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Among the deluge of year-end reviews a broadsheet one for 'travel's biggest winners and losers' struck me as a decent SKO or Wrap template. What's useful about such format in our Sales space, is the angle of deliberately moving away from people, towards things. After all, elsewhere you no doubt

'Tis the season for the multitude of competing go-to dictionary providers clamouring to bring their clickbait Word of the Year. Here's one such with a stark generational divide. For those not yet privy, one 2023 nod went to rizz. Here's the explanation of London broadsheet The Telegraph's Melissa Twigg [sub'n

Best gift-giving advice? Buy a special version of an everyday item. That's wisdom I saw widely shared as many scramble to think of festive pressies to give. Apparently the originator of this seasonal virality gave the vexing example of choosing for the typical 'someone with everything'. In their case, with

80 : 15 : 4 : 1 Those are the numbers imprinted on my mind despite being experience three decades old. My first ever foray into cold calling. Although even then, euphemisms had crept in to make the activity slightly less unappealing for seasoned B2B Enterprise reps required to undertake the task. Such

This blog post title is that of a recently released 'art pop' album. A track from which contains said lyric, which for some reason hit my feeds. In the ᴘʀ words of the English artist; “The album takes you on a journey of escapism, but comes back to the fact

“Some ... regard private enterprise as a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look on it as a cow they can milk. Only a handful see it for what it really is – the strong and willing horse that pulls the whole cart along.” Add to the long line of Winston Churchill

This is a current buzzphrase. Used in the pejorative. Denoting a stubborn trap. For where a job is so consuming that it takes up more precious hours than it should. I read it also applied in the context of parenting demands and care responsibilities. Particularly ramifications ignored by employers. Circling

Apparently, when Tinder surveyed their users recently, 75 per cent told them they have a dating debrief with friends at least once a month. Which led them to launch a new feature. Tinder Matchmaker lets someone looking to partner-up grant access for up to 15 people to give their verdict

Facts don't care about your feelings. The most polarising aphorism of our times? I remember fondly my first ever moments receiving formal Sales training. The (superb) old pro at the helm brought in for the day (yes, a whole eight hours) unfurled a prepared flipchart sheet; The Decision To Buy