Monday, November 15, 2010

project was definitely inspired

The project was definitely inspired, but when it came time to actually pull together the sales letter, I had absolutely no inspiration. I had had a number of successful launches doing tele-classes, so I knew what to do. However, for whatever reason, whenever it was time to work on the sales letter I just absolutely dreaded it. I procrastinated till the last possible minute. The letter had to get up the next day or we were not going to have time to promote. I spent the entire day working and reworking that letter into the wee hours. But what I mean by ‘‘forced,’’ is that there was no muse singing to me. It was drudgery, and it was not inspired.

Inbound telemarketing

With inbound telemarketing, clients call the telemarketing firm, perhaps in response to an advert, to place an order, make a reservation or contact customer services.

Telemarketing scripts
Telemarketing operators are trained to deal with objections (reasons people give for not buying). Telemarketing scripts list die questions that must be asked and what must be said to reassure the potential client. Here is an example of a telemarketing script:

Sunday, September 27, 2009

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Decoctions are the most straightforward
way to prepare tougher plant parts such
as bark, berries, and roots. Chopped
fresh or dried material is simmered in
water for about 20 minutes. The
resulting liquid is strained and drunk.
Decoctions are good for extracting
water-soluble constituents such as
tannins, for example in witch hazel bark
(Hamamelis virginiana). Like infusions,
they have long traditional use and are
still the main method of preparation
used in traditional Chinese medicine.

1

Decoctions are the most straightforward
way to prepare tougher plant parts such
as bark, berries, and roots. Chopped
fresh or dried material is simmered in
water for about 20 minutes. The
resulting liquid is strained and drunk.
Decoctions are good for extracting
water-soluble constituents such as
tannins, for example in witch hazel bark
(Hamamelis virginiana). Like infusions,
they have long traditional use and are
still the main method of preparation
used in traditional Chinese medicine.

1

Decoctions are the most straightforward
way to prepare tougher plant parts such
as bark, berries, and roots. Chopped
fresh or dried material is simmered in
water for about 20 minutes. The
resulting liquid is strained and drunk.
Decoctions are good for extracting
water-soluble constituents such as
tannins, for example in witch hazel bark
(Hamamelis virginiana). Like infusions,
they have long traditional use and are
still the main method of preparation
used in traditional Chinese medicine.

1

Decoctions are the most straightforward
way to prepare tougher plant parts such
as bark, berries, and roots. Chopped
fresh or dried material is simmered in
water for about 20 minutes. The
resulting liquid is strained and drunk.
Decoctions are good for extracting
water-soluble constituents such as
tannins, for example in witch hazel bark
(Hamamelis virginiana). Like infusions,
they have long traditional use and are
still the main method of preparation
used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Friday, September 25, 2009

Although the author

Although the authors of the original paper replied that the binding
of the oil to the beta-cyclodextrin was intentional, thus providing a
slow release of activity, they failed to address the more difficult problem
of whether therapeutic levels of allyl sulfides were ever attained
(Berthold, Sudhop, and von Bergmann, 1998). In their minds, this
was considered unnecessary because “convincing evidence of lipidlowering
effects of any garlic preparation is still lacking.” No reference
in support of this assertion is provided. The 17 positive of 20 total
studies cited by Lawson are dismissed as lacking rigorous design,
but the defects are not specified. They do concede that “conclusions
of our study apply only to the preparation we used. . . .” Unfortunately,
that was not the way it was reported in the popular press,
which labeled all garlic preparations ineffective for blood lipid reduction.