There's just one problem with the Call Committee. They're having way too much fun. At least that's what they tell me. Are they so busy having a good time that they won't do a good job? Not at all. In fact, it's a very good sign that the Call Committee feels pleased about the work they're doing together. When there is a spirit of joy and camaraderie in a Call Committee, it rubs off on the clergy candidates. It makes for good conversation. It opens the door to honest, heartfelt sharing about what is most important to pastor and congregation. So thank God the Call Committee is having a good time.
One of the Call Committee members spoke at announcement time two Sundays ago. He told us that they are proceeding to second interviews for clergy candidates. No promises about a time-frame, he said, but he also mentioned that things could move quickly. So don't be surprised if, sometime in the next few weeks, we get news about meeting a clergy candidate. The Call Committee will put together some sort of process so that a significant number of people from the congregation get to meet and talk with the candidate. Getting acquainted and building trust is important before making a decision about calling a new pastor. So please be on the lookout for news about opportunities to meet the person or persons who are being considered for call to serve as SOV's next pastor.
Meanwhile, keep praying. Pray for the Call Committee. Pray for yourselves, that God will help you open up to the leading of the Spirit. May the Spirit lead you to good conversation, heartfelt sharing, joy, and camaraderie when you meet the clergy candidate(s) being considered for call at SOV.
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Chinese Electric Vehicle Unicorn WM Motor Aims To Build Uber+Tesla Hybrid, Former Volvo China Chairman Says
Nina Xiang
October 9, 2017 — 16:30
"I've never seen two Chinese guys comparing (car) engines (like people do in Europe)," says Freeman Shen, founder of Chinese electric vehicle start-up WM Motor Technology Co., Ltd. "China doesn't have a long driving culture…the car is more a tool for people to get from point A to B."
It's one reason his three-year-old company, with RMB10 billion (US$1.5 billion) in funding, is taking a different route than most of its rivals. Instead of simply producing a decent, mass market car, WM will offer its EV customers flexible ownership, essentially combining Tesla Motors and Uber in one company. It's an important selling point given that WM is targeting young Chinese consumers, who are famously quick to accept new things, but far less willing to purchase new cars.
For Shen, the former chairman of Volvo China and a 20-year automobile industry veteran, the future of China's car industry will be shaped by three words: electrification, connectivity and sharing. As such, his company is creating a 100% electric car that is connected 24/7 and will let owners choose if they want to share their cars.
"For example, a customer owns our car in Shanghai but he travels to Beijing a lot. With a Super ID (a membership service offered by WM), he can easily access another WM Motor vehicle while in Beijing and lease out his car in Shanghai," Shen told China Money Network at the company's headquarters in Shanghai.
The "new business model", as the soft-spoken Shen calls it, is full of unforeseen challenges. Jia Yueting, the disgraced and currently exiled ex-chief of LeEco, wanted to build something similar with that company's smart car unit LeSEE and car hauling platform Yidao. That plan was cut short by corporate financial crisis that is still unfolding.
And Tesla itself plans to launch a ride sharing system called "Tesla Network" as early as this years, allowing its car owners to share their vehicles, and creating immediate competition for WM.
"The challenge is how to make this dream (become) real…we are in a race to see (which company) can get to the market (first)," said Shen.
It is a race indeed. China, the world's largest car and EV market, already has three EV start-ups valued at US$1 billion, (NIO, WM Motor and BAIC BJEV, according to China Money Network's China Unicorn Ranking) with another one (Future Mobility Corporation) approaching unicorn valuation. The U.S., on the other hand, has none.
Read more on five Chinese EV start-ups that could rival Tesla
Competition between these well-funded Chinese EV start-ups is intense. NIO's ES8 model will hit the market in mid-December. Another Chinese EV start-up, CHJ Automotive (known as Chehejia in Chinese), completed a test production run two months ago at its new factory, which was built in only one year.
Shen says WM Motor's high-tech customer-to-manufacturer (C2M) factory in Wenzhou will be completed at the end of this year and small volume production will commence during the first quarter of 2018. Only then will we know if his digital car dream can become reality.
Read an interview Q&A below. Also subscribe to China Money Podcast for free in the iTunes store, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter.
ON CHINA'S EV INDUSTRY:
Q: How would you describe the current transition toward electric vehicles by China and the global automobile industry?
A: As you know, China is already the largest car market in the world, and it also leads in electrification. The first reason China is going electric is because it relies on imports for about 60% of its oil, of which 80% is used by cars. From a national security respective, the Chinese government has to push very hard for electrification. Pollution is another reason.
The electric vehicle revolution has been going on for about five years. However, at first not many people took it seriously. But I believe now is the right time. Customers are already well educated, and electric cars are a good solution for daily use, and the supply chain is developing in the right direction.
