Topic

VideoCallsThatSell

A collection of 265 issues

If 84pc of Digital Transformations Fail then What Hope for Video Selling?

There's an infamous, oft-referenced survey in the tech world; 84% of digital transformation projects fail to reach their objectives. Widely publicised (see via Forbes [https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucerogers/2016/01/07/why-84-of-companies-fail-at-digital-transformation/] ) back as 2016 dawned, the 'survey' suggests that in this pursuit, disaster

Sales Jaunt Mismatches

> The 45 minutes I've just spent going through check-in and airport security made me dream of the good old days back in 2020 when you just clicked "Join Meeting". — Rory Sutherland (@rorysutherland) June 17, 2022 [https://twitter.com/rorysutherland/status/1537796746625138697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]

When five people speak together, a sixth always has to die

Deepism courtesy of Nietzsche. Think of any workteam. Any business meeting. Or indeed, our video calls today. What's the optimum attendee crowd? This wisdom suggests it is 5. The philosophy apparently has several layers of meaning. As well as rabbit holes of potential etymology. [Take this random Reddit

Supermodel Court Appearance by Videolink

Sadly, we don't all live in a multi-million listed country farmhouse. Top designers to call on as friends. With a three grand jacket happily on hand. Then neither are we likely to be called as witness for a $100m defamation trial. I sense we may each have somewhere

Monster Doctor Case Wall

This past month Netflix released a 90min documentary on the harrowing crimes against humanity, morality and security of an American fertility doctor. Fathering perhaps over one hundred children through his Indianapolis artificial insemination clinic, using his own sperm. Suffice to say there is allegedly not a mother who appears to

Video Sales Calls To Zing Like A Forever Home

> Zoom learning won’t make you a designer. That is a skill – and a talent. “But it will make you approach things differently and become more resourceful. It’s empowering.” This citation above is from the final para of a piece on a recent HR retiree, who learned how

Logo Business Card Trademark

I came across this quote through citing from a fashionista at a graduation ceremony. From a self-styled America influencer, labelling himself a brand strategist. Around since at least 2015, you can see why it enjoyed a viral half-life beyond the norm. Your smile is your logo Your personality is your

News Channel Launch (Sort Of)

From London, another new entrant into the crowded and possibly of dwindling financial attraction, world of rolling broadcast news. Trying to tackle the divisive giant of the market - the tax funded BBC - is indeed laudable. In this case, the latest challenger is a radio station morphing into a

5 Video Call Styling Findings Of An Accountant

I am unashamedly focused on video calls that sell. Yet many of the ways of getting what you want from video meetings apply to generally making any video call the best it can be. Speaking with an esteemed counter of beans, I was comforted to learn that despite not ever

Great Return Concept Creep

How does the fact that WFH as a mandated activity is ending, eventually lead to demise of video calls from the office? The snap above was widely shared this past week. Taken by a government minister appalled at the total absence of civil servants in this public sector office space.