According to one famous futurist, “Someday in the near future I’ll be watching Ally McBeal. I like the outfit she’s wearing. So I put my hand on the TV screen and she‘ll interrupt the program and say, ‘Faith, do you like what I’m wearing?”Yeah,’ I’ll say. ‘I like your suit.’ And she‘ll say, ‘Here are the colors it comes in.’ I’ll tell Ally that I’ll take just navy or black, maybe both. And she‘ll say, ‘No you won’t, Faith. You’ve already got too many navy and black outfits in your closet right now. I think you should try red this time.’ And I’ll say okay, and the next day the red suit is delivered, in my size, to my home.” ..more
Internet E-commerce and Law of Business Divergence part 2
Posted by: arlene on Thursday, 21st Aug, 2008
Internet E-commerce and Law of Business Divergence part 1
Posted by: arlene on Thursday, 21st Aug, 2008
Everyone talks about convergence, while just the opposite is happening.
Whenever a new medium hits town, the cry goes up, “Convergence, convergence. What is this new medium going to converge with?”
When television hit town, there were stories everywhere about the convergence of TV with magazines and newspapers. You weren’t going to get your magazines in the mail anymore. When you wanted an issue, you would hit the button on your TV set and the issue would be printed out in your living room. (We don’t make these things up. We just report the facts.) ..more
Calls, Keeping the Conversation as short as possible, Learn Reducing the Telephone Bill (10-17)
Posted by: arlene on Thursday, 10th Jul, 2008
10. Wait for the call to come through
Stay at your desk until the call comes through. If you disappear the call charge is still ticking away. Nothing irritates the person at the other end more than hanging on for an incoming call.
11. Make maximum use of operator time
The operator is probably very busy at peak times but not so busy at other times. He or she may be busy for only 50 per cent of the time and may like to take on additional work for off-peak times. ..more
Calls, Keeping the Conversation as short as possible, Learn Reducing the Telephone Bill (1-9)
Posted by: arlene on Thursday, 10th Jul, 2008
Long telephone conversations are obviously expensive. Calls should be planned and precise but, in addition to keeping the conversation as short as possible, consider other ways of reducing the telephone bill.
1. Check for overcharges on your telephone bill
By keeping a close eye on all the detail and by checking against your own records it may surprise you how often you may be able to identify an overcharge. Perhaps you don’t even look at the telephone bill but please don’t leave it to the telephone company. Treat it like any other supplier’s invoice and subject the account to scrutiny. Get out the last three years’ telephone bills and compare the quarterly charges item by item, line by line. ..more