Q: What do you think are the main directions of the Chinese auto industry?
A: In terms of technology, for sure it's electrification and connectivity, basically transitioning to smart cars. But at the same time, the business model has changed in China. You can see a lot of car sharing concepts, like short-term car sharing, car hailing and long-term car rental services.
Definitely, the new business model will lead to lower car ownership. I think most new Chinese customers are young. They are't loyal to certain bands. For them, access is more important than ownership. In many other markets, like Europe, people enjoy driving. In that case, they're more likely to own a car. But Chinese people don't have a long driving culture, they don't enjoy driving itself, they enjoy cars as a tool to bring them to the destination.
ON WM MOTOR:
Q: What kind of car company is WM Motor? How is it different from others?
A: We are trying to provide a different solution to mobility. We are not just selling cars. We provide mobility solutions to a certain segment of the market, which is the new generation, who are interested in new things, new brands and new business models.
Our customers are buying our services, like Super ID. With Super ID they can get multiple products or services from us. For example, a customer owns our car in Shanghai, and he travels to Beijing a lot. So with Super ID, he can easily get another WM Motor vehicle in Beijing. During his trip out of town, he can also lease his car to someone else.
So basically, we are providing services based on our own product. We are not just an online platform like Uber or Diding Chuxing. We are doing things in a vertical way. You can buy our products, and then you can have our services. Or you can buy the ID, and then have access to our products. Traditionally, you purchase vehicles from car dealerships, and then buy services from dealerships, insurance companies or banks, which are not linked to each other. But when you buy a car from us, we offer all the services, like insurance, maintenance and leasing.
Q: What are the key challenges?
A: The challenge is how to make the dreams real. There are lots of companies talking about dreams, and we are in a race to get to market and provide the services. I think we are one of the first teams having these dreams, and are very close to delivering our dreams to customers.
Q: You are building a customer-to-manufacturer (C2M) factory in Wenzhou with fixed capital investment of RMB6.7 billion. Can you give us more details about it?
A: That's interesting because people always ask me why we need to do that. I believe all the existing car manufacturers only care about production efficiency. From our perspective, that's not customer centric. Being customer centric means you need to think about how to improve consumption efficiency. To improve consumption efficiency, you want your customers to pursue what they need. You know, a typical customer will buy many things that they don't really want.
The reason we want to have our own factory is because there's no existing C2M factory in China. China has the capability to build a world-class factory in terms of automation, but I can't think of any digital factories, which is the basis of C2M. The Wenzhou factory is a digital factory, so when customers order vehicles from our websites, they can then check on their smartphone to find out where in the production process the car is and when we will delivery it.
Q: What's the current status of the factory?
A: I would say the factory is 90% done and will be finished by the end of this year. Next year, we will initiate small-volume production and then go to large volume.
Q: What technology is used in the factory?
A: I have heard many people say that Tesla's factory is so good, that is has 120 robots. Actually, 120 robots in China, from a factory perspective, is low automation. We have over 300 robots. But the most important part is digitalization. Basically, you have a number on every part, every piece of equipment, every order, so the customer can know where the product is located, and when the vehicle will be delivered.
Q: I've been told your factory's production time is 1/3 faster than Tesla's production time, or 21 days. How do you achieve that?
A: To really reduce production time, you need really strong supply chain management. You know, for a car, 70% of the value is done by suppliers. We have more than 500 suppliers, and you have to manage them with targeted quality, targeted delivery time, and targeted technology. From day one, I told our suppliers that it's a C2M factory, and we will enable our customers to buy products efficiently. Also, we require 100% of our suppliers, most of whom are global companies, to complete production in China.
ON WM MOTOR PRODUCTION:
Q: At what stage is WM Motor right now in terms of product development?
A: We have 20 prototypes running on the road right now. We have been testing them since the earlier this year, including high temperature tests, low temperature tests and durability tests.
We have completed the first vehicle on the first of our two production platforms. That car will roll off our assembly line in the first quarter of next year. We are working on the first car of our second platform, and will have more than 200 of those cars ready by the end of this year.
Q: What's the price of your first car?
A: The price of the first product will be RMB200,000 (US$30,000). I don't think a new brand can really survive with a price tag more than that because normally when Chinese families buy a vehicle worth over RMB300,000, they will definitely go to big names like Audi, Mercedes-Ben and BMW. However, for a new brand with good customer service, RMB200,000 is likely to have a chance.
We haven't set the price for Super ID yet, because the price will be different for different packages.
ON EV TECH:
Q: What software platform would you be using? And did you ever consider using Baidu's Apollo platform?
