Topic

quirky

ideas and experiences with a selling angle that come from left-field

Where Numbers Matter

"When you have the numbers, you can tell people why it matters, how it matters and to whom it matters." I read this quote of a climate change evangelist, Dr Fredi [Friederike] Otto. It's got a deceptively good ring, too. After all, think on the ol' aphorism, "you're entitled to

Salp & its Derivatives

Kremlin propaganda. It’s not very stealth, it’s badly built, only 18 deployed v 1,000 F35s by US alone. Not even a tickle never mind. Salp. https://t.co/rgMBHM6HIX — Andrew Neil (@afneil) April 21, 2025 When I came across the acronym-turned-word above, I did consider how the

Not Another App

'Great! Tell me about your new app...' Said no business buyer, ever. I've come across the present day version of a particular recurring objection. 'We don't want another system, thanks.' From back in the day there's been continual tension between having a single mega-system that does everything, and

Sales Belonging

There's an adage that nothing in life is more rewarding than being involved with others all joined in shared pursuit of a particular aim. Whether that be alongside one significant other, or a multitude you may never fully know, as the wisdom goes, it is the journey and not the

What Makes You Comfortable?

According to a survey just conducted in England by one of the world's Big Banks, the salary you need to be 'comfortable' is staggering. £213,000. That's almost double what the lower threshold of the country's Top One Percent earn (at 1.775x £120k). And, depending on what you take

Swaps for Change

Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Wednesday 26 March https://t.co/GpS5H21HER pic.twitter.com/Dky7LqVem5 — Financial Times (@FT) March 25, 2025 Dirty word, 'change'. From my earliest cubrep days, it was impressed upon me by the experienced sages around my first salesteam to try

Countering Competitor Canard

"It reminds me of the time I helped plan the Moon Landings whilst producing one of David Bowie's albums and launching the Big Mac." I chuckled reading this comment the other day. One of many all along similar lines. Deriding the plausibility of a mainstream media article. Supposedly recounting the

Next Word Leap

In the rarefied air of the AI tech bros, the recent astonishing entry of a Chinese ex-stock-trader predictor turned bot-supreme punctured the bubble. Cheap as chips. As it (almost) turned out. Despite initial bargain basement costing sleights, the achievement of DeepSeek on a comparative shoestring has the current self-appointed sector

Mentionitis Macbeth

Here's quite the concept. What a so-called 'relationship expert' suggests are one of six signs of cheating [sub'n piece]; 'If your partner develops 'mentionitis' about a particular colleague, perhaps saying things about their personal life that suggest their conversations have become more intimate than work-talk, that could be a red

Change what you can. Accept what you cannot.

Summary advice from broadsheet columnist investor, Tom Stevenson. Revealing his general theme whilst 'Trump bump turns to Trump slump'. Which, his proffered crunched numbers claim, will be merely the blip of required correction. Haven't we all seen (not just) salespeople whirl in the maelstrom of anxiety when stuck, frozen in