Tag Archives: zig ziglar

such a deal for you

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Dave

You can sell anything. Everything is negotiable. RIP Ziggy. Zig Ziglar, an American original that harks back to the old Yankee salesman, something out of Constance Rourke’s Americana treasury and Herman Melville and that old American archetype “the untrustworthy narrator.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media | Tagged Constance Rourke, Elmer Gantry, Herb Cohen Negotiation, Herman Melville, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, zig ziglar, ziggy ziglar | Leave a comment

happy faces: necessary delusions

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Dave

Maybe it is better to go through life with an upside down smile. And maybe not always choose the sunny side of the street. It is a critique of the multi-billion-dollar positive-thinking industry which runs the entire gamut of books,seminars, … Continue reading →

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negotiating away the apocalyse: rain check

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Dave

Can you negotiate anything? Even the end of the world? Well, it might take a bit of hubris, and the grand finale, the curtain closer with encore is knocking on our door, the grim reaper of grim reapers, on May … Continue reading →