A: So basically, we have two kinds of systems. A vehicle control unit (VCU) system and an infotainment system. For the infotainment system, we are very open. We use Android because there are lots of apps. For the VCU, we focus on two types of safety, traditional car safety, and cyber security safety. Since our cars are 100% connected, we have been aggressively forming partnerships with companies in Silicon Valley, Shanghai and Beijing in terms of cyber security. We just announced a very important partnership with Qihoo 360, the strongest cyber security company in China.
For Baidu's Apollo, we have studied the open code, and we found it disappointing. The technology is not really advanced, and it's more like a marketing thing. Also, the platform is not ready and the core team just left.
Q: Since you are developing connected vehicles, how do you utilize data?
A: So, there're two types of data. One is data on the road, which will be helpful for machine learning, improving the autonomous driving. That data should be use properly, not at the individual level, but at the big data level, to improve the system.
The other type of data helps customers get better services. There are lot of this kind of data, for example insurance companies can understand your driving behavior to lower insurance fees, car finance companies can offer lower cost services. And when you sell cars, you can have better service if you have data about a car's condition. But privacy issues should be handled properly.
Q: At what level is the autonomous driving? And is the self-driving capability sourced from others?
A: In terms of self driving, it's going to be level 2. With a Volvo background, we are very strong in self driving. But from an engineering perspective, no one can do better than level 2 at this moment. Currently the market is influenced by Tesla. So from the marketing perspective, since Tesla talk about level 4 autonomous driving, everyone is talking about it.
For the technology, we partner with other companies, like Horizon Robot, which is the leading player for vision recognition in China.
ON FUNDRAISING:
Q: You just raised US$1 billion, could you disclose more details?
A: Actually, more than that, we have raised RMB10 billion (US$1.5 billion) in funding, all cash. But our investors in the series A round is one of the leading funds in China and they are not really interested in announcing the deal. All I can say is the firm is a totally private backed company.
Q: What's the company's valuation now?
A: Our current investors do not really like to disclose that information. But we are definitely a unicorn.
Q: What's your plans for future financing?
A: We are open, but we don't need any money right now because we already have two products.
Q: What's your outlook for revenue/profit?
A: We are going to get our first car on the market in 2018, and I believe, we can break even by 2020.
ON THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT:
Q; How important are Government's subsidies for EV purchases?
A: I always tell my engineers that we need to create a product that customers appreciate and are willing to pay for, not because of government subsidies. Because subsidies will drop, maybe to zero in 2020.
Q: What's the key to effective self-driving regulations?
A: It's important to decide who is going to take responsibility. Actually, it's more about ethical issues than legal issue. Car companies should not mislead drivers about what level of autonomy the car is at, whether they need to take control at any time or they can completely rely on it.
ON MADE-IN-CHINA:
Q: Normally, made in China means low quality. Do you think that is going to change for the better, and how to achieve that?
A: There are two perspectives, quality and perception, and I think, perception will come much later than quality. For quality, China now can produce any product, even cars, which may be the most complicated product. But there are not many cars exported to the U.S. and Europe, and I think that's the perception issue. You have to do things for years before people start to say, ok the product is good quality. I used to work for Geely. The reason why Geely acquired Volvo is because Geely realized if you started your company with a really low level of quality, it's really difficult to improve that. So you have to do the quality very well, and continue doing this on a long term basis. Only then will the level of respect improve.
OUTLOOK:
Q: Where do you see WM Motor in five years?
A: Of course we will be the leading electric car company in China. We will be profitable, and volume will reach 150,000 per year.
About Freeman Shen:
Freeman Shen is the founder and CEO of WM Motor. Before that, he was chairman and CEO of Chinese car maker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group from 2009 to 2014, while serving as chairman of Volvo China from 2010 to 2014. Earlier, he was CEO of Fiat Powertrain China and president of China for BorgWarner.
(China Money Network reporter Pan Yue also contributed to this article.)
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The odds favorite Maple Leafs head into Game 3 with the thought that they need to win 4 out of 5 of the games left in the betting odds series in order to secure a spot in Round 2. Boston has outscored the Leafs 12-4 over the first six periods of play. The Maple Leafs need to find a way to stop the top line of the Bruins who are seemingly perfect so far in the playoffs. Toronto proved they can win against the Bruins in the regular betting season winning 3 of 4 of their matchups. Can Toronto defy the odds and hush the critics with a must win over the Bruins in Game 3 or is their postseason play slowly coming to an end?
What is your pick for Game 3 Boston vs Toronto?


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Q: Call Django API internally using relative URL path and request body I'm migrating to GKE from GAE. Due to a number of reasons, I've to switch from Cloud Tasks to Cloud Pub/Sub. Using supervisord, I've set up a service that listens to newly published messages. The messages contain HTTP method, relative URL and payload.
