BP Home Base for other content to help you with the unique challenges of Working-From-Home during Covid-19.
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February 14, 2020 We think it's always a great idea to spread the love to our customers and prospects. We went pink today for fun and to use Valentines Day to share the appreciation we feel every day. These are some of the things that make our clients special and why we like to celebrate Valentines Day by sharing the love and appreciation for you. You are genuinely devoted to delivering the American Dream of home ownership to new home buyers. You understand that thriving and creating memories in a new home, is the goal. You understand that freedom…
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I'm sharing our Fall Creative Newsletter in our Blog. There are some fun ideas here. Enjoy! Welcome to our Fall Creative Newsletter. Anna, our amazing Sourcing Manager, recently shopped the market, and we thought you'd like to see some of her favorite creative ideas. We've linked to information in our factory websites to help you see all your options in one simple link. Please remember that the products you see when you click our "learn more" buttons are all available with your preferred BP pricing, and our complimentary creative support. Contact us directly to get your creative project started. We can't wait to help…
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When a customer has waited patiently for their new home to be completed, move-in day is a BIG deal. It marks the delivery of a gorgeous and thoughtfully designed product, and it's the final milestone in the new home buyer journey. The transformation of a house into a home begins on move-in day when new home owners begin to make the house their own. It's also the point at which New Home Builders can begin the post-sale relationship that is so important to retaining brand loyal home buyers as their home and lifestyle needs evolve. The welcome home experience is…
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It's Fall already and our Gift Set Solutions are a big hit, so we are sharing the Look Books to inspire anyone with Marketing Events in the 4th quarter. "Presentation ready" is a term that is resonating with everyone. It's the idea that you can eliminate the busy work of packaging brand gift bags during the time-pressed days leading up to customer events. The Gift sets in the style guides below,
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Today is Thursday, and as I drink my coffee and check email I allow myself the joy of anticipating the weekend ahead. Full disclosure, my favorite two days of the week are Saturday and Sunday. I love the weekend! I’m pretty sure I’m not alone in that. I also love my job and I appreciate the fact that I am in a business where I support amazing marketing professionals who are devoted to helping consumers create memories in a new home. What makes me happy about supporting our clients is that in addition to a more than full-time job, most…
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This blog post is devoted to the Marketers who are dreamers and visionaries who wish they had more time to be creative in service of their prospects and customers. I don't know about you, but sometimes I wish I had more people to give wings to all my creative ideas. It's often hard to find the time to fully develop and implement a vision. I usually need help. Fortunately for my work-related ideas, our supply chain is a universe of worldwide resources that collectively have the ability to help turn creative visions into tangible brand product solutions. The sky is…
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Welcome to our Blog! We're glad you stopped by. The other day at work, I went from feeling really stressed and overly-busy to happy and relaxed in the course of an hour. This may sound like the start of a blog post about workplace stress reducers. Please stay with me. The stress reducing activity was unexpected. Surprisingly, the activity that prompted my feeling so good was a seemingly tedious task to call 17 business unit clients about the shipping status of their orders (unplanned on a very busy day and on top of our regular system for updating clients). It…
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