Want to get inside the heads of the Power of 9 team? Every month we compile a list of our personal ‘fur balls’ (lowlights) and ‘purrfects’ (highlights).

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The internet and bookshop shelves are littered with advice on the how-to of sales; everyone from Dale Carnegie (yes I am that old); to Richard Branson, Jim Collins and Stephen Covey has the secret to sales success. But I think the real deal can be found on the street.

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Stop at a street light or robot anywhere in South Africa and you are swarmed upon like bees on honey by flag waving patriots of every soccer-playing nation.  These guys have mastered the fundamentals of salesmanship and remind us (or teach us) that by getting the basics right we are more than halfway to scoring.

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You can keep your Manolo Blahniks and Jimmy Choos; this winter the only two ‘must-haves’ is a South African flag and a vuvuzela!

Around the country South African flags wave a colourful welcome to the world from shop windows, homes, social networking sites (thanks to twibbon) and most notably on our roads where flags are hoisted from car windows and hug side mirrors.

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Our nation has been gripped by the ‘gees’ (spirit) and excitement to be the first African country to host the FIFA Soccer World Cup! It’s a pretty big deal and it’s doing more than putting us on the map – its igniting our patriotism.

Our team showed Table View our ‘gees’ during the nationwide call to trumpet vuvuzelas at noon today.

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Over the past 6 years we have conceptualised and managed events for clients such as Accenture, Quest Staffing Solutions, Nexxus, Private Client Holdings, Stag Property and others. We have created unique experiences with budgets ranging from a few thousand Rand to well over a million Rand. We have liaised and worked with headline entertainers, top chefs and catering companies, audio visual and other professionals. We have hosted events at modest venues as well as 5 star establishments and transformed unlikely environments into the perfect stage. No detail is overlooked; every scene and visual is designed, every experiences tailor-made and every memory captured.

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