[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/06/starbucks-kenyan-upsell.jpg] I’m ashamed, yes. I had to venture into a Starbucks coffee shop the other day. After I ordered one of their standard, middle-sized drinks, the cheery server asked me; > “Would you like to try our new single origin

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/06/breguete-in-action.jpg] This is Breguete. He’s a devoted dancer from the Rio favela (as Google’s dictionary states, “a Brazilian shack or shanty town; a slum“), Complexo do Lins. With the World Cup looming, Brazil is getting all kinds of documentary

I’ve enjoyed watching snippets from the literary bonanza that is the Hay Festival this past week. An amazing 700 events in such a seemingly unusual place. Famed for “slick willie” Clinton’s description as “Woodstock for the mind”, albeit slightly lost on someone my age. I was intrigued to

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/05/robbrydon25wordstoryhay31may14.jpg] Another Hay Festival gem. This time from comic Rob Brydon. Inspired by the national 500-word story children’s competition, he composed his own constrained tale. For him though, only 25 words were allowed. Bear in mind, it’s all in

“Popstar adopts salesman line”. Quite a headline. And who is the biggest popstar on the planet right at this moment? It could well be Pharrell Williams. There cannot be a soul untouched by his mega Happy anthem. Save for some despicable Iranian mullahs. His recent song sales are record-breaking (such

During watching a programme on an English telly catch-up service I came across this ad. I couldn’t help be struck by the store manager’s sigh. > We’re selling gold for the price of silver He’s clearly a bit miffed that so much fine oak furniture was