Using the following code, I'm able to get a ResolverMatch object for the relative URL:
from django.core.urlresolvers import resolve  # django.urls for Django>=2.0

task = {
    'http_method': 'PUT',
    'relative_uri': '/accounts/1/',
    'body': '{"name": "John Doe"}',
    'headers': {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
}
match = resolve(task['relative_uri'])
print(match.func, match.kwargs)

Unfortunately, I'm using both ViewSets and individual methods for defining routes. So I can't just invoke the create method for a viewset if the HTTP method is POST, as it might not exist.
Is there a way to call an API in the same Django app internally using just relative URL path, HTTP method and request body?

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I'm a remodeling contractor in the Northeast and can tell you that most bathroom remodelers do not take the time to seal tile grout for their customers.
I could speculate why, and I'd probably point to a missing level of professionalism, ignorance, communication and cost—but that's for a different article. This article will focus on the proper techniques for sealing tile and grout.
The primary reason for sealing non-glazed tile and grout (especially grout) is to keep it looking fresh and clean. Non-sealed tile and grout gets grimy and stained over time, requiring a lot of scrubbing and sometimes even replacement to look good again.
Sealing tile and grout provides water and oil-based stain resistance and delays grout discoloration. Sealed tiles and grout are much easier to clean and stay clean longer.
Not all tile and grout require sealing. Glazed tiles are coated with a liquid glass, which is baked into the surface of the tile by the manufacturer. The glaze fills in the tile's microscopic imperfections, protects from stains and creates an extremely durable surface.
You should only seal cement-based grout, which is extremely porous and can harbor dirt, mold, mildew and bacteria. However, epoxy, urethane and other types of synthetic grouts do not need to be sealed.
All unglazed tile and any cement-based grout should be protected with a penetrating sealer. Much like the porous grout, unglazed tile has microscopic imperfections that will, over time, accumulate gunk and cause your floor to always look dirty.
Sealing the tile and grout is not a one-time event. Unfortunately, the sealant is a maintenance issue and needs to be reapplied every two years, and sometimes sooner.
The best time to apply the first coat of sealer is 72 hours after the grout is installed.
If you or your contractor did not seal your tile when it was installed, it is never too late. The tile and especially the grout will need to be thoroughly cleaned, because applying sealer will lock in any stains or discoloration. In most situations, cleaning grout can be accomplished by using a stiff bristle brush and simple dish soap. Badly stained grout may require a stronger cleaner or even grout replacement.
1. Clean tile and grout thoroughly.
2. Ensure tile and grout are completely dry.
3. Mask off any areas you do not want to get sealer on.
4. Liberally apply a quality fluorochemical-based sealer to unglazed tile and non-epoxy grout. Applying with a foam brush can eliminate bristle marks, and the narrow tip can access grout lines.
5. Allow the sealer to penetrate for the duration of time recommended by the manufacturer, and then apply a second coat. If sealer has dried on the tile and streaking is present, use a "sealer dampened" towel to remove and then a dry towel to wipe clean.
6. Wipe off excess sealer with a clean, dry towel.
7. Follow the manufacturer's directions for drying and usage.
8. Mark your calendar for a maintenance coat in 1-2 years.
Sealing tile and grout will prolong the clean look and beauty of your tile installation. It provides a natural looking protective coating on interior and some exterior surfaces, and protects against water and oil-based stains.
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This post may, at first glance, seem at complete odds with Monday's. But when I was in Ireland I had two days when I just splurged on experiences. I ate at the most amazing restaurants and I treated myself to a night in a five star hotel.
And no, I can't afford those choices on a regular basis (and I prefer really not to normalize such treats). But I do want to commit to using my money to create experiences rather than buying stuff. When I emigrated, I got sucked into such a "build a life" mindset that all my energy (my obsessiveness) was channeled into my home, the things I needed to buy to feel at home here.
But when I was young, I was all about experiences. I saw places I have no pictures of, no souvenirs from. Staying at the Merrion reminded me of those days, because it was silly and carefree and yet a sublime sort of experience. It made me think that it's sometimes worth prioritizing those experiences against better judgement.
I spotted this place on Unique Home Stays. Isn't it a dream? I can't afford to go there, of course. But there are similar, smaller versions of this that are accessible. It's funny to reflect on the things you easily grant yourself ($80 scented candles!) and the other things you withhold. When I bought myself a ring last year, it felt oddly foolish and yet I've worn it every day since, while less foolish-feeling purchases languish in closets.
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From checking-up, longeing, and setting, your horse has become well-acquainted with the hackamore and now should be giving humbly to pressure on his nose and jaw. Before you step aboard, however, test how well you've prepared your horse for riding by driving him. If you've completed the groundwork thoroughly, culling vices and alleviating stiffness along the way, this exercise flows smoothly, proving that your horse is ready to ride.
