Rick Schumacher
Rick Schumacher is the editor and publisher of LBM Journal, and has more than 25 years experience covering the industry. Rick@LBMJournal.com
Tough Call: Risk vs. Reward
A builder wants you to expand his credit so he can aggressively grow his business during this crisis. What would you do?
Stronger together
If you’re reading this, you’re a member of an industry that’s a cornerstone of every city and town in the U.S. It’s not just an industry...it’s a community.
To members of the LBM community
Working together, we will survive this, and we’ll be here tomorrow to help the people in our markets move forward with their lives.
Playing the bounce
In sports, in life, and in business, there’s no shortage of opportunities that come our way.
Tough Call: The Showroom Challenge
More customers are getting a feel for products in your showroom, then looking up the price on their phones and leaving. What would you do?
Tough Call: ‘Hey, I’m the customer’
Vendor consolidation has taken you from valued client to just another number. What would you do?
Off and running
In my view, today’s realities represent very real opportunities for everyone in the LBM industry. The question is, are you and your team prepared to meet the challenges that these opportunities represent?
The Roaring Twenties, v.2
Here’s to working together throughout the Roaring Twenties, v.2, to build your sales, your business and your brand.
Tough Call: The copyright conundrum
A photo that inadvertently made it onto your website has turned into a choice between a $3,000 payoff or a copyright lawsuit. What would you do?
Tough Call: The poaching problem
A big builder customer has poached two of your top people to work for him. What would you do?