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Marx Alert Opposites Set Pitch Ideal

The British Left is in disarray after an unexpected Election pummelling. So much so that they appear bizarrely close to choosing a Stalinist as their next leader. Comedian Mark Steel evoked the speech style of long ago incumbent Tony Blair to suggest what the Party required. [https://salespodder.com/content/

Tapping Into Team Sky Tour de Force

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2015/07/teamskyjag2015.jpg] This pic shot round the web during Chris Froome’s brilliant Tour de France win. It’s the cycling kit that followed him in his Team Sky Jag. Team Principal Dave Brailsford is a magnificent leader. I’ve blogged on

Bangkok Street Thai Cafe Stall Knows Their Best Seller And So Should You

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2015/07/khangsoi-thai-menu.jpg] Sathorn business district. Downtown Bangkok. Along Silom Road. A tiny alley (“soi”) with a pop-up yet permanent Thailand style coffee stall. Named after the alleyway, with counter on the main road’s pavement, Khang-soi brims with smiling servers. What do

Perform Classical Music Appeal Switch From Mind To Feeling

[www.spectator.co.uk/author/alexandra-coghlan/] Classical music always seems in crisis. Audience shrinking, regular attempts to spread its reach take place. Magazine critic Alexandra Coghlan made these remarks during a debate on the latest ‘trick’, a pay-what-you-want-at-the-end gig. > When you talk to people about classical music … [you hear]

Digit Trio Trick From Politicians That Can Help Our Pitch Stick

Talking over a couple of cheekies with a bunch of expats sheltering a monsoon, I realised one line from the recent UK Budget speech had terrific recall. Its hook comes from three simple numbers; 1 – 4 – 7. It arose during a section on welfare spend reduction. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr Deputy Speaker,

Performance = Potential - Interference

As the creator of this ‘coaching’ equation sets out; > P=p-i [http://theinnergame.com/] According to this formula, performance [P] can be enhanced either by growing “p” potential or by decreasing “i,” interference The first time this was mentioned to me, I instantly liked it. The ‘interference’ aspect intrigued

LACMAC Sales Call Process

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCjN9i9ifc8] I came across another Nineties style sales process still going strong. As you can see from the global recruiters Michael Page own pic of it above, Its ‘lacmac‘ acronym stands for; > Lead-in – Ask – Confirm – Match – Ask again – Close A recruitment consultant on

The Lazy House Of Lies Property Agent’s Close You Should Not Use

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/01/HoL-s02e10-a.jpg] House Of Lies. A terrific show built around the dysfunctional life of a stellar management consultant salesman. Not for the faint-hearted. There’s many a blog you could write on the sales skills used throughout. The protagonist’s main approach

5 Slide Checks From Defeated Presidential Nominee's Anti-Obama Deck

Always keen to follow a slideshow making the news, The Washington Post [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/06/12/mitt-romney-gives-a-brutal-powerpoint-critique-of-obamas-foreign-policy/] seemed to snare a scoop recently. Beaten by Obama in the American 2012 White House race, Mitt Romney [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitt_Romney] likes to

The Perils Of Pitiful Preparation

[http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/jul/07/greek-debt-crisis-alex-tsipras-seeks-last-chance-deal-live] Here’s how the UK’s broadsheet of The Left live blogged the pivotal Greek debt eurozone crisis 7 July 2015. Greece are heading for years, decades even, of fiscal misery. I sense this not because of the “oxi” referendum