The best way to simulate riding while you remain on the ground, driving your horse allows you to bump and rock the hackamore in much the same way you do when you take the reins from atop your horse's back. While using the driving lines, should you encounter resistance as you maneuver your animal through turns and stops, it's time to put a little more thought into where things have gone wrong, and then take the necessary measures to fix any problems and eliminate resistance. You might have to go back to the bitting-up and hard-setting exercises combination with ground-driving for a time. These exercises further instill the fundamentals your horse must have before you mount him to ride.
To ground-drive your horse in the hackamore, you need four rings large enough for the longe lines to pass through the rings easily, as well as four pieces of string or latigo. Attach a ring to each cheek of the hackamore, just above the mecate wraps, and fasten the remaining two rings to each back-cinch rigging.
When driving your horse, reverse him by relinquishing your hold on the inside line as you take all slack from the line outside, increasing your bumps on the hackamore until your horse turns through the reverse. You then can help drive him forward in the new direction by slapping the line he's moving away from against his side, to mimic your leg when riding.
After the driving lines have been passed through the saddle rings, snap them into the rings on the hackamore.
Ground-drive your horse in each direction, stopping, turning and backing until he follows his nose laterally and gives vertically the way you would like when he's being ridden. Do not expect perfection the first day your horse is in the driving lines, though there should be no signs of rudeness or opposition either. A horse tells you when he's ready to ride, so be mindful and appreciative of your horse's small advances and build on those from day to day.
The trainer who hurries doesn't cheat time, only himself and his horse. The era of the vaqueros is called "the land of manana" for this very reason. "Manana" means tomorrow or an unspecified future time, and that word should be part of the anthem for every training program. Good training takes patience—there always is tomorrow.


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A few months ago, we talked about the importance of implementing upselling tactics as a way to improve customer loyalty into your ever-evolving sales playbook.
While we didn't get too deep into discussing cross-selling in our previous post, we promised that we'd get to doing so in the near future.
Well, that time has come. Today, we're going to focus on the principles and best practices of cross-selling, and explain why using this tactic is vital to your business.
Before we get too far ahead of ourselves, though, let's go over what cross-selling actually is.
Cross-Selling: What Is It, and Why Should You Do It?
Okay...at its most basic level, I guess that's correct.
But strategic cross-selling is so much more than simply trying to get a customer to purchase other items from your store during a given transaction.
Effective and strategic cross-selling is all about promoting related products or services that complement a customer's main purchase, in an attempt to provide extra value to these individuals in one fell swoop.
Clearly, the items being cross-sold in each of these examples relate in some way to the main items being purchased - with the goal being for the customer to get a more complete and fulfilling experience out of the transaction.
Why is cross-selling so important?
A successful cross-sell means you've sold more to a given customer than you would have had you not suggested the complementary product or service in the first place. You don't need us to tell you that selling more items is good for business.
But successful cross-selling has a number of underlying benefits, as well.
Successful cross-selling has a number of qualitative benefits, as well.
As we said, cross-selling complementary items enhances the value customers receive from the initial product - leading to increased satisfaction overall on their end.
Additionally, as proper cross-sells are tailored to your individual customer's needs, offering such proves to your customers that your priority is helping them achieve their goals - not making more money by pawning any old item off on them.
The probability of selling to an existing customer is anywhere from 3-14x higher than selling to a new one. In other words, your chances of cross-selling to an existing customer are better than the chances of making an initial sale to a new prospect.
The cost of acquiring a new customer is anywhere from 5-25% higher than the cost of retaining an existing customer. Again: if you're able to successfully implement cross-selling into your overall playbook, you'll not only end up making more money, but also saving more money in the process.
But, as we'll explain momentarily, cross-selling isn't difficult, either. As with all other marketing and sales techniques, it's all about providing the right product to the right person, at the right time.
Before we get into the ins and outs of strategic cross-selling, though, it's important to discuss the most common types of cross-selling businesses often utilize.
When we say "types" of cross-sells, here, what we mean is that the optimal product or service to cross-sell in a given situation varies depending on a number of factors.
This is probably the most common type of cross-sell, and it's the one we've focused heavily on so far. An offer of an extra controller for a video game system is a prime example of a complementary cross-sell attempt.
This involves taking the time of year into consideration when a customer shows interest in a given product. For example, an adult purchasing a children's toy in December might also be interested in purchasing gift wrap, as well.
Depending on your customers' purchasing history (both an individual customer as well as the segment they belong to), you might consider offering them items that you believe would fit their needs. This typically involves utilizing predictive analytics to pinpoint the best product to offer a customer based upon their initial purchase.
