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Your Sales Aura Can Beat AI

1982. The Human League album Dare became the first electronic pop worldwide smash. The London branch of the Musicians' Union were not happy. They began a campaign to ban the synthesiser. That LP's Producer Martin Rushent became a figurehead against such moves. In echoes of today, he

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RepBot Mix Up

Over the past couple of years, research crystal-ballers Gartner may have tempered the drive to go all-in autorepping. Here's a couple of their such recent findings. "Our research reveals that 75% of B2B buyers prefer a rep-free sales experience. But self-service digital purchases are far more likely

Aesthetic Whiplash Alarm

I recently heard the sage advice of an artist. Her experience was very much that to make a living, it's best to become known for one thing. She used subject matter as example. You get talked about as the painter of say, cows, and you find your community

Novelty Disdain

"The larger point [from agtech] is that the empirical Anglo-Saxon approach to science clashes with the EU’s top-down precautionary principle, which tends to treat novelty as guilty until proven innocent" ― Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, Broadsheet International Affairs Editor & columnist There's plenty of models around new product

Carving Skills Win Through

I cannot remember when last I enjoyed ninety minutes of sport as much as Sunday lunchtime. Born an Englishman, when feeling you've won the lottery of life proves elusive, at least we've lottery-funded Olympic sports that can come through and shake up the traditional big-hitting nations.

Comm Box Olympic Scribbles

Here's a sprightly duo of English tv sport commentators. On the basis that you should never describe what the viewers see, but how they could see it, they're top of their game. Albeit whilst heeding that [one of the all-time greats] Richie Benaud creed, they eschew

Mouldability

Who hasn't seen ageism in the workplace? Of all the isms, this is one in hiring and promoting yet to catch fire. But as the skilled worker pool seemingly significantly slims perhaps its time in the spotlight is nigh. It can, I read, be hidden behind a mask

Tea Tray-Tastic

Barely does a sporting success arise without a heralded backstory accompaniment. Akin to tearjerking moments manipulated by tv talent shows, it's almost as if unless you've relied solely on, yunno, making the most of your talent through hard graft and application then, despite subsequent garlands, you

What Post-Date Text Timing Reminds Us About First Meeting Follow-Ups

So there you have it. Science has settled it. When it comes to looking for love, playing it either too keen or too cool turns out counter-productive. I'm surprised reporters on this study didn't jump to the label, Goldilocks. For when given hypothetical scenarios following a

Hot-Take Dating On Prospect First Meeting

"Introducing “hot-take dating”, the most efficient way to find love today". So stated someone choosing to use said method on a new date of her own. In the hope of getting if nothing else, then at least a decent article out of it. I know what you'