makemoneylineearnmoneyonline
eveningstandard-new-yahoopartner
AA call outs on the rise as cull on spare tyres bites
Cars without a spare tyre caused a rise in AA call outs last year as more drivers were forced to rely on the service rather than changing the wheel themselves.
AA executive chairman Bob Mackenzie said the decision by car manufacturers to do away with a spare in the boot was a driving force behind the increased number of callouts, which rose 5% to 3.63 million last year from 3.45 million.
“It’s a weight and space issue and wheels are getting bigger and heavier. It’s part of the image of performance [for new cars],” Mackenzie said, adding that the problem was worse for SUVs which have bigger wheels.
The increase in callouts weighed somewhat on AA’s performance with earnings broadly flat at £403 million, despite a 1.6% rise in trading revenues to £940 million.
The group is spending big on digital developments such as a new app — which now accounts for 22% of the times AA is called out — and cutting down its large debt pile, a hangover from the days when it was owned by private equity groups.
However, more breakdowns also enabled AA to boost subscriptions, with retention rates up to 82% from 81%.
“Increased callouts are more expensive, but as we go out they tend to renew their subscriptions so it increases the level of retention,” Mackenzie said.
saywhat-politics
disobey11
successentials
The money you are paid by the company you work for will always be in direct ratio to
1. the need for what you do,
2. your ability to do it, and
3. the degree of difficulty involved in replacing you.
Earl Nightingale, legend and thought leader
According to my personal experiences this quote says it all. I have not found any other explanation summing up the topic of salary as good as this one…
(Why I always try to keep these things in mind when making career decisions!)
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travisbeauchesne
Travis Beauchesne | Internet Marketing Smart Plan
Here Travis Beauchesne shared an infographic which shows Internet Marketing Smart Plan for your business.
forbes
There are better and worse times to ask for a pay increase – here are the three best times to do it, and scripts to help you through that process!
yahoonewsdigest-gb-extra
Insider Q&A: Mattel’s COO talks Barbie movie
Business
Insider Q&A: Mattel’s COO talks Barbie movie
Mattel is looking to the movies. The maker of Barbie and Hot Wheels, which has live-action films based on those toys in the works, says it wants to find new ways to be on more screens in front of more kids. These days, that takes more than a 30-second commercial.Big-screen movies are a first for 72-year-old Mattel, which has mostly relied on television ads, apps and straight-to-DVD movies to promote its toys.
A Hot Wheels film is also in development.Mattel will also be on TV starting April 7 on ABC, showing its search for the next big toy idea in a competition show called “The Toy Box.” Chief Operating Officer Richard Dickson says Mattel is making the winning toy now, and it will go on sale at Toys R Us stores after the series ends May 19.
charlesoberonn
seekret-fanfic
I was just about to close my laptop after getting out the words for NaNoWriMo…when this popped in my head and I had no choice but to get it out.
The following is a Barba fic - one that probably has more to come.
The Accidental Email
from: ewatts@manhattandaoffices.org
to: rbarba@manhattandaoffices.org
date: Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 8:32 PM
subject: Corsi v Bezon
Evening,
Here is the case file you requested with the information relevant to Corsi v. Bezon highlighted.
I’ve also taken the liberty of attaching another case you might find interesting. While the charges are not related, if you read the highlighted text, I think you’ll see the similarities between defendants.
Related, I’ve also ordered this to assist you in court tomorrow. I believe it will provide the necessary distraction needed.
E. Watts
from:
rbarba@manhattandaoffices.org
to:
ewatts@manhattandaoffices.org
date: Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 8:58 PM
subject: RE: Corsi v Bezon
E. Watts –
I don’t want such efforts as those in your email to go unnoticed, so I prepared to forward this email along to the attorney handling Corsi v. Bezon.
However, I was curious as to how exactly you expect ADA Bartle to use a whoopee cushion in his cross. On the off chance that you pasted the wrong link, much like you typed in the wrong email address, I’ve decided to hold off on forwarding this message, and instead allow you to handle it yourself.
Sincerely,
Rafael Barba
from:
ewatts@manhattandaoffices.org
to:
rbarba@manhattandaoffices.org
date: Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 9:06 PM
subject: RE: Corsi v Bezon
Mr. Barba,
I appreciate your thorough reading of an email that was not intended for you, and your thoughtful decision to withhold sending it on. It should be noted that the address was a mistake, but everything within was exactly as intended.
While the auto populate feature our new email system uses is faulty, the content of my emails seldom are.
