I want to wish every one of you a very Merry Christmas! Thanks to every one of you who have taken the time to browse this site throughout the year, to everyone who has left a comment, to everyone who has tweeted, retweeted the site's links on social media. You've helped make 2014 another record [...]
Every year, there's always a company that released a game just for Christmas. The last couple of years it has been Synseal. Their games were good, if not a little addictive and got quite a few of us over-competitive! This time round however, digital specialists MotionLab have come up with their very own app game, [...]
We're just a week away from Halloween. The one day where it's socially acceptable for kids to go knocking on doors asking for free candy. I'm not cynical about Halloween actually, it's fun to see the kids excited about the night and see how much sugar they can accumulate in one night. I always enjoyed. [...]
Hello! What are you doing here? It's Christmas Day, go and enjoy it with your friends and family instead of reading this blog! However, since you're here now, I'd like to wish each and every one of you who has read and continues to read this site of mine. It really does mean a great [...]
I have been seeing a few tweets in the twittersphere over the last week or so indicating that some companies are now fully booked up until Christmas. This is good news it seems, but a pinch of salt should be taken with these sorts of statements. For example, a company with only one fitting team [...]
Can you believe it we're almost in October already! This year really has flown by and many of us will probably be starting to panic about what to get the kids for Christmas. Well, I won't be, I don't have any...well, non that I know of ;-) But as the year brings round October, it [...]
If you're on this site today! How sad! Go back to your turkey/gammon/chicken/beef or whatever you have, make a sandwich, play with your kids and have a thoroughly good Christmas! Merry Christmas to all!
For your amusement, something a little different! Enjoy this guest post from @SophiiMaria13: There are some in our industry who are dead against Christmas...including Santa Claus! He hates Christmas time! With all the horrible rich kids that want Christmas presents and their parents threatening to sue Kris Kringle, he still has to deliver thousands of [...]
The middle to back end of October saw a quiet period. It was the first real quiet period we had had all year really. I expected it to be honest, it had to die down at some point. The focus has shifted from household items to toys and presents in the run up to Christmas. [...]
Can you feel it? Can you sense it? The change in the weather. The cold winds picking up. The leaves turning. The miserable staff in the office because it's starting to get darker. That's right, the countdown to Christmas has started! It's less than 90 days until we can endure...sorry I mean enjoy, our families [...]
>Here it is again, that time of year to spend quality time with family and friends!It's been a very long and hard year. So put up your feet, fill your face with food you usually have to burn right back off at the gym, have a beer/glass of wine, and relax knowing you don't have [...]
>I saw this picture yesterday and laughed my head off:Christmas starts in December people!
>This is the time of year that always perplexes the industry. There are only seven working weeks left of the year, and it seems that a lot of our dear customers have left it till now to tell us they want their windows and doors replaced...all before Christmas!So, get ready for the abrupt phone calls [...]
>Unlike RCG, I do enjoy the Christmas period (just not this extreme cold!).I am fully aware that Christmas is bad for business, but it allows everyone to breathe a sigh of relief and gives us a chance to relax and not worry about business and money, just for a little bit. If your boss is [...]
>This week has been manic! It's been the usual case of people rushing to get windows and doors ordered and wanting them in before Christmas and before the new VAT rate in January. It never ceases to surprise me even though the same thing happens every year. People seem to wait and wait, put it [...]
>I've spent three and a half years as a salesman in this industry, starting at the very tender age of 17. Now at 21, my next big blog post is going to be about my time spent in this industry so far. People who I've met, be it customers or competitors. I'll try and tell [...]
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