Winter Get-a-ways! Lo and behold… it is already the month of December. The last month of the year has already snuck upon us and it is time for Winter holidays, last…
The Importance of Machine Guards One of Bluff’s core values is Safety. And we cannot place enough emphasis on this. We keep coming back to this topic because it is important for us to…
Where have all the welders gone? In the manufacturing industry, skilled welders hold great significance. Therefore, recent news articles citing a general decline of skilled welders even with prevailing high unemployment rates, presents an interesting…
Making friends one six pack at a time! That was in Harry’s own words. Harry Davidson and Sid Blache, our Business Development Managers, as well as myself, have been doing the beer rounds this past October. Our…
Bluff Manufacturing’s Distributors Portal is now open for business! Sometime in August, we blogged about the importance of having a personalized online account in e-commerce sales and we tried to drop a few hints about a wonderful online…
Did you ‘hear’ my email? There’s an app for that! The last thing you want to be texting before getting into a crash is “Omg!” A blog we wrote two weeks ago highlighted the risk of traveling in unfamiliar…
The Adventures of the Traveling Bluff Yard Ramp It always takes marketing genius to come up with unique solutions. At Bluff Manufacturing, our yard ramps ship out weekly to different locations throughout the United States. These gargantuan…
The joys and peril of business travel Most of us in the business world have had to pack our bags at one time or another and set sail on a company mission. There are so many…
Made in America! For the longest time, manufacturing was the backbone of American society. That is until most of these jobs were transferred overseas. However you slice and dice the economics of…
Falling leaves signal the end of the third quarter of 2010! While we’re still enjoying relatively warm weather here in Texas and other parts of the Southwest, temperatures are rapidly dropping in and around other parts of the country. Living…
A penny for your thoughts, and a whole lot more for your feedback! Sales and Marketing are two sides of the same coin. Two business functions that have their own distinctive roles yet are so closely connected. They both depend heavily on…
Business cards and mailing lists With so much online chatter and buzz generated through social media, I found myself reading an interesting discussion: Do you automatically add business cards you exchange at networking events…