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What Would GAFA Do?

So the French courts are busy hunting down evil megalomaniacal firms. The kind that harbour Bond villains. Ones that bully all ends of the marketplace. Ruthlessly choking competition, customers, suppliers and anyone else that dares challenge them. They’ve even coined a new Gallic term [http://qz.com/303947/us-cultural-imperialism-has-a-new-name-gafa/

What The Daily Payment Con Tells You About Good Accounts

> good accounts make good friends So said to me once by an accountant with a wealth of experience. It doesn’t literally mean you’ll be bosom buddies. More that when people both provide their goods and pay for them in a timely manner, everyone works much better and

How Does History Guru's Only Law Apply to Your Big Deal?

Niall Ferguson [http://www.niallferguson.com/], of whom I last posted [http://salespodder.com/is-the-west-history/] back in 2011, has another cracking sounding ‘album’ out. A history of the power of networks and lessons for today’s freewheelin’ silicon valley. He hopes that will halt their path to becoming Bond Villains.

Does Your Pitch Thrive Better Than Ariana Huffington's?

So this Thrive app [https://www.thriveglobal.com/stories/15380-introducing-the-thrive-app] is on a launch promo [https://venturebeat.com/2018/01/16/arianna-huffingtons-thrive-global-and-samsung-launch-tech-detox-app/] push. It seems to have grown out of the latest attempt to out-Gwyneth Goop, from the Huffington Post founder’s “lifestyle” effort of her own. Here’s the

Remember Perfect Never Arrives

> “We don’t want perfect to be the enemy of the good, is it better than what we’ve got?” So said American Senator Mike Rounds (Rep. for S Dakota) when commenting on the supposed bi-partisan Dreamer Deal for immigrants into the USA, January 2018. Is there anything worse

If Your Pitch Were A Heist, Would It Get Away With The Million Dollars?

Real lines said in a meeting, Part 18.1.12… Who doesn’t love a cunning heist movie? A good old fashioned caper. The loveable rogues with a plan against the evil ‘man’ that make it, just. Well, here’s a reaction from a Friday meeting. Right after news broke

Could You Use Google Docs Project Proposal Template

Further proof that you’re best off not outsourcing all your life to Google. Or any other techgiantia for that matter. Above is their chosen ‘placeholder image’ for Tropic. The Project Proposal template inside their Docs app. It sits at the top of the cover page. Ew. I can hardly

10 Presentation Cliches You Must Avoid When Presenting

To help bring in the New Year, how about a buzzfeeding listicle on seasonal bottom dwelling selling. 10 Presentation Clichés You Must Avoid When Presenting; -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Double Act Repeating ‘When You Buy’ Throughout Comedy Props 21st Century clip art/stock photography Your Corporate Slides Upfront Video Repeating Everything Is Awesome

Coaching Talking Head Resolutions Top Tip Trio

[video.foxnews.com/v/5700228268001/] Her Fox News bio; ‘award-winning executive coach and career strategist Elizabeth Koraca [https://twitter.com/elizabethkoraca?lang=en]‘. Richard Quest on his CNN Money hour took the extremely rare step of making notes from what she said. The topic they both covered, unsurprisingly at this

The Business Priorities Question via Incoming US Administration

[http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42559436] Sjoe. As an Englishman, I’m certainly no hardcore gun-tooting bible bashing Republican. I may even be a social liberal. But I was appalled at the imbalance and partiality of Wolf Blitzer and his CNN Leftists this week. Specifically how they wet their pants