The Apprentice

The Apprentice Demonstrates Why Cold Calling Doesn't Work Yet Can Work
2011-06-29 / Business 2 Community
...Determine High Probability Outcomes Cold calling for most is a game of chance, a probabilistic outcome where success varies depending...Apprentice show as an example of why cold calling can work and then reflect on what most sales people are faced with. Before I continue I've got to say that I'm not watching the show much these days as I'm focused elsewhere. However, because of the recent activity surrounding this weeks episode... the retail market ? Well the retail market lives and dies by the products it resells which ... help it stand out and sell more. Next, what about the timing of this situation...

Rod Blagojevich Verdict: Donald Trump 'Feels Bad' for the 'Celebrity Apprentice' Alum (Video)
2011-06-27 / Hollywood Reporter
...Trump 'Feels Bad' for the 'Celebrity Apprentice' Alum (Video) The "Get Me Out of Here, I'm a Celebrity" cast member faces 300-plus years in prison on... through four episodes of Celebrity Apprectice before Trump fired him. Trump adds, “I got to know [Blagojevich] based on the fact that he was in The Apprentice and I ... "BLAGO might be going away for 320 years, but he wont miss the next Cubs World Series win." QuestionMarcs declared, "BREAKING NEWS: Blagojevich convicted on charges of corruption and unlawful ...truth." Watch Blagojevich get fired from Celebrity Apprentice in video below:

Apprentice contestant James Sun working on mobile deals with Microsoft
2011-06-23 / Seattle Times
Former reality-show contestant James Sun is working on a mobile deals app with Microsoft. The app, which will launch in July, will offer mobile deals at Seattle restaurants. Microsoft's ... and Android phones. Sun is chief executive of a Kirkland company called Pirq which he started in the spring. He previously was a contestant on the sixth season of the television show "The Apprentice." Restaurants that will offer the deals in July include Sip, 13 Coins, Desert Fire, Red Mango and Cupcake Royale. People can sign...

NBC Balks At Report Of Trump's 'Apprentice' Salary
2011-06-23 / Critics Choice
...in the New York Post earlier this week that the network was paying Trump and co-producer Mark Burnett $160 million for two more seasons of “Celebrity Apprentice.” “The financial information reported today in regards to ‘The Celebrity Apprentice’ is grossly inaccurate and has been...the production costs of the show nor what Mr. Trump makes personally is in the realm of reality. Donald Trump and ‘The Apprentice’ franchise remain a key part of the NBC primetime lineup and we are looking forward to another compelling cycle next season.” The Post report ...

Donald Trump allegedly making $65 million per year for 'Apprentice'
2011-06-23 / Hollywoodnews.com
... reportedly suffers in fire at New York home 'Housewives of NYC' may all be replaced next season Katy Perry goes red while trying to get new hair color Kim Kardashian and more as 'Project Runway' guest judges Blake Lively cooking her way to Leonardo DiCaprio's heart? Lindsay Lohan arrives at court for hearing about... to have a big time payday for his work on ‘The Apprentice’ which may be why not running for president was a good idea. It is rumored that he will be making $65 million per year for two years of the show, states the New York Post. This deal will be a substantial increase...

The Apprentice: Melody Takes Over the World
2011-06-23 / hecklerspray
...Sugar told her to act like a "Big Person" at the end of last week. Over at Logic, Melody was being big enough for everyone. Tom wanted to... nobody drives in Paris and so those massive traffic jams are the result of evil cars getting too smart for their own good and just ... Melody's an award-winning genius, don't you know? She's even Woman of the Future, which means we're in for a terrifying time of odd beverage-themed lighting and...of the human race. So a bit like hecklerspray then. Last night The Apprentice dabbled in poor Franglais and mildly racist yet entirely subconscious accents. Yes, Lord...

NBC Calls Donald Trump 'Apprentice' Pay Report "Grossly Inaccurate"
2011-06-22 / Deadline.com
... of the show nor what Mr. Trump makes personally is in the realm of reality. Donald Trump and The Apprentice franchise remain a key part of the NBC primetime lineup and we are looking forward to another compelling cycle next season." In May, NBC renewed Celebrity Apprentice for another season to launch ... no deal for another year after that. And the license fee the network will pay for the next cycle is about half of the $80 million a season listed. While still a potent performer, Celebrity Apprentice is no longer in the top tier of reality juggernauts like Dancing With the Stars, American Idol...

