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Do You Miss This Cafe Cake Counter Trick?

Another finding from the world of retail. This time, from a marble counter festooned with cloche entombed afternoon treats. That one front-left contained the juice of a dozen oranges. I have sat at the other end of this tabletop. I heard several inquisitive teatime-treaters ask what the offerings are. The

Regrets, I've Had A Few...

Here’s a cheery thought. Reminiscent of 2013’s famed five regrets of the dying [http://salespodder.com/top-five-regrets-of-the-buying/]. Apparently, ‘eight in 10 people believe their lives would be better if they had taken more risks’. (Wonder how the remaining one in five felt..?) I learn this as a brand

The Gift Of Time

An online ad for Dyson [http://salespodder.com/?s=dyson]‘s undoubted hairdryer disrupter. It costs scarily way more than competitors. Articles abound comparing the run of the mill $50 product with their $500 one. A random example, from gizmodo [https://gizmodo.com/this-absurd-400-hair-dryer-is-actually-worth-it-1787514894] ; > “Dyson has this irritating habit

Are You Flooded By Eight-Fold Returns

Extreme weather events place climate change foremost in minds all around the world. I see this week that (at least) one region of England has witnessed once-in-a-century floods three times this century already. Storms named Ciara and Dennis dumped record levels of rain only a week apart during Feb 2020

Blue Sky Alignment

Relax. I don’t like the term blue sky thinking either. Although given that across various parts of the world you can see a sky of pretty much any colour you like, to label something promising with your own brand colour of choice can work. Especially on a one-off slide,

Prevent Perils of Repsplaining to Prospects

> Repsplaining; the explanation of something by a salesperson (aka ‘rep’), typically to a potential customer or buyer, in a manner regarded as condescending or patronising. Recognise this? I simply remixed the definition of mansplain. And could have also added more traits to the end. Such as, ‘or aggressive or

High Speed Rail Journey Time Saving Charts

Peacetime infrastructure projects in the UK over the past century have typically been an utter shambles. An embarrassment of vast cost over-runs, white elephants, needless planning delays and errors, obviously misplaced or absent vision and myopic nimby-ism. England seeks to end this mockery with a so called brand new high

If It Took Black Sabbath 15 Tries...

Not my genre of choice, yet there is something about Paranoid. The week of this blog saw the fiftieth anniversary of the band Black Sabbath’s official launch. As it’s rare for someone to herald from a town where an entire musical movement started, I thought I’d use

Two Tequilas!

On the day of my ceremonial birthday, I’m reminded of a recent time, after all the years walking into bars, how incredible it is when something ‘new’ happens. Sales-savy too. Nearing the counter, I enquired of my companion, ‘what do you fancy?’ Immediately, one of the two bartenders slammed

Superspreading Events

I have mixed experience with organising large forums within a prospect. My hit-rate being only a little better than 50-50. I’d like that to be more in my favour. The misses tended to be characterised by the typical flounderings: Main contact not having the clout they thought. Attendees treating