This simply involves pointing out items that are currently on sale within your store. While, again, the item should relate in some way to the main product being purchased, you have a bit of leeway here due to the discounted price being offered.
Similar to promotional cross-selling, hot-ticket cross-selling involves pointing customers toward items that have recently proven to be a hit throughout your customer base. Again, if customers from a variety of your segments have shown interest in the same product, you have a bit of leeway here with regard to how much the item relates to the initial purchase.
For more expensive and/or fragile items, risk-avoidance cross-sells refer to insurance or protection plans, extended warranties, and the like.
Similar to risk-avoidance cross-selling, service cross-sells refer to offers such as faster shipping or a supplemental subscription service your company may offer.
As we move into the next section, in which we'll discuss best practices for successful cross-selling, we'll refer back to a number of these "types" of cross-sells.
Now, without further ado, let's dive into the main things you need to consider when attempting to cross-sell to your customers.
We've already alluded to a few of the points we're about to make throughout this article - but there's definitely a lot more to get into.
That said, let's start with the most important factor: the relevance of your offer.
The main goal of your business in the first place isn't simply to make as much money as you can; it's to make as much money as you possibly can while optimizing the value you provide your customers at the same time.
We talked about this before, but you "technically" can attempt to cross-sell any of your products to any customer willing to make an initial purchase.
But doing so isn't going to accomplish much - if anything at all. For one thing, your customer will almost certainly know exactly what you're trying to do - and may even walk away without purchasing the original item they had planned on. Or, even if they do purchase the additional item, they'll probably realize they made a mistake in the relatively near future. In either case, the likelihood of them returning to your store will have decreased significantly.
When determining which items to offer as a cross-sell, then, you want to focus on one word: synergy. In other words, you want to figure out which related product will not just add to your customer's experience, but will multiply the experience exponentially.
Sure, wearing a brand new shirt always feels pretty good. But wearing a whole new outfit (not to mention new underwear!) can bring you to a whole new level of comfort, confidence, and overall satisfaction.
In the above example, the goal was to point the customer toward other (read: more expensive) jeans rather than the ones they were currently viewing. While the customer could, of course, have chosen to purchase multiple pairs of jeans, the nature of this offer is more of an upsell than a cross-sell.
Returning to our American Eagle example, each item being cross-sold are meant to be used at the same time in order to provide an enhanced singular experience to the customer - which is the true essence of a proper cross-sell.
Now, we mentioned earlier that, when identifying cross-sell opportunities, you should not only take your "typical" customers' purchase history into consideration, but also the purchase history of the specific customer in question, as well.
The amount of personalization in the above example is obvious. Apple could have just as easily went the "easy route," and pointed this customer toward the company's numerous phone case options. Instead, the ad points to a specific phone case - one that matches the color of the customer's new iPhone 6s Plus. It's not about selling a phone case to the customer; it's about selling the right phone case to them.
Another common way to sell relevant items via cross-selling is to offer such complementary items in bundles.
Rather than cross-selling complementary products "on the fly," you might decide to offer items that are often purchased together as a package deal. This essentially makes the transition to cross-selling much smoother, as your customer will already be considering the additional purchase in the first place.
A quick note, though: Studies have shown that forcing customers into purchasing a bundle (i.e., not also offering the bundled items for individual purchase) can be hugely detrimental, and cause even those who were highly likely to purchase the bundle in the first place to walk away empty-handed.
At any rate, in order for a cross-sell to be successful (both immediately and in the long run), the product being cross-sold needs to be highly relevant to the goals of the customer in question. Remember: your customers don't just want "extra" - they want extra value.
Once you've determined the right product to be cross-sold, you then need to focus on offering it at the right time in order to maximize the chances of it being effective.
The thing is, there is no "ideal" time to offer a cross-sell. But this is because, as we've said before, the whole point of cross-selling is to provide an ultra-personalized experience to each of your individual customers. In other words, just as the actual item you're attempting to cross-sell depends on the individual customer in question, so does the timing of the offer.
That being said, we're going to discuss some of the common approaches to timing cross-sells correctly, and explain how you can go about determining when to use each of these approaches.
Each of these moments offer you an opportunity to cross-sell relevant items to your customers.
The screenshot from American Eagle's website above is a perfect example of a product page cross-sell. On the one hand, it promotes complementary products in an effort to increase the customer's purchase value; on the other, as it appears below the fold of the web page, it's certainly not pushy by any stretch.
Again, the cross-sell isn't pushy - in fact, it's rather easy to ignore.
Now, this sort of teeters on the edge of being considered a cross-sell and an entire new transaction...but if it results in an additional purchase, there's little point in arguing semantics, right?
