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A collection of observations on my recent trip to India.

I thought I would share them with the Radio Sales Cafe...

Beggars can't be choosers... A term I heard while sitting with a friend in India, they choose you, the tourist, and it is a constant battle of wills and persistence.

I recall asking him about the life of a beggar, he made it really clear that this is often a choice for many of them, it has been part of their life for generations and even though things are…

 I was invited recently to do a keynote speech and workshop to a group of managers from a local storage company. The outcome of the speech and workshop was for the managers to accept that sales is not a four letter word. That in fact we are all in the business of selling and influencing in some way every day, at work, and relationships, everything.

After talking about NRS Media and its success globally, we soon discovered that in lots of ways we were in the same business. Some of you…

I am often asked ‘what do you do for a job?’  My mother is one of those that usually asks, I think she thinks I operate a waste management business and my real name is Tony. I have kept telling her I am in media sales. “Yes dear, that’s good”

Anyway, recently I decided to test my theory and see what other media sales people did for a job before they got into this mad business.  

 I posted this on a few of my Linked discussion…

Last week I posted a story about a camel and how to get your client's attention.

Here is a live example, corny as it might seem these ideas still work.

My friend Hayley is an awesome salesperson. She worked for me for many years at NRS Media travelling the world and helping media sales people where ever she went. She is now the mum of two beautiful children and is settled back in Auckland, New Zealand.

She does consultancy work for companies on a part time basis,…