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[http://www.colorhexa.com/4b96b8] > A shade is achieved by adding black to any pure hue, while a tint is created by mixing white to any pure colour. Definition from the sales presentation maker’s friend, colorhexa [http://colorhexa.com]. From it sprouts an idea to enliven and change

Auctioneer Christie’s are currently pushing works of art from outer space [http://www.christies.com/features/Meteorites-Works-of-art-from-outer-space-7203-3.aspx] . A fascinating concept, I was further delighted to hear in-house specialist James Hyslop outline how he frames nature’s inter-planetary pre-historic sculptures’ commercial value [http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-06/

Political Mapping. A solution selling stalwart. Have we a new angle on it this week? Along comes this gift direct from The House of Common’s leathered green benches. In the form of a leak from the heart of Westminster’s Official Opposition. Beset by despotic paranoia, the UK’s

1 in 3. A ratio with lots of Sales significance. When I first began selling, the winners in the team drummed into me that the minimum success expected is sign-up one in three bids you chase. Superstars do better still. On business telly this week I caught a European VP

[http://www.businessinsider.com/stock-market-dreadful-recession-predictor-2016-1] It can be a perilous recreation. Tune into any of the business tv channels for a few minutes. You’ll likely think we’re all doomed. Spivs the world over wail about global markets. Stocks, bonds, commodities. Bears one and all. A dastardly question recurs.

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2015/12/soyuz-space-pen-gravity-indicator.jpg] On Tuesday I caught the latest Soyuz rocket launch. Three cosmonauts sped to the International Space Station. One paid for by the British taxpayer. During the live feed, I was struck by the orbit of Sales angles that could help

Much chatter this week as Amazon sue 1,114 people who post fake reviews on its site. In the crosshairs I noted Tripadvisor’s notoriously lax reputation on hospitality industry defamation may be sharpening. They have three categories of fake reviewer; Boosters – false positive, normally from friends and family of

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2015/10/times-crime-survey-15-400x372.jpg] Half of all UK crimes are cyber. A whopping five million. My photo above, from the day’s London Times’ striking barchart depiction. Note that the UK “crime survey” is a deliberately separate counterbalance to police recorded figures. The previous

aka …The Life Changing Magic Of Tidying Up Your Forecast. Marie Kondo is a lifestyle guru. 2½ million books sold on how to clear out your stuff. Incredible. I can see why though. As with any real expert, her delivery is indeed ‘magical’. Right down to how to properly fold

Given my recent discovery of an overdue change [http://salespodder.com/93-year-incumbent-fails-to-forecast-changing-weather/] in the English weather service, I lapped up book launch pr for psychologist Philip Tetlock [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_E._Tetlock]. I was delighted to learn of the study that made his name. In 20 years