tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313427840293019864.post4471132414865289237..comments2023-10-09T11:08:03.947+01:00Comments on Bright Marketing: No more 'To Do' lists #3Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04641628859399373785noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313427840293019864.post-6798223246301555082011-05-02T12:11:16.032+01:002011-05-02T12:11:16.032+01:0010 Time-Management Tips That Work http://t.co/qUqU...10 Time-Management Tips That Work http://t.co/qUqUYxX via @entmagazineRobert Cravenhttp://www.robert-craven.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313427840293019864.post-21676709198429264662008-06-20T07:35:00.000+01:002008-06-20T07:35:00.000+01:00Good point... the assumption here is that you are ...Good point... the assumption here is that you are the business owner and that you have been putting the right people, systems and processes in place so that you can concentrate on the important stuff (working ON and not just IN the business). <BR/><BR/>Yes, I agree that not all strangers a waste of time but sometimes you need to prioritise and filter out some, if not all, of the noise. <BR/><BR/>I would rather talk to my friends and lovers! Inevitably one or two gems may slip past but this process is just applying the 80:20 to try to be as effective as possible... (and cut out the pondlife!!)<BR/><BR/>RobertAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04641628859399373785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313427840293019864.post-32827412796448065922008-06-20T01:37:00.000+01:002008-06-20T01:37:00.000+01:00I wouldn't advise this approach if your business d...I wouldn't advise this approach if your business depends upon sales. Providing you have practiced being fastidious about who gets your number, the call is often an opportunity. <BR/>Certainly the call may to benefit the caller on this particular occassion, but if the relationship is qualified, they want your help, and it may just be you who it benefits in the future...<BR/>I've also had many good calls from people, (strangers,) who've been given my number by a mutual aquaintance - these have lead to great results that, if they'd gone through a "firewall" may not have come to anything. <BR/>It's good to stop noise, but essential to have the right filters in place so that the opportunities come through without delay. <BR/>It's unfair and impractical to expect an administrator to qualify what those are and are not. Hence the reason that most successful folk are so approachable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com