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Badger Or Bust: Kilostate Estate Agents

This week Kilostate, an estate agents in London calls out to Ruth Badger for help in the Sky TV programme, Badger or Bust.

This two branch estate agent has one good branch and one that is going badly wrong. It is facing closure unless it can be turned around within six weeks.

I don’t know much about estate agents, but like the double glazing company last week, there is a certain stereotype associated with the trade.

Again the stereotype goes out of the window as people muddle on.

The branch was a shambles. [continue reading…]

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Badger Or Bust: Rooms With A View – My Thoughts

I understand that the Badger or Bust television programme was on Sky One in May 2007.

It would cause too many arguments if I had Sky and Sky Sports so I’m catching the series on the repeats on Sky Three, that’s part of the Freeview package.

The business featured in this show, Rooms With A View, is a struggling double gazing firm in Bradford with a turnover of £1.7 million where leads have gone quiet. As a last throw of the dice, the directors have splashed out about £100k on a new showroom but it’s not working.

It’s desperate times so it’s Ruth Badger to the rescue… [continue reading…]

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