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About James Feldman Associates Who We Are Innovative Thinking History One-Stop Resource Who We Are Incentive Magazine Names James Feldman One of the 100 Top Motivators of the Last 100 Years! Jim was recognized as one of the Top Innovators, one just six people so honored. Use this link to read what they said. After 35 years of corporate motivation, Jim and his associates are now available online, or in person, as international business consultants for your company. Whether it is to evaluate a marketing plan or merely stimulate thinking, our companies clean out the cobwebs and get your organization moving in new and productive directions. We guarantee 'better thinking skills' and 'problem solving.' Major corporations all over the world have used our services to help their employees think more creatively and solve problems more effectively. Now, no matter what size your company, you can use this same method to improve your creative and innovative thinking abilities for business, personal development or school. Now James Feldman Associates, Inc. is available for consultation. We can improve creative thinking for Professionals Executives Salespersons Engineers Administrators Students or anyone that uses their brain for a living. Innovative Thinking Creative solutions to different problems have similar characteristics. To be able to solve any problem in a creative way, it is helpful to know these common characteristics, and to use them correctly in order to focus the search for a solution. A good creative solution to any problem meets the following criteria: It's not creative unless it sells. It must completely solve the problem. It must not rely on many resources. It can not produce negative side effects. It is a solution that few will find. It must be implementable at the lowest level. It must be acceptable at the highest level. Every day each of us faces new problems that need proactive solutions. No matter what you do for a living, what you want to accomplish in your life, or how you wish to live your life we must react to forces around us and determine whether we can overcome the challenge and be more productive or be reduced to minimal accomplishments in the face of adversity. In 1953 Jonas Salk used a weakened strain of the polio virus to almost end polio. No one had looked at the problem itself as the source of the solution. Walt Disney saw a swamp and purchased the land cheaply. What he saw in Orlando was Disney World and the rest is history. An artist, Yaacov Agam, wanted to develop an innovative art form. He painted on a page folded several times like an accordion. When the viewer looks from the right, he sees one picture, and when viewed from the left, the viewer sees something differently. Yanni wanted to write music, but he could not read music. He heard the music in his head and developed his own 'music language' to become one of the most prolific composers of our times. These solutions were considered to be breakthroughs…creative solutions. The inventors All have something in common…can you see if you can discover the one common element? How could you use INNOVATIVE THINKING to motivate you or your staff to work? Seven days a week - for 12 hours a day - for an entire month on a project? What has your competition done that you could have done?... If you thought of it first? Why didn't you think of it first? Do any of these concepts... Teamwork Customer Service Innovative Marketing Continuous Improvement Benevolent Leadership sound like a joke to your customers, associates or competition? We can... help improve leadership. help resolve conflicts on the job. foster a growth mentality for your organization. make innovation happen. Our company has a successful track record of... pushing people's motivational hot buttons. facilitating better communication. encouraging better time management. stimulating sales. moving inventory . gaining market share. We can help you think better by thinking differently. Our presentations include seminars, training, and personal consultation that result in a new, more innovative, way of thinking. We have solved problems within industries including automotive, health and beauty aids, entertainment, computer and software, beverage companies, hotels and resorts, direct selling, direct marketing, financial, healthcare, construction and sales of almost every type of product. History In 2000, we combined the resources of all our companies under one umbrella...James Feldman Associates, Inc. (JFA). Since 1966, JFA has been a marketing agency for some of the biggest organizations in the world, including Toyota, Del Monte, Southern Bell, Disney, NBC, Compaq, Helene Curtis, McDonald's, Ford Motor Company, Lexus, Mary Kay, GE, Audi, Neutrogena, American Dairy, March of Dimes, Lucent, Compaq, Apple, Microsoft, and many more. In 1983, we formed Incentive Travelers Cheque International (iTCheque) as an innovative resource for individual and group travel. Using JFA for the marketing and iTCheque to fulfill travel, we have delivered programs for such companies as The Pampered Chef, Creative Memories, DK Family Learning, Alliance, Mary Kay, Tupperware, AVON, Colesence and Nest Entertainment, as well as corporate clients such as Apple Computer, Hyatt Corporation, Subaru, Compaq, Lexus, C&H Sugar, Kellogg's and AT&T. After delivering dozens of educational presentations for trade shows, corporate clients, training seminars, and keynotes we formed Shift Happens! in 1991 as a dedicated resource for motivational presentations. We had so many requests for information on travel, a book was required...Doctor Travel's Cure For The Common Trip. Now on the Web at www.doctor-travel.com, this book is what you need to know before you go on your next trip. Recognized as an expert in travel, Doctor Travel is a sought after expert on all phases of travel. He has been a featured presenter on FOX TV, NBC, Hungry Minds, Doral Experts, and many other companies that have sought out his expertise. Doctor Travel is available for presentations, training, or consultation. One-Stop Resource Now, one call delivers everything a company could need in a one-stop resource. For motivation programs from training to incentives, from keynotes to meeting planning, from individual to group incentive programs. One call does it all. We Offer Merchandise selection and fulfillment Group incentive travel Individual incentive travel Travel advice and counsel Advertising specialty selection and fulfillment Motivation programs Meeting planning and implementation Keynote presentations Training programs Consultation One call to James Feldman Associates, Inc....Your one-stop resource for all your motivational needs. Incentive Travelers Cheque International - Group and Individual Travel Doctor Travel - Travel Expert and Advice Only The Best Gifts - Unique merchandise for the most demanding customers Shift Happens! - Motivational Programs

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