Anyway, as we've alluded to, you pretty much always want to tie future marketing and sales efforts back to a customer's purchase history - no matter how recent or far back those previous purchases were.
Here, Crate and Barrel decides to immediately hit its customers with some cross-selling right after they've made a purchase. Naturally, the hope here is that the customer is still in "buying mode," and still has their credit card at the ready.
(Pro Tip: If you're going to go this route, make sure you have a process in place to create a single order out of the original purchase and the additional transaction, so as to avoid shipping and other logistical nightmares for you and your customers).
Regarding the first point, let's say, for example, a customer purchases a six-week beginner's-level fitness course, and you plan on selling them a follow-up intermediate-level course. It wouldn't make much sense to send it after one week, right? But you also probably wouldn't want to wait until the entire six week period is up, either.
As we mentioned earlier, you'll need to consult past customer data (e.g., purchase history, the success rate of past cross-sell attempts to similar customers, etc.) to determine the optimal time to "make the ask," so that the value you're offering through the cross-sell is readily apparent to your customer.
Regarding the second point, you also want to be sure the customer even sees the email in the first place. Much like you would when scheduling newsletters and other mailing list content to be sent out, you'll want to determine when (in terms of day and time) the customer in question is most likely to check their email and see your offer.
Picture the last time you loaded up Netflix without having a specific show or movie in mind.
Could it be that the sheer volume of recommendations actually decreases our ability to make a decision?
Well...yes. That's absolutely the case.
And the same concept applies when we, as consumers, look to make a purchase, as well.
The point is, you probably offer a ton of products that would complement a given customer's initial purchase. But showcasing all of these products (or even more than a few) is simply going to overwhelm them - to the point that they might not even make the initial purchase, let alone buy an additional product.
This all goes back to ensuring your cross-sell attempts are highly relevant. Simply put: the more products you suggest, the less relevant they're likely to be.
On the other side of this same coin (assuming you've done your homework, here), the fewer suggestions you offer, the more likely it'll seem to your customer that you truly know them, and are truly focused on catering to their needs.
Best practices dictate that you limit the amount of product suggestions you present your customers to at most five - possibly even three.
Again, just as is the case with Netflix, the less minutiae and irrelevant offers your customers have to wade through to find the product that will definitely help them out, the more likely they are to move forward with the purchase.
As we did when discussing timing, we're going to be talking about two different aspects of pricing, here.
First, let's talk about the rule of 25%.
We talked about this in our article on upselling, but it's a little different when pertaining to cross-selling.
With upselling, the rule of 25% dictates that you generally shouldn't attempt to increase a customer's spending by more than 25% of their original budget (e.g., if they wanted to buy a $100 watch, you might try to get them to purchase one that costs $125 - but not much over that).
While the same principle applies to cross-selling, it refers to the total amount your customers spend over what they had originally planned on - no matter how many additional products they purchase.
For example, let's say a customer purchases a fishing pole for $100. You might suggest they purchase a number of small-ticket items (hooks, sinkers, etc.) that end up adding $25 to their overall purchase. Or, you could point them to a single collection of lures (only one additional item) that costs $25 total.
Once more: You don't want to come off as if you're trying to squeeze your customers for all they're worth. Yes, you want them to spend a little more than they planned on - but you don't want them to feel as if they have to part with more than they're comfortable with.
It's no secret that discounts and similar pricing strategies are a great way to drive sales of any kind.
So it makes sense that you'd want to consider offering discounted prices on the products you're looking to cross-sell - as well as the initial item that spurred the cross-sell, as well.
To determine the best pricing and discount strategy for your cross-sold items, you'll again want to refer back to your customer and product data. While you don't want to lose sales because you aren't offering a cross-sold item at the right price for a given customer, you also don't want to implement a discount policy when customers would have purchased the product at full price, either.
Before we let you go, it's important to clarify that cross-selling is not nearly as effective at generating additional revenues as upselling is.
But that doesn't mean it doesn't belong in your playbook. As you surely know, every bit of extra revenue you earn can make a huge difference in the long run.
On the flip side, if you aren't implementing cross-selling strategies, you're potentially missing out on some major gains.


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A Shorewood teacher is on leave after complaints of a racially charged assignment.
Jan Zehren taught physical education in the Shorewood School District for 36 years.
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We reached out to Zehren at her home, but did not get an answer.


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Magical musical moments with Anton and Erin
Lorna McKay
Published: 09:05 Tuesday 04 December 2018
Strictly Come Dancing favourites Anton Du Beke and Erin Boag will be quickstepping their way into the Waterfront next March with their latest dance production.
Dance Those Magical Musicals will see the dance partners of over 20 years present a world where ballroom meets musical theatre featuring music from the likes of Wicked!, Mary Poppins, 42nd Street and Top Hat.
