Getting a prospect on the line and talking to them directly matters. It’s the ability to deliver the pitch with the right content, cadence, and care for your future clients’ needs that makes a voice call so effective. It’s not just salespeople who prefer a call — 92 percent of all customer interactions happen over the phone. Simply put, that direct human connection creates the … Continue reading Refocus Your Sales Strategy on the Phone Call

Port Elizabeth, South Africa (AFP) July 16, 2020 A loud beep rang through an ambulance dispatch room in Port Elizabeth, as yet another caller in one of South Africa’s coronavirus hotspots begged for help for shortness of breath. “A minimum of 70 percent of our work in the past two weeks has been COVID-related,” said Dave Gardner, head of Gardmed, the largest ambulance company in … Continue reading S. Africa’s exhausted paramedics on the coronavirus front line

Brussels (AFP) July 20, 2020 EU leaders were set to resume talks Monday to salvage an $860-billion coronavirus aid package as countries from Australia to France tightened restrictions to curb new outbreaks. The disease has killed more than 600,000 people globally out of nearly 14.5 million known infections, and with new clusters across the planet, alarm is growing about the virus spreading out of control. … Continue reading EU tries to save virus aid plan as global deaths surge

Johannesburg (AFP) July 15, 2020 The economy of Zambia, Africa’s second-biggest copper producer, is on track to shrink by five percent due to a dual shock of the coronavirus pandemic and a severe drought, the IMF said Wednesday. The International Monetary Fund made the projection following two weeks of discussions with Zambian authorities. “The social and macroeconomic impact of the COVID-19 shock, on top of … Continue reading IMF predicts Zambia economy to shrink by 5% due to virus, drought

Washington DC (UPI) Jul 16, 2020 By analyzing the sedimentary ancient DNA, sedaDNA, deposited on Doggerland, the landmass that once connected Britain and mainland Europe, researchers were able to reconstruct a tsunami that occurred 8,150 years ago. During the mid-holocene, a marine inundation swept away Doggerland, and Britain became separated from the mainland by the North Sea. To better understand the tsunamihttp://dlvr.it/RbzWqR Continue reading North Sea sediment analysis helps scientists reconstruct ancient tsunami

Washington (AFP) July 18, 2020 A five-month old baby boy struck in the head by a bullet in a drive-by shooting in Chicago Thursday became the youngest victim yet of gun violence battering US cities already hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic. The infant was in the arms of one of two young men in Chicago’s Old Town neighborhood when attackers drove up and opened fire, … Continue reading Snapchat grudges, COVID-19 pressures drive US shooting epidemic

Makassar, Indonesia (AFP) July 17, 2020 Rescuers pulled bodies from under mud and debris Friday as they raced to find dozens still missing after flash floods killed at least 36 people on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island. More than 14,000 people left homeless by the disaster have taken refuge at temporary shelters in hard-hit North Luwu regency, with the country’s search and rescue agency hunting for 66 … Continue reading Indonesian rescuers hunt for dozens missing after floods kill 36

Moscow (AFP) July 14, 2020 Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel faced pressure from a key shareholder on Tuesday to overhaul its management after disasters including a massive Arctic fuel spill that sparked a state of emergency. Aluminium producer Rusal, which owns 28 percent in Norilsk Nickel, said it was “seriously concerned” over recent accidents that damaged the environment in the Russian Arctic and called for … Continue reading Arctic spill fuels calls for shakeup at Russia mining giant

Paris (AFP) July 16, 2020 If everyone ate steaks and dairy the way Brazilians and Americans do, we would need an extra five planets to feed the world, according to the first report to compare the carbon emissions from food consumption in G20 nations, released Thursday. Among the world’s top economies, only the per capita carbon “food-prints” in India and Indonesia are low enough to … Continue reading G20 carbon ‘food-print’ highest in meat-loving nations: report

Rio De Janeiro (AFP) July 16, 2020 One fifth of beef and soybean exports from Brazil to the European Union is produced on land that was illegally deforested, according to a report published in Science magazine on Thursday. The news comes amid fierce resistance by some European countries to the signing of a free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur – made up … Continue reading Brazil exports to EU produced on illegally cleared land: report