sport & selling

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2011/09/2003-england-rugby-world-cup-winners.jpg] As the latest Rugby World Cup kicks-off in New Zealand there’s been a great deal of reflection in England upon the past two tournaments. England were crowned champions in 2003 and runners-up in 2007. When they conquered all, England

So the GB team hit its target for the World Athletics champs. I was riveted by the event this past week. It had so much compelling raw sport drama with countless close comps, the latest Usain Bolt soap instalment and discovering Sally Pearson. As for my team, seven medals was

The Boss wants everyone to pull together as a team. The quota-busters at the coal-face prefer to plough their own furrow. In as much isolation as possible. Here’s the paradox. Every single sales function I’ve ever worked with has called itself a “team”. Yet as I write I

[http://www.formans.co.uk/home.php] What a terrific day the Hackney Wick festival [www.hackneywickfestival.org.uk/] indeed was. A highly promising space in the locale of the stunning Olympic Park. Currently being transformed by a bohemian influence, with all manner of entertaining lesbian colonies, acid casualties and

I do love my sport-selling insights. And I can hardly contain myself waiting for my once home town Edgbaston match. Will England topple India to climb to World Number One Test Cricket Team? For the first time… Much has been written about not only this incredible ascent, but can England

What a pleasure to watch Darren Clarke unexpectedly romp home to golf Major glory on Sunday. The record book updates are startling. No one has first won one of the big four after so many attempts. Only a handful of 40-plus aged players have a slam to their name, let

A last thought as provoked by the tennis just gone. The undoubted turning point of the Nadal-Murray semi-final was at 15-30 Nadal serving, at 1-2 down and having lost the first set. It was beautifully illuminated by Boris Johnsonthus [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/borisjohnson/8614808/Wimbledon-2011-Game-set-and-tax-why-Andy-Murray-will-always-get-clobbered.html]

A bonus blog having just watched the women’s tennis slam final in London. It turns out the title of this post was both a text sent by former champ Billie Jean King (to Maria Sharapova before she won the 2008 Open in Melbourne) and a book she co-wrote. As

Birmingham City won their first major silverware since ’63 this season. Then got relegated. Not pretty. Only now do I feel able to mention this in public. This is because we now must have “hope in our heart” with a new manager. Two thoughts occurred to me from this season

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Meadows] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_van_Commenee] The Dutch head of UK Athletics enjoys a reputation as somewhat of a hard man. Charles van Commenee could well be the most cartoonesque one-man case study on tough man-management in world sport. I thoroughly