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Don't Hide Behind Two-Point-Zero

Over brekkie this morning I caught the promotion of ‘soft skills’ in schools. One time UK telly Dragon’s Den investor, James Caan [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Caan_%28entrepreneur%29], is the drive’s figurehead. On that show his performances were largely underwhelming. Yet he made a mint

Fox News Facts Fail

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2015/01/stevenemersonskynewsapologytobirmingham.jpg] Here’s a man apologising. Yesterday the UK Prime Minister no less called him a “complete idiot” On American rolling news tv he made the statement that Birmingham was a “totally Muslim city” and no-go for the Anglo-Saxon English. As

How You Can Build On Dating Site Chat Tips

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2015/01/wpid-am-msg-hot-tips.jpg.jpeg] I have a friend. Not a friend of a friend. And no, they haven’t spent time in the Emergency Room mysteriously impaled onto a vacuum cleaner. This friend recently suffered a messy split. They duly popped onto a

What Are Your Levels Of Terror Threat & Response

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2015/01/wpid-jesuischarileplane.jpg] Je Suis Charlie. The aftermath of the week’s barbarity in Paris reminded me of the genius and power of cartoonists [http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/heartbreaking-cartoons-from-artists-in-response-to-the-ch?s=mobile] . It also saw examination of the terror threat level in London.

Detangle Your Benefit Statement Like Hairbrush Inventor

The Tangle Teezer [http://www.tangleteezer.com/]. I was blissfully unaware of this product. Until I heard a one-time hairdresser describe his rise. For ten years he’d battled with how to untangle young ladies’ knotted hair in his salon. Gradually, his preferred method of combining comb and brush morphed

4 Reasons Female Prospects Kill Your Hopes

Or not… Regular readers will know I like to embrace many an unusual source for selling inspiration. So I saw a show about a young professional lady who was busy shooting policemen. A profiler intriguingly revealed that motives for such crimes differ between the genders. She described four driving forces

Your Numbers Robust?

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2015/01/tory2015firstposter.jpg] There’s an election looming in the UK Spring. On 2 January the larger current coalition partner released their first campaign poster. The chatterati became greatly exercised. The ad (above) evokes a road to recovery that can only continue with

Use This Charity Tip For Your Proposal Cover To Stand Out

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/12/estherrantzensilverlinereport.jpg] I caught the New Year’s Honours List coming out of London first on Sky News. One recipient interviewed earned a Damehood for starting two major charities. The most recent of these, The Silver Line, is a helpline for the

From Inbox Zero To Funnel Fit

So the supposedly quiet few hours at the beginning of the year is often a chance for salespeople to get their new year in shape. Go through that inbox. Sort your admin. Fix up your funnel. There’s always something you can ‘tidy’, right? TheInbox Zeroconstruct garners entertaining press. Here’

Recognise This Dolphin Obsessed Culture?

A cheeky little holiday season post here for you. South African’s vibrant advertising sector is renowned for its sense of humour. Here’s an ad that shows this off nicely. We follow the ‘PA to the CFO’s PA’ as she flounders in the face of a clearly worrying