Donald Trump NOT Getting $65 Million From 'Celebrity Apprentice'
2011-06-22 / AceShowbiz
...his account for starring on and producing "The Celebrity Apprentice". NBC has denied report which says it pays the businessman ... show with Trump personally pocketing almost one-third of it a year. "The financial information reported today in regards to 'The Celebrity Apprentice'...'American Idol' judges and the Kardashian clan." Donald Trump recently gave a scare that he might not return to "Celebrity Apprentice" to run ...show wrapped its fourth season with a finale which was down 15 percent from last year. Staying optimist on the future of the series, NBC states, "Donald Trump and 'The Apprentice...

Clacton gets Apprentice-style make-over
2011-06-19 / Clacton and Frinton Gazette
... trying out the activities on offer, to see how Clacton could be better promoted. They were recreating a task from the hit TV show The Apprentice where contestants had to re-brand Margate. Back in the classroom the 25 students came up with various marketing slogans for Clacton, including "Swap the...". Kate Howes, lecturer on the module, said: "It was good on many levels, such as interviewing people and having that interaction, and analysing the results. "To go to somewhere not as tourists themselves but looking at what could be done, from a professional viewpoint, was very helpful. "It's great...

The Apprentice Review: Making Rubbish Puns
2011-06-09 / hecklerspray
...Apprentice was all about rubbish. Actual, literal rubbish. There are so many puns in hecklerspray's brain right now, but we're not going to make any of them. That would be too obvious. Besides, this week was like a new show.... This meant that the numbers were unbalanced, so serial winner Helen got moved over to team Logic, where she immediately...took the risky strategy of taking people's crap away for free, whilst at Venture, Zoe apparently completely misunderstood everything that... boardroom, where it seemed that Helen's incredible winning ability had paid off for Logic, as they won by a mere...

Ex-star of 'The Apprentice' James Sun takes on Groupon with Pirq
2011-06-07 / GeekWire
...piece. And I’ll tell you, we are literally out there competing against Groupon and Living Social and winning those deals.” A four-month-old joint venture between GeoPage and Passport Unlimited, Pirq... restaurants, with the mobile app set to debut next month. Best known for his appearance on Donald Trump’s reality show “The Apprentice,” Sun says that the daily deal model... that allows consumers to find discounts at local restaurants. But for those who watched Sun on “The Apprentice,” you already know that he doesn’t mind a little competition. The...

The Apprentice: Magic Jim Escapes. Again.
2011-06-02 / hecklerspray
... minds. It's just a waste. Over in the Jim-free land of Venture, Glenn was intent on overruling everything that ...'re putting in it, but if that's the result we definitely want to get our hands on some ...boring dogs, so Sith Lord Sugar declared Venture the winners. Everyone seemed to be lining up to assassinate Magic.... At this point we can only hope that next week everyone finally gets sick of Jim and kills him in his...live to bum Jim for another week. But wait! Lord Sugar's not done yet! In a shock twist, Vincent gets the chop as well. And it's all because of that pesky Jim. This week's Apprentice...

'The Celebrity Apprentice' finale makes for all-time series-low ratings: What ...
2011-05-23 / Entertainment Weekly
... 2.9/7 share in the coveted 18-49 demo, the episode proved to be the lowest spring finale ever for The Apprentice , Celebrity or otherwise. While the EW.com comments ...finale (“Marlee Matlin was robbed!” “Who is John Rich again?” “Where are my pants?!”), we’re curious as to why so many folks didn’t. There’s a number of theories as to why so many opted not to watch..., why didn’t you tune in for the season finale of ‘The Celebrity Apprentice’? Was it the Donald? The contestants? Or were you too mesmerized by Previous Post Zach...

John Rich wins "Celebrity Apprentice"
2011-05-22 / Hollywoodnews.com
...Air Launch Campaigns for Premiere Season of TLC's new series Jennifer Lopez manages to stop release of tape for now Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way' banned in Lebanon Paris Hilton not taking blame for show's poor ratings? 'Jersey Shore' cast reportedly doesn't know details of Season 5 Selena Gomez ...as well as Def Leppard. Unlike Trump's original "The Apprentice", in which contestants competed for a job working for the boss, "Celebrity Apprentice" finds players competing for dollars that will go to the charities of their choice. The finale usually promises the biggest purse, often featuring a set ...

