I get cold calls from sales people on a regular basis. Some of the callers are very nice and charming etc., and we have pleasant conversations. Others should really choose another field of work Really - they are not suited to direct selling. If you ring me up and try to sell me advertising you need to tell me why I should do it. This afternoon a very nervous sales person rang … [Read more...] about Cold Calling Requires a Clue
Archives for March 2007
Most Prolific Bloggers?
I mentioned a post about prolific bloggers a while back. It seems I'm in that top 100 for the moment :) I wouldn't expect to be there for long - there are a lot of very prolific bloggers out there! … [Read more...] about Most Prolific Bloggers?
Irish CC Company Lands Major Online Deal
Realex have won a very tasty contract - the online payments for one of the largest online shops in Europe - CDWow! While I've known about this for several months I had promised their CEO, Colm Lyon, not to blog about it until they'd officially announced it, which I see they've now done. I'm delighted for Colm. He deserves every success. … [Read more...] about Irish CC Company Lands Major Online Deal
Common Design / SEO Mistakes
While I may not like some of the websites that get submitted to the various directories I manage I can appreciate that not everyone can design (I can't!). However one of my pet hates are the image only sites. You know the ones I mean. Instead of pages of text they are one big ugly image. No text. No links. Nothing clickable or spiderable. You'd need to use OCR technology to get … [Read more...] about Common Design / SEO Mistakes
HeadRambles aka Grandad on TV
Although I missed HeadRambles' (aka Grandad) 5 minutes of fame on RTE the other evening it is available to view online. If you are going to watch it you will need patience. Not with the bloggers or the interviewer, but with the RTE stream. Bandwidth is no longer an issue (they're on INEX), but whatever way they have the stream setup it makes for a really painful experience … [Read more...] about HeadRambles aka Grandad on TV