Archive for October, 2008
Adele
Monday, October 27th, 2008No embed code on this one available but if you don’t buy this new artist’s album, then you’re missing out. ADELE
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There’s a thing about that Palin clothing “scandal”…
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008In a new post upcoming in these pages, I’ll expand on this but the Palin clothing brew-ha is interesting in that we’ve already seen reports on “how to steal the Palin look for under $100!”… I saw on HARO many reporters trying to find a niche in this little corner of the politico news. My upcoming [...]
Joe vs. Joe
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008Blip.tv brings us this message for a chuckle.
It’s all in the way you say it
Monday, October 20th, 2008If a server takes your check payment and says “i’ll bring back your change” [I don't expect any payment] vs. “do you want change?” [what are you paying me?] it’s a completely different conversation. When selling make sure you always are cognizant of your buyer/seller relationship and never assume you have anything in the bag.
Monday, October 20th, 2008
Anytime you have to say something is “good in moderation” it is probably bad. These ads chuckle me up.
Thick as thieves
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008Why is it that a lot of times you call a prospect and, after you point out a few overpayments, high fees, or other aggregious effort on the part of their current provider, they say “that’s alright”…? [taking out fear of change] It’s because as humans we allow a great deal for margin of error. [...]
A few ways to capitalize on the times if you are a seller
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008Reduce your current client’s rates where you can — many of your current customers are overpaying for your services. Reduce it now before their accounting team gets on the move Jan 1. See what I said about Jan 1. Go to long-due prospects and give them a three-point written proposal as to why it’s prudent [...]
Funny shot for the day…
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008moar funny pictures
Do you listen to all layers of sound?
Sunday, October 5th, 2008I was at the grocery store today and as I contemplated which bacon to buy (it turned out awful), I noticed as I often do, that there were three or four levels of sound coming at me. The musak was soft rocking me. The old refrigerator unit was humming. People were talking at the front [...]