'Apprentice' winner Randal Pinkett to speak at City Club of Cleveland
2011-05-18 / cleveland.com
... the 2005 winner of "The Apprentice" -- Donald Trump's reality TV show. Pinkett will speak Friday at the City Club of Cleveland's noon luncheon. The forum is titled "Black Faces in White Places: 10 Game-Changing Strategies... to Achieve Success and Find Greatness." Pinkett is the founder, chairman and CEO of BCT Partners, a minority-owned consulting firm in Newark, N.J. He was one of 18 contestants on "The Apprentice in 2005. In his final... at 5 p.m. Thursday. Admission is $10 but free passes are available through the website

Celebrity Apprentice Power Rankings: Week 11
2011-05-18 / Cinema Blend
... season scenario in which two people were simply cast off based on a solitary interview. It’s too abridged and anticlimactic to really generate suitable viewer intrigue, but as a mechanism for actually choosing the best players, The Apprentice’s...lists put together by Cinema Blend writers Mack Rawden and Jessica Grabert. Each week, every remaining contestant is ranked based on likeliness for ultimate victory. Sixteen points are awarded for a first place vote, and this week, as only two contestants remain, fifteen were given for a last place vote. Fourteen contestants have already been eliminated...

Donald Trump Sticking With The Apprentice, Not Running For President
2011-05-16 / Cinema Blend
...political theater: your world just became a little bit sadder. Donald Trump has announced his plans to stick with The Apprentice for another season, rather than running for president. You can watch the footage of his statement at the NBC upfronts below. His hair had no comment. I, for one, am saddened...The increasingly ludicrous conspiracy theories. Sure, it's probably for the best in the long run, but man...it would have been one hell of a show. . CinemaBlend.com is a private, independently owned website which is intended only as entertainment. The views expressed on this website may or may not...

Lord Sugar fires 'Apprentice' after app task flop
2011-05-12 / All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News
...Apprentice tonight after the boys' team flopped in an app design task. Lord Sugar saved Leon Doyle from the axe for the second successive show...winner, having won over two technology websites and given a triumphant pitch to an audience of 500 at a tech fair. However, when the final results... came in, Team Logic flopped, only managing to secure 3,951 downloads of their apps. The girls' Ampi App, which the boys branded "extremely offensive", managed to secure a far more healthy 10... have got this reputation already in this first couple of weeks that you don't do anything. This is not a ...

'The Apprentice' series seven opens with 7.8m
2011-05-11 / All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News
... that tuned in for the debut episode of series six last year, and peaked at 8.16m (32.6%) for the final 15 minutes. Spinoff show The Apprentice: You're Fired! appealed to ...profile privacy cases, judged 1.89m (15.9%) on BBC One from 10.45pm. Over at BBC Two, Britain's Secret Seas sailed in with 1.41m (7.1%) in the 7pm hour. Britain's Next Big Thing continued...(+1: 1%). Elsewhere, live coverage of Manchester City's Premier League victory against Tottenham Hotspur was seen by 1.28m (5.5%) on Sky Sports 1 from 7.30pm Katie entertained 268k (1.1%) on Sky Living from 9pm. The show was followed by ...

'The Apprentice': Live Blog
2011-05-11 / All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News
© Talkback Thames Prokofiev's 'Dance of the Knights' is back, Nick Hewer's got a fresh batch of bitter lemons and Lord Sugar's got a grump on because the whole country's a blaardy bunch of moaning pansies when it comes to the economic crisis. Series seven of The Apprentice kicks off in style tonight and Reality Bites will be bringing you live commentary on all the action. Share your views in the usual way at the bottom of the article and send you funniest Tweets to @dsrealitybites - you might even get a mention in our little old blog. 22:00: That's all for tonight folks.

Want Small Business Advice? Ask The Apprentice Winner [OPEN THREAD]
2011-05-11 / Mashable (blog)
Since winning the first season of The Apprentice , Bill Rancic has given business advice to corporations, students, contestants on the show and even himself. Now, in celebration of next week’s National Small Business Week, he’s taking your small business questions. At Mashable , we’ve covered everything and customer service. ... from the bottom up? We’ll choose the top questions to be answered by Bill Rancic in a video, which will be posted on Mashable during Small Business Week. Submit your question in the comments below by Friday, May 12 at 12 p.m. ET . Please use your...