Re: Take Over Practices

["Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

"R.H.Campbell" <rh.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Of course not Mark ! That goes without saying ! However, an overriding
> preoccupation with making a profit first and foremost can blind you to the
> somewhat obvious fact that without an equal preoccupation and concern with
> the customers needs and wants, you cannot have the profit either. Nothing
in
> business should be taken in isolation of other requirements of running the
> business.

Agreed however very few companies do this

> However, a total preoccupation with making profit the first (and sometimes
> only) driving force is what creates in the market the Alarmforce type
> ventures, and other mass marketers and their sometimes skimpy and shoddy
> systems - profit first and customers real needs second !! No business
should
> ever be started without a clear and functional business plan. That
followed
> carefully will ensure the profit end, leaving the principals to
concentrate
> on the serving the customers needs and wishes.

But that isn't what Jim was saying

> Jim knows damn well what I meant; however, he just likes to poke at my
> business model and raise a little shit because he disagrees with it.
>
> RHC

I can't speak for that as I have no problems with anyone's business model
but it did not appear thats what Jim was saying