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VideoCallsThatSell

A collection of 269 issues

Lazy Simulations

In thoughts widely shared among those with purpose to help make the world a better place through video meetings that actually work, here's a concluding excerpt from longtime marketing blogger Seth Godin. Railing against those who dismiss video calls as full of "cons", never productive, let

The Luxury of the Lesser-Spotted Meeting

I read a sparky four-para column the other day. Extolling the "unbeatable" reward from the "sweetness" of someone apologising when cancelling a run-of-the-mill meeting you were scheduled to attend. As I often hear myself explaining to those keen to make their video meetings don't

Unexplained Unconventionals Undone

"Take a walk on the weird side" with Howard Hughes as he valiantly keeps trying to bring the fringe mainstream. Sadly inevitable though, that his time will soon be called. The bean counters running the tv channel he once illuminated on Sunday nights, soon settling on the mistaken

Big Brother Helpful Other

Google Meet option to expose people for picking their nose 👃 pic.twitter.com/Lpd39DKoz1 — Soren Iverson (@soren_iverson) February 2, 2024 The above tweet appears to be from a daily stream of unusual yet desirable latest tech updates. Most concepts are made-up. Nearly all have a subversive streak. Recent examples

Marley Leadership

Friends of mine are gathering recruits for a night out to watch One Love. The new movie about (a part of the life of) Bob Marley. The reggae superstar. And with a catalogue so transcending pop in general, there can hardly be a soul for whom at least one of

Less Video Calls

Ask yourself: Could this meeting be a zoom? Could this zoom be a phone call? Could this phone call be an email? Could this email be a text? Could this text be unsent? Could we in silence retreat to the forest? Could we, by game trails & forgotten paths, vanish

Video Calls Crack The Productivity Puzzle

I've had a few encounters with gatekeepers at the start of the year that when asking why I'm contacting their higher-ups - unlocking distinctive video sales calls - reply with a terse, 'we're all back in the office now thank you very much&

Visual Comms Discourse

It's amazing what you pick up from those happily absorbed enough to reveal their slant on what you do. This such nugget comes from a Nordic brain. Who regularly regales me with wisdom fresh to my ears from their homeland. (Sample; Henrik Ibsen, 'Losing all was winning&

Digital Renaissance Dawn

Despite being almost four years (yikes) since perhaps most white-collar workers first met over video, a sizeable rump appears to demand that we now conduct affairs as if what then transpired virtually ought never re-occur. I read with interest the experience of an exec in financial services, who appears to

Hybrid Remote Engagement Happiness Modern Future Dynamic

It couldn't escape my notice that, for the third year running, prediction pieces on what the next twelve months would bring the office domain usually included a familiar refrain. The formalised seat at the C-suite summit for someone charged with forging our post-lockdown ways. Most typical of job