PATHWAYS
A BLOG FOR BUSINESS DIRECTION
From the Desk of Steven Muro: 25 Years of Increasing Produce Sales
Working with fact-based information and data — and combining those with marketing has come a long way since Fusion’s doors first opened 25 years ago, in 1997…
An Uncharted Path Sometimes Leads to a Cliff
The late, great George Harrison of the Beatles once said, “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.” This sentiment …
Building Trust is Building Sales
Have you and your team built trust among your buyers? You may think so, but it would be wise to double-check. Many salespeople believe that trust…
From the Desk of Steven Muro: Five Most Common Mistakes Businesses Make About Research
In providing research, marketing, and business consulting for a few decades, I have seen and worked with some of the most tightly knit and…
Understanding Your Shopper
The gateway to growing your business is by understanding your shopper’s attitude and behavior. Without having a full understanding of your…
Directing the Path to Success
New-age retailing is a complex paradigm. On one end of the spectrum, there are hundreds of vendors and suppliers who try to their products…
From the Desk of Steven Muro: Navigating the Virtual Workspace
Keanu Reeves, Neo in the movie The Matrix, thought that reality was definitive. He learned that in fact: reality might be a virtual construct.
Storytelling — The Key to Giving You the Competitive Advantage
Before video, before books, and before written language, there was storytelling. Oral storytelling is how history, culture, and civilization…
The Power of Multiple Streams of Traffic
Direct mail marketing, email campaigns, social media, television and much more, the ability to market your business is expanding unlike…
A Simple Idea to Ensure a Lift in Promotional Sales
To ensure a sales lift when selling-in BOGO’s (Buy One Get One Free), bonus products (XX% more for free!), or discounted price offers to your…
From the Desk of Steven Muro: A Fusion Between Two Sides — Getting Sales and Marketing to Work Together
Before I founded Fusion, I was a VP of marketing, worldwide for a large, well-know CPG company. As I started my position, I noticed the…
Tips on How to Land Your Next Big Retail Sales Meeting
While your customers already know their own sales figures, they often do not know how they are performing compared to their competitors or…