Reshoring America

Posted by Mark Sweeney

Tweeting is never boring. Yes – there are lots of tweets to read through but many times I have uncovered some real gems of ideas or information. Many times before I have blogged about them and here’s another one!
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Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted by Mark Sweeney

“When we count our many blessings;
It isn’t hard to see that life’s most valued
treasures are the treasures that are free.
For it isn’t what we own or buy
that signifies our wealth.
It’s the special gifts that have
no price: our family, friends and health.”

And please remember our men and women who are serving our country and can’t be with their loved ones this year.

Happy Thanksgiving.

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U.S. Machine Makers Outperform Expectations

Posted by Mark Sweeney

Last week in our blog we talked about whether manufacturing in the U.S. was the wave of the future or the heritage of the past. I hope you read it and shared it with others you know that work for manufacturing companies or provide services to them.
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Manufacturing: Wave of the Future or Heritage of the Past?

Posted by Mark Sweeney

A recent conference in Green Bay, Wisconsin called “Manufacturing First” featured a keynote address from Scott Paul from the Alliance of American Manufacturing. Some of his key points were:
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Is China Getting Too Expensive?

Posted by Mark Sweeney

Did you know that China is expected to see more cost inflation in the future than the U.S. or Mexico?
Did you hear that Ford announced it will build some auto parts in the U.S. that have traditionally been sourced in China?
Did you read that Otis Elevator is moving production from its factory in Mexico to a new plant in South Carolina? Or that a furniture maker is opening a new factory in North Carolina instead of continued sourcing from China?

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Shortage of Skilled Workers in U.S. Manufacturing

Posted by Mark Sweeney

A recent survey of manufacturing executives by Deloitte & The Manufacturing Institute shows that nearly 600,000 skilled manufacturing positions are unfilled due to a shortage of qualified workers. Is this a surprise? OR have you experienced this at your company?
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Congratulations to the Winners of a Starbucks Gift Card!

Posted by Mark Sweeney

First – THANK YOU to everyone who responded to our email on September 30^th & October 10^th and subscribed to the Remke Blog EVERYTHING’S CONNECTED. We truly appreciate the opportunity you’ve given us to communicate with you through our blog. What did you think of the recent blog titled “One Reason for the U.S. Mess – China” or “Strategies for Selling Smarter”? We really do hope you’ll comment on those and future blogs – let us know what you think about that weeks topic OR what you’d like us to write about. And we will respond. Promise.
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One Reason for the U.S. Mess is China

Posted by Mark Sweeney

I ran across this blog on Twitter the other day and when I clicked-thru I was hooked.

Ed Says: Only One Way to Solve Our Job and Debt Problem

The more I read the more I started to think. Ed is Ed Farkas, a chemical engineer who has been blogging for a long time and is interested in current affairs and government policies. In his blog for this week he says that one reason for “the mess we are in” is China.
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Things I Learned at the Online Marketing Summit

Posted by Mark Sweeney

The Periodic Table of SEO Ranking Factors. Really? I never knew such a thing existed until I attended the Online Marketing Summit. After taking pages & pages of notes (along with writers cramp!), I discovered that although Remke has been very proactive with our SEO and online marketing program for many years there was alot more for us to learn.
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Strategies for Selling Smarter

Posted by Mark Sweeney

Stuffing the pipeline. Is it true that many sales professionals believe this is the best way to increase their sales? For those who say ‘yes’, or who know a salesperson that would say ‘yes’, let’s think again. Having more prospects usually doesn’t result in proportionately more sales because you end up trying to develop too many accounts at one time and somebody, or more than one somebody, will fall through the cracks. After all, salespeople are human too!
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