"It is easier to fool society than convince them they are being fooled!" Mark Twain

Burnett felt that if he could find out what people liked, he could more successfully create effective ads - here are his 7 rules!

Created by Ray Dalio this simple but not simplistic and easy to follow 30 minute, animated video answers the question, "How does the economy really work?"

If you want to understand economics then this is a must watch documentary - it exposes the fraud of banks and how they are duplicitous, ensuring they keep control at whatever cost to the people.

The Last Leg!

The last leg of the inland french waterway to the Med!

We're a week into an adventure - everyday starts with a plan but stuff gets in the way, read how we get on!

I’m taking my boat from Poole to Denia, Spain - traversing the French inland waterways. If you want to follow my progress, then follow my blog 'Blog Voyage'

Why what you expect is what you get

Like many companies, Spatial Global has undertaken many changes during the past 10 years. Changes in the global economy, technology and within their specialist sectors of freight, mail and e-fulfilment have meant the business has had to continually evolve

As a business which had pioneered online reglazing for prescription glasses, ciliaryblue had grown dramatically in its early years but the market place was becoming increasingly competitive.

Competing with training brokers who had virtually zero costs and had eroded the market price for our training courses was our greatest threat.

When Aston Martin asked Rudolph and Hellmann Automotive to tender for their onsite logistics we were the smallest company of those selected.

“When I was asked to speak in the USA last year to help Jonathan Salem Baskin launch Arcadia Communications Lab I had no idea it would lead to brushing shoulders with Charlie Duke, the 10th man to walk on the moon!”

As technology changes the business landscape, you need to change with it if you want to succeed. However knowing which changes to make can be a little more challenging.

Fertility Clinic Surpasses Expectations, Exhibiting at London Fertility Show

Most larger organisations have in-house training functions focused on continually up-skilling their sales people. Most SME's rely on the sales people to get sales without this support. Quiet Storm help develop training tools for larger businesses and work

Every activity you do to generate an enquiry through to closing the sale and 'on-boarding' the new customer should be thoroughly thought out and planned. Once 'on-board' there needs to be a sales support function which adds value to the relationship and..

The seven simple questions to you need to ask yourself and your people to determine if everyone knows and understands them.

There are lots of reasons an inferior supplier may win the business, and surprisingly price isn't typically the driving factor. Developing a robust sales process which addresses the top seven reasons businesses typically fail to win business is key. Quiet