(Are you unfamiliar with the whoopee strategy? Clearly, you attended an inferior institution of learning. But I promise not to hold that against you, if you can forgive my uninvited presence in your inbox.)
Best,
E Watts
from: rbarba@manhattandaoffices.org
to: ewatts@manhattandaoffices.org
date: Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 9:08 PM
subject: RE: Corsi v Bezon
Watts,
I’m not sure what circles you travel in that would find Harvard to be inferior, but no, I regret to inform you that we were not taught the whoopee strategy.
I am prepared to forgive your uninvited presence, yet that may be difficult if you keep showing up.
Barba
from: ewatts@manhattandaoffices.org
to: rbarba@manhattandaoffices.org
date: Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 9:11 PM
subject: RE: Corsi v Bezon
Dear Rafael “Harvard” Barba,
As a Bulldog, I have been trained to believe that Harvard is, in fact, inferior. Having said that, I have a strong contrary streak and don’t always do as I’m told.
In all seriousness, I’d like to apologize if I’ve offended you in any way. Tone is hard to convey in an email message. ADA Bartle is accustomed to – and even enjoys – my odd brand of humor, and sometimes it’s difficult to shut off, particularly when I find myself alone in the office at this hour.
All the best,
Eve Watts
from: rbarba@manhattandaoffices.org
to: ewatts@manhattandaoffices.org
date: Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 9:15 PM
subject: RE: Corsi v Bezon
Eve,
Please let me know how the whoopee strategy works out for Bartle.
And no offense taken. After all, I can only expect so much from a Yalie. I’m packing up for the evening and given the late hour, I recommend you do the same.
Or should I recommend you stay? Given your contrary nature, I’m not sure what would be more prudent.
Best,
Barba
from: ewatts@manhattandaoffices.org
to: rbarba@manhattandaoffices.org
date: Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 9:37 PM
subject: RE: Corsi v Bezon
Rafael,
May I call you that? I’m going to assume I can, since you took to referring to me as Eve.
If you’re concerned about formality, have no fear. No one close to me calls me Eve, and something tells me Rafael is no less formal for you than Barba.
I’d like to say that I’ve been working on my contrary ways and that is why I’m answering your email from a crowded subway car, but the truth is, I was already on my way out when your email arrived.
Even so, your concern did not go unnoticed.
Thank you.
Eve
from: rbarba@manhattandaoffices.org
to: ewatts@manhattandaoffices.org
date: Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 9:45 PM
subject: RE: Corsi v Bezon
Eve,
I’m curious as to what people call you if not Eve. Usually informal names are just a shortened version of our given one, yet, there is nowhere to go with yours, short of being called ‘E’.
Don’t feel like you have to answer this anytime soon. I feel guilty infiltrating into your after work hours.
Rafael
from: ewatts@manhattandaoffices.org
to: rbarba@manhattandaoffices.org
date: Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 9:58 PM
subject: RE: Corsi v Bezon
Rafael,
Don’t feel badly at all! A distraction is always welcome on the ride home, particularly when I’m avoiding eye contact with the seedy-looking character across from me, or folding myself into an impossibly small corner as the man beside me manspreads his way into my chair.
Ah, the joys of public transport. Bless city life.
As to the issue of nicknames - have you never had a playground name as a child that stuck? Or a pet name you couldn’t escape? For your sake, I’m hoping no.
I do hope your response to my previous email doesn’t mean that you changed your mind about escaping the office. It’s now well beyond late and you should be home.
Eve
from: rbarba@manhattandaoffices.org
to: ewatts@manhattandaoffices.org
date: Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 10:03 PM
subject: RE: Corsi v Bezon
Eve,
I am home, and hoping to get some sleep before I have to start this all over in the morning, but your description of your subway ride home leaves me concerned.
Do me a small favor and email when you are home safe?
Rafael
from: ewatts@manhattandaoffices.org
to: rbarba@manhattandaoffices.org
date: Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 11:22 PM
subject: RE: Corsi v Bezon
Rafael,
Don’t think I didn’t notice you sidestepped the pet name question. ;)
I imagine you’ve fallen asleep by now, but I’m emailing just to be safe. There was some sort of delay and regrettably I am just now arriving home.
I am writing this safely inside my apartment, door locked, chain slid over, deadbolt engaged, alarm system armed. Perfectly safe.
Sleep well.
Eve
from: rbarba@manhattandaoffices.org
to: ewatts@manhattandaoffices.org
date: Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 11:23 PM
subject: RE: Corsi v Bezon
Eve,
Now that you’re home safe, I’ll do just that.
Rafael