How many times have you thought this… or even said it out loud as a cry for help?
Recruiting staff in any business it can be a difficult task. But sales people… a different ball game altogether! Many business owners would consider it easier to get an audience with the Pope than be able to recruit sales people that can deliver results. Wouldn’t you agree? Read the rest of this entry
I posted that statement on a Social Networking discussion forum just before Christmas… let me tell you… that set the cat amongst the pigeons. Several hundred comments and a healthy yet sometimes rather heated debate ensued.
Old school die hard sales people and professional telemarketers came at me with all guns blazing. I received a barrage of; “cold calling only doesn’t work if you don’t Read the rest of this entry
I was listening recently to a fascinating business speaker, Grant Leboff, as he explained that when Barak Obama was campaigning for the presidency he talked repeatedly about the necessity for change. Yet by the time he assumed office in January 2009 the world of business had already changed - dramatically.
Back in 1990 - a London born computer scientist by the name of Tim Burners-Lee Read the rest of this entry
It’s the ultimate steal and what every person dreams about when searching through an attic, garage sales, antique stores, and flea markets.
Apparently, the owners of a now very famous 16 inch vase, kept it rather precariously perched on top of a bookcase in their living room. The ornate Chinese vase adorned with flowers and a fish motif on the front sat for years without too many people paying Read the rest of this entry
What can we learn from men with little white balls… and dimples…
The news for the first half of last week was dominated by a pair of dark-haired, youngish-looking brothers. And the weekend… much the same. But this time, not the Milibands – that bit of particular sibling rivalry is now confined history, at least for the time being.
Step up to the tee the Molinari brothers, part of the Read the rest of this entry
We live in the information age - don’t fight it - embrace it. Email marketing can be fast, efficient and effective, here are my top tips for getting it right…
Businesses using permission based e-mail marketing report that it’s very easy to see a direct correlation between an e-mail shot being delivered and a spike in visitors to their website. So… remember, make sure your website is full Read the rest of this entry
http://twitpic.com/xsiy4 - Look at the hair cut!!
Just the best ad of all time surely… what do you think? http://bit.ly/6nrXoo
Yuk. Had it with trains that claim to be an express!!!
@EmmaWimhurst not stuck! Snow? Train running like a dream… So far