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A Show Worth Seeing
I have very few showbiz type skills or talents… I can’t act, I can’t sing, I certainly can’t dance and I don’t think I’d be much good at the backstage skills either. It's probably why I love being a good paying patron at all the shows, particularly musicals. I’ve...
Score one to the retailer
Remember all the moaning and groaning I’ve done in recent times about businesses who give you a discount offer but then have a ridiculous expiry date on it? Good! So, it was great to receive this offer from Winx Wheels, a bicycle store.Subject: A reminder from our...
How the wheel has turned!
Amazing isn’t it? It seems like just the other day when no trader wanted to accept cash or, if they did, they accepted it with carefully gloved hands… at a distance and masked at that! And a year or two before that no trader wanted a credit card for small amounts....
From the Vault: Three Key Questions For Salespeople: Why should I do business with you?
If proper planning prevents pretty poor performance then it’s amazing how few people in business, and salespeople in particular, bother about planning to overcome poor performance. Here are three key questions you must ask to generate great sales…
Make it easy
So, there we were, somewhere or other, busting for something to eat and drink! We staggered into an establishment that appeared to be a cafe, asked for a menu, and received the greyish paper with the black print attached. Talk about difficult to read (and it appears...
Another Commercial
I love looking at commercials from yesteryear and here’s a 1970‘s Continental Airlines commercial featuring a guy called Buster Crabbe (more about him later). I travelled first class on Continental in the eighties ,and can assure you it was nothing like the commercial...
Never below the line
Occasionally I do something so blatantly stupid that I question my faculties. Now, the stupid mistake I made the other day was not of gargantuan proportions or deserving of castigation. Nevertheless doing what I did was such a blatantly obvious mistake that it should...
Up there for thinking!
The other day I wanted to make a booking for lunch at a great Vietnamese restaurant I’d been introduced to by friends. Naturally, I chose to do so at their web site and expected the normal mundane “name, rank and serial number” type form you normally get. But, just...
From the Vault: How to set goals: The Building Blocks of Success
In my role as a conference speaker I’ve had the opportunity to meet and mix with many successful people and I’ve discovered that there is a common factor in their success. What is that common factor? It’s that they’ve done the necessary preparation for success. They...
How Market Orientated Is Your Business?
Here's a short quiz to see how your business rates in market competition! Does your team really understand how business works (and not think that the money left after they’re paid is yours)? Has your frontline team been sent on a skills improvement (as opposed to...
Another commercial
I’m probably misleading you in calling today’s delight a TV commercial because this 1935 Chevrolet Advert was made well before we were getting bombarded by TV ads. It was probably screened at the movies. However it is a delight to watch. Enjoy!By the way, I wasn’t...
When Not To Advertise!
The other Sunday I was taking the dogs for a nice long walk and, as is my custom, I chose to drive to a very special place they (the dogs) love. Lots of off lead areas, plenty of space, great paths to walk and a big dog friendly lake to swim in. Heaven for the dogs as...
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