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6Ms of Coffee

Whoa! Steady on, coffee aficionado! I know there are supposedly five, not six, Ms of coffee, but there is fair discrepant thought on this, right? For those wondering what on earth I’m going on about, I only just discovered this ‘rule’. It seems that the Italians consider a number

Claimant Cull

The ‘progressive’ Left decry the end of compassionate society, the ‘striver’ Right scream ‘about time too’. That seems to be the split of opinion about the huge news story in Britain this week. After years of successive governments massaging jobless figures through creative spinning of why people are not working,

Sales Innovation Enabled

[http://www.gsk.com] I recently saw a BBC interview with the head of global drug colossus, GSK. Andrew Witty was waxing on innovation. A key driver of their continued success, he was understandably keen to ensure it carried on taking place. He stated that; > all the discoveries take

Unwrap Disappointment

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2013/03/lindt-lindor-disappointment.jpg] Easter weekend. Round at good friends’ place, and the unwrapping of chocolate goodies. Audible despair accompanied this particular item. Now. Lindt position themselves as upmarket, right? Here’s how their website describes this specific brand today; > the smoothest creation

Mum's Hardest Questions

It’s Easter. So I’m feeling in holiday mood. Here’s an article read in The Telegraph [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9959026/Mothers-asked-nearly-300-questions-a-day-study-finds.html] just now. Mum’s apparently get bombarded with questions from their children. They have to handle more than the PM is fired

Italian Seaman Wisdom

Arh. Our Italian cousins. Do their menfolk still find it acceptable to pinch the bottoms of random passing ladies in the street? In that fine tradition, I can thank a CNN report by Nima Elbagir from their warship the San Marco, as it patrolled for pirates off the Horn of

Twitter Stories Testimonials

[http://stories.twitter.com/] I have a lot to say about testimonials. Only a handful of salespeople truly understand their power. Especially to the extent that they remorselessly chase them down. And quote with abandon. Each time I hear a rep say ‘we can’t divulge confidential info’ I scream.

Comedy Decision Making Notepad

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2013/03/knock-knock-make-decision-notepad.jpg] Here’s pics I took from a briefly entertaining planagram near the till of a Capetonian bookstore. The firm responsible is called Knock Knock [http://www.knockknockstuff.com/]. They have a plethora of these ‘comedy’ pads for the impulsive gift

Hidden Pledge Card

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2013/03/bryanston-pledge-card.jpg] A delightfully well mannered Grade 8 African lad sat next to me on a flight, travelling from his home town of Joburg to Cape Town recently. Trying to put him right on his choice of football team (Man City, I

Regret Induced Status Quo Bias

Here’s essential ammo for the solution seller I caught driving around listening to BBC Radio 4’s The Human Zoo [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01r6j16]. People are more inclined to avoid change because they dread facing any regret that they feel will inevitably follow said change. Better