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The Apprentice Demonstrates Why Cold Calling Doesn't Work Yet Can Work
2011-06-29 / Business 2 Community
... the details to understand what make up the differences and how to determine where and when to employ cold calling. Lets use the recent 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 and its connection with cold calling I decided to check...

Rod Blagojevich Verdict: Donald Trump 'Feels Bad' for the 'Celebrity Apprentice' Alum (Video)
2011-06-27 / Hollywood Reporter
Rod Blagojevich Verdict: Donald 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 corruption charges. Rod Blagojevich 's former TV boss, Donald Trump , says he "feels bad" for the ...Blago in 2012. I seriously doubt it." JDM450 said, "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 impersonation of a lego man's haircut." Jan 4USA commented on Blago's coif as...

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 Tag ... 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...

NBC Balks At Report Of Trump's 'Apprentice' Salary
2011-06-23 / Critics Choice
...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 significantly overstated,” said NBC in ...a statement. “While it is our policy to keep financial information strictly confidential, neither the production costs of the show nor what Mr. Trump ...

Donald Trump allegedly making $65 million per year for 'Apprentice'
2011-06-23 / Hollywoodnews.com
... isn't a train wreck Courtney Love 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...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 from what he has been making... run for president. Do you think he’s worth that payday? Follow Hollywood News on Twitter for up-to-date news information. Hollywood News, Hollywood Awards, Awards, Movies, News, Award News, Breaking News, Entertainment News, Movie News...

The Apprentice: Melody Takes Over the World
2011-06-23 / hecklerspray
... kiddy chair. The woman might actually be a genius. Having been comprehensively shat on from a great height by Venture, Tom inevitably elected to bring both Pinky and the Brain back into the boardroom with him...by telling Lord Sugar he's going to be bigger than Dyson. And Melody? Well, Melody's an award-winning genius, don't you know? She's even Woman of the Future, which means we're in for a...huge eyeliner. At the end of it all, Leon got fired for having done nothing but drawing pretty pictures, and some standing about. Because it turned out that, Lord Sugar liked Melody's hunger, so she ...

NBC Calls Donald Trump 'Apprentice' Pay Report "Grossly Inaccurate"
2011-06-22 / Deadline.com
...significantly overstated," NBC said in a statement. "While it is our policy to keep financial information strictly confidential, neither 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 ... 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, The Bachelor, Survivor, ...

Donald Trump NOT Getting $65 Million From 'Celebrity Apprentice'
2011-06-22 / AceShowbiz
... that he might not return to "Celebrity Apprentice" to run for presidential office. He, however, later announced that he forgo his political ambitions because business is his "greatest passion" and he was "not ready to leave the private sector." The show wrapped its fourth season with a finale which was down 15 percent from last...

Clacton gets Apprentice-style make-over
2011-06-19 / Clacton and Frinton Gazette
... market research and 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... favourites was "You're never to old to have fun". 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...

The Apprentice Review: Making Rubbish Puns
2011-06-09 / hecklerspray
... lost every single task so far this series. This meant that the numbers were unbalanced, so serial winner Helen got moved over to team Logic, where she immediately started annoying the crap out of Melody. ...collected on time, the teams headed to the boardroom, where it seemed that Helen's incredible winning ability had paid off for Logic, as they won by a mere £6. Either that, or Jim's decided to...for a while it looked like Susie's incredibly meek uprising was going to be the highlight of the show. But then Edna decided to talk. Not content with making a massive dick of herself earlier by claiming...

Ex-star of 'The Apprentice' James Sun takes on Groupon with Pirq
2011-06-07 / GeekWire
... p.m. and 6 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon. In that regard, Pirq CEO James Sun said that the offering is similar to the dynamic pricing provided by ...we are literally out there competing against Groupon and Living Social and winning those deals.” A four-month-old joint venture between GeoPage and...month. Best known for his appearance on Donald Trump’s reality show “The Apprentice,” Sun says that the daily deal model...face a lot of competition. In fact, former Microsoft general manager Davide Vigano recently unveiled the mobile application Foodcaching that allows consumers to find...

The Apprentice: Magic Jim Escapes. Again.
2011-06-02 / hecklerspray
... sabotaging the neighbourhood kitties. In the end, it turned out that glowing cats are preferable to boring dogs, so Sith Lord Sugar declared Venture the winners. Everyone seemed to be lining up to assassinate Magic Jim, and for one sweet moment we thought we wouldn't have to deal with his half...-arsed magic any longer. And then Vincent let him off. Again. At this point we can only hope that next week everyone finally gets sick of Jim and kills him in his sleep. He has our love no longer. Vincent still loves Jim though, so he dragged Ellie...

'The Celebrity Apprentice' finale makes for all-time series-low ratings: What ...
2011-05-23 / Entertainment Weekly
...of you who actually did tune in for last night’s 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 ...just really, really, REALLY sick of listening to NeNe and Star argue? Tell us, PopWatchers, 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 Galifianakis rips January Jones: 'Everybody's going...

John Rich wins "Celebrity Apprentice"
2011-05-22 / Hollywoodnews.com
...in touch with mistress mOcean Makes Big Waves with On-Air Launch Campaigns for Premiere Season of TLC's new series Jennifer Lopez manages to stop release of tape for now ... 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...show, Rich raised more than $1M for his charity, St. Jude's Children Hospital, and raised more than $250k during the finale alone. Follow Hollywood News on Twitter for up-to-date news information. Hollywood News, Hollywood ...

'Apprentice' winner Randal Pinkett to speak at City Club of Cleveland
2011-05-18 / cleveland.com
Randal Pinkett is a CEO, a Rhodes Scholar and holds five degrees, but he is best known as 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-...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 task, the 34-year-old Philadelphia native organized a comedy night that raised nearly $11,000 for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. He won a year...

Celebrity Apprentice Power Rankings: Week 11
2011-05-18 / Cinema Blend
...eliminated before he even said a word. Lil Jon probably would have been better off had he not said a word during his interview, but once he bizarrely opined that Marlee, not him, was more likely to make the finals, his fate, like Meatloaf’s, was sealed, leaving arguably the season...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; thus, ... team might win for 7UP can design but might not follow through with the best commercial (her team has had some problems securing the celebrity they need)....

Donald Trump Sticking With The Apprentice, Not Running For President
2011-05-16 / Cinema Blend
...of preposterous 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, ...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
...successive show, despite him lacking confidence and making wrong decisions as the Project Manager. Doyle's Team Logic were confident when they arrived in the boardroom that their Slangatang app would be the 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... all of the work you can forget it, that's not going to happen. Alex - you're fired!" Speaking in the black cab home, Cabral reflected: "You take a situation, you learn from it and you move...

'The Apprentice' series seven opens with 7.8m
2011-05-11 / All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News
... 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 2.84m (14%) on BBC Two from 10pm. Also in the 9pm hour, Home is Where the Heart Is entertained 2.14m (8.5%) on ITV1 and 174k (1%) on ITV+1, while... 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 reality series The Hunks , which had just 71k (0.4%) from 10pm.

'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 ... do you have about growing a business 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 ...