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Tough Love

Friday, January 14th, 2011

Next week Channel 4 will air Mary Portas’ new series, Secret Shopper. Portas made her name on TV by making-over and transforming the premises of struggling businesses . Her job was to make them more appealing to their target market and therefore helping the business achieve commercial success. Renowned for her sharp tongued nature, Portas has succeeded in turning around businesses with some much needed tough love which is something, as a business development manager, I can really relate to.

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