Comments on: The Sales Apprentice 2008: Sales Training Tips From The Hit TV Show, Part III

By: tim

tim — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:33:54 +0000

I would love to see two programes, i would like to see 16 to 20 year olds given a chance to compete and also 40 and over the chance to compete, i think it would provide great entertainment as well as seeing how the different age groups work things out.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:27:49 +0000

Hi,Diane Getting a group of would-be entrepreneurs together and mentoring them was tried by Peter Jones (of Dragon's Den fame). I did a review of each episode, the first is here: http://business-powerpack.com/tycoon-do-they-thin... Jim

By: diane

diane — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 11:42:43 +0000

What I would like to see is a programme that takes a group of people, gives them a set amount of money and to work with mentors to set up a business. I think this would be such a great interesting programme and would enable people who are considering setting up in business how businesses are set up.

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By: Stephen ODonnell

Stephen ODonnell — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:33:23 +0000

In a team with no cooking skills, they should have put up-market pie and mash on the menu. Buy a load of quality pies from a wholesale butcher, heat em up, and all they have to "cook" is the mash and peas.

That way they could have kept costs down, minimised the chance of a culinary cock-up, and been able to concentrate on making profit. As it was, I couldn't tell what the sales half of the guys team were doing.

If Ian had any sense, he would have taken charge of that pep-talk and shown that he was taking responsibility. And if he really wanted to sack Kevin, he should have been in the other half of the team.

The girl's £5 pre-booked tickets was a genius idea. They made over £120 from people who never came for food. Surprisingly, the previous arguments between Jennie and Lucinda seemed to have blown over for now.

I found some comments from a previous contestant, Adam Hosker, very revealing, especially regarding the editing process.

http://www.thecoolmarkwebsite.co.uk/adamhosker/

This is a very good read, although his spelling and grammar are shocking.