As a business owner who works from home, there's often a fine line between organization and clutter. We tend to look for the perfect method to ensure the resources we need are available, accessible, and don't leave your home office looking like a tornado just whizzed through. I finally found the *PERFECT* map organization tool: Tadaaaa! A shoe organizer!
Complicated? No! Does the trick? Yes! I keep all of my brochures readily available and ready to send out to my clients with every package I mail. Each time I take a business trip to Disney (yes, that sounds funny to you, doesn't it?) I bring back plenty of maps, or so I think. I have collateral that I send to my clients that includes overall property maps, (i.e., you are here maps) plus brochures, and park maps, along with other goody bags whenever they take a trip. However, the park maps I can only get when I actually come to town. I am blessed in that I usually run out of maps before my next trip, thanks to my wonderful clients. On my last trip, in December, I made sure I was well-stocked. I thought, surely I have plenty. Surely, these will last me a good long while, right?
WRONG!!
New Maps are coming out in just a couple weeks! Well shucks, now what's a good travel agent to do? Send out old maps so they don't end up in the recycle bin? Send out new maps so you don't seem outdated and confuse the client when they get there and find the new map doesn't look at all like the map they've been studying for a week? Or send both and let them choose? Eenie Meenie Miney Mo, this map, that map, I don't know...
One thing I am SO thankful for is my next business trip - a short jaunt, just two days - is March 3rd and 4th! Coincidence? I think not! This girl will be stocking up on new maps for my clients, scheduled to come out the first day I arrive. I could not be more thankful, because again, I have to get them onsite! Thank you Lord, I feel you watching over me!
WRONG!!
New Maps are coming out in just a couple weeks! Well shucks, now what's a good travel agent to do? Send out old maps so they don't end up in the recycle bin? Send out new maps so you don't seem outdated and confuse the client when they get there and find the new map doesn't look at all like the map they've been studying for a week? Or send both and let them choose? Eenie Meenie Miney Mo, this map, that map, I don't know...
One thing I am SO thankful for is my next business trip - a short jaunt, just two days - is March 3rd and 4th! Coincidence? I think not! This girl will be stocking up on new maps for my clients, scheduled to come out the first day I arrive. I could not be more thankful, because again, I have to get them onsite! Thank you Lord, I feel you watching over me!
