DDDela`s Musings

I chanced upon a piece of research  conducted somewhere in the United States and will like to share a bit of it because of its relevance to the subject matter: In the annual Wasting Time at Work Survey, salary.com reported that 89 percent of respondents admitted that they waste time at work each day. A small percentage even admitted that they waste at least half of an 8 hour workday on non work-related tasks.                                         Dr. Donald E. Wetmore who made over 2,000 presentations across the globe about management and personal productivity itemizes findings from a survey of more than 1,000 people he was personally involved in. I will share a bit of it. “When we last did this survey in 2012, 64% of our survey respondents said they waste time at work on a daily ...

When it comes to personal branding, the ultimate responsibility rests with the individual and not a second party. Personal branding is perhaps as crucial for success as much as the branding of a company or its products and services, if not much more. Companies the world over are noted for branding and re-branding their products and services. They do so to create value, have a competitive advantage and remain relevant within their chosen industries. Personal branding is undoubtedly the way to go for professionals who desire to climb high the ladder of success in the corporate world. Develop a unique sales proposition                                           As a professional genuinely concerned about building a solid brand, it is essential you develop a unique sales proportion. What do you stand for? What do you want to be known for? What makes you stand out from the crowd? W...

Make no mistakes about it. The term telemarketing has nothing to do with television; it has nothing to do with marketing via the use of television. Instead it has everything to do with the use of the telephone for marketing purposes and in recent times the use of mobile phones. In some parts of the world such as the United Kingdom and Ireland, telemarketing is sometimes called inside sales or telesales. The Small Business Encyclopedia defines Telemarketing as the “use of the telephone to market goods and services directly to prospective customers.” Here you will find Mr. Telemarketer or Mrs. Telemarketer at home, at the office or at a call center placing a call to Prospect Z with the ultimate intent of influencing Prospect Z to make a purchase. The drudgery of telemarketing In the world of telemarketing, there is such a thing as cold calling. This is where the telemarketer places a call to a prospect usually for the first time with the primary intent of introducing himself or ...

“Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records” –William Arthur Ward That adversity comes to all, is a fact of life. Human existence is replete with challenges; from the cradle to the grave. Sometimes, we are tempted to think that the rich, for instance have no problems whatsoever. Well, they may have no problem with funds, but they sure have one problem or the other; it could be problems associated with their marriages, raising their kids, health issues and even problems associated with work. The point of going on this tangent is to show that problems and difficulties come to the poor and the rich, the young and the old, the student and the teacher, the preacher and the congregants, the sick and the healthy; there simply are no exceptions. Adversity demystified It is important to note that your current adversity may be different from that faced by a colleague, friend, family member or any other person for that matter. Whereas the unemployed graduate is faced...