sales
September 22, 2009
- I was in Birmingham last Saturday, signing copies of 'The Wonderful Demise of Benjamin Arnold Guppy' at Borders in the Bull Ring. The signing was a special one for two reasons. Firstly, I was born and brought up in Birmingham, so going back was like going home. I've moved around a fair bit and currently live in Weston-super-Mare, but Birmingham will always occupy a special place in my heart. It's ...
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September 13, 2009
- Twitter Influence My husband is a professional businessman that has successfully built and expanded his company.I was his secretary and file clerk (many years ago) in our home office before we were introduced to computers. The lack of knowledge with the computer paralyzed me to continue to assist him any further. His love of technology brought him to excel in his skill ...
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August 22, 2009
- I found a new toy! I'm caught between writing and playing. Jingproject.com is a free piece of a larger piece of software that allows me to capture anything from my screen into a video. Just like that! Pull down their little sun, park it on my screen, and presto! I have a five minute only video. I can use free stock photography, free stock music, and my own collection of photography, ...
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August 17, 2009
- I still remember the worst sales call I ever made. More than just remember it, I react to the memory. I get a queasy feeling in my stomach every time I think about it. It wasn't just a bad sales call, it was a humiliating, embarrassing event. I don't think I'll ever forget it. That's the point. There is something about adversity that has the power to linger forever in our memories, ...
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August 16, 2009
- I'm a salesperson of over 23 years. Blimey, I've sold all sorts, from Avon Cosmetics to women in their homes (yep, the only Avon Man my customers had ever seen, which was a laugh in itself, hehe), office equipment, high security paper to governments and banks all over the world, and large scale Enterprise software, hardware and services solutions, to name just a few. During most of my career, as ...
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August 15, 2009
- Or so this article in The Independent opines. But was it not ever thus. Boyd Tonkin: Hard times ahead in the house of fiction When the market fails them, where do authors go? We will soon find out. Piquantly, next month every lover of good books and their makers will toast the tercentenary of Samuel Johnson's birth. That proud hack found in the peaks and troughs of the literary trade ...
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August 1, 2009
- It may be summer and holiday time, but it's a busy August with the publication of the new unabridged audio book version of The Suffocating Sea, the third of my Inspector Horton Marine Mystery series of crime novels, and the publication of three of my new marketing and sales books.The Suffocating Sea has been published by Isis Publishing as an Unabridged Audio Book. Just released (1 ...
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June 26, 2009
- BBC season lifts poetry sales25.06.09 Philip Stone and Katie AllenPoetry sales have rocketed since the BBC's Poetry Season began last month across TV, radio and online. After a relatively weak start—poetry sales to 16th April were down 0.3% on last year—sales, particularly of books by poets under the BBC's focus, have been buoyant.According to Nielsen BookScan, sales of John ...
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June 18, 2009
- Munster, Ireland Top Book Sales 18/6/09Source Carrigdhoun NewspaperTop Ten1.Miles To Go by Miley Cyrus2.D-Day by Antony Beevor3.We Need To Talk About Ross by Paul Howard4.Official Driving Test Theory by Ireland5.Brooklyn by Colm Toibin6.When Will There Be Good News by Kate Atkinson7.Coast of Cork by Joleen Cronin8.Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer9.Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child10.If This Is Paradise ...
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June 9, 2009
- I began my self publishing endevour with the hope of being a successul on line book seller. I studied the market and read that the internet was the perfect venue for niche market products. Since I write Sword and Soul I figured I was a niche within a niche so this should be perfect. I produced and printed my books, set up my website with Paypal purchasing, joined forums and sites and all the ...
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