Ahead of rehearsals for the new show, Erin chatted to Lorna McKay about how she combines her passion for dancing and being a working mum.
Rehearsals for the new show get underway just after Christmas and Erin is already training to ensure her stamina is at its peak.
"I get to have a bit of pig out at Christmas but my fitness levels have to be right up there," she admitted, before adding: "At the end of the day, every show is someone's first show, so it has to be perfect."
Rather than leave her husband Peter in charge of their son Ewan while she trains and tours, Erin reveals: "I fly my mum over from New Zealand - it really takes the pressure off."
And the star admitted that she is "excited' to be coming back to Belfast, together with a stellar supporting cast including the London Concert Orchestra with conductor Richard Balcombe, a sensational West End dance ensemble, and the brilliant vocalist, Lance Ellington.
The show will also feature the very popular 'Q and A' section, providing some fun interaction with the audience.
"The Waterfront is such a great place to dance; it's such a great stage and the audience are great - mental, but great," Erin said.
Having retired from Strictly Come Dancing four years ago to become a mum, Erin still finds the time to tune into the show,
"I had 10 wonderful years on Strictly but I felt the time was right and I wanted to become a mum," she said.
And as to who she thinks will win this year, the dancer is keeping mum: "I love Joe, and of course Ashley and Faye are great; Charles too, and I think I know who is going to win.
"I think it's bad luck to say but what I will say is - I don't think the best dancer will win."
Tickets for Anton & Erin... Dance Those Magical Musicals are available from the Waterfront Hall Box Office on 028 9033 4455.
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The Sundial Brands join the growing umbrella of Unilever brands.
Unilever today announced an agreement to acquire the Sundial Brands, which includes SheaMoisture, Nubian Heritage, Madam C.J. Walker and nyakio™. According to the official press release, the newly announced deal features the New Voices Fund with an unprecedented initial investment of US $50 million to empower women of color entrepreneurs.
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Is Attack on Titans one of the best anime ever created or is it the overrated anime?
by Jun Ko March 25, 2021
There is no doubt that Attack on Titan is one of the most popular anime both in Japan and the United States. However, some believe that it isn't worth of being considered as one of the best anime shows of all times. Is Attack on Titan one of the best anime ever created or one of the most overrated anime of all time?
Opinion #1. It is one of the best anime ever
It's a typical Shonen anime, but the synopsis is unique and interesting: human eating naked giants besieging the last city on Earth! (The fantasy is of the European style world.)
Attack on Titan is notable for remarkably vivid characters and action-oriented story. The anime stands out in its quick paced action and events. In fact, it saw almost no competition in 2013. (The anime was first aired on TV in 2011) This does not mean that 2013 did not see man good anime. It's just that the anime's impact was so great that other amines had no chance to compete.
The anime also conveys great symbolism. The story symbolizes our political systems, greed and corruptions within, conflicts between people, racism, and is done in a very subtle way. When titans eat people, it clearly reminds you of David versus Goliath story. The anime depicts many mind-blowing ideals through a fascinating story.
Opinion #2. It is the overrated anime
Some people don't like this anime because they believe the anime is a victim of its own hype.
Fighting scenes occupy the runtime of most episodes and main characters aren't developed enough to be regarded as good. For instance, Eren's goal stayed the same and never really changed. Unnecessary flashbacks and internal monologues of characters can be vexing. (Episodes 9, 10, and 11 are particularly annoying as there were a lot of flashbacks made.) Some characters are unreasonably strong and invincible.
Flowing from one Season to another isn't natural either. For instance, the central figure in Season 1 and 2 is Eren Jeager, but the central character in Season 3 is Levi Ackerman. New settings are introduced without resolving previous puzzles.
The first nine or so episodes are fresh and catchy but later episodes fail to meet expectations of fans.
There are many reasons to believe that Attack on Titan is an overrated anime, but it is still a good anime. I think Guilty Crown deserves the title for the most overrated anime for similar genre compared to Attack on Titan.
If you enjoy watching anime based on medieval European fantasy or dark Shonen manga like Berserk, then Attack on Titan is still a recommendable anime.
Is Attack on Titan going to improve? Probably yes! Season 3 was a very good improvement as opposed to Season 2. So hopefully it keeps improving until the series ends.
Sidenote
* Interestingly, the Season 2 of Attack on Titan was banned in China due to its violence; they say it's just too bloody.


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Søren cuts the first piece of aluminium. It was nice to move on form the digital models to handling the materials in real life.
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When Maryam arrives on the 13-mile-long island of Saipan her mysterious nature intrigues the community. Like the secluded island, Maryam is full of secrets and untold stories. She attempts to redefine herself in hopes of gaining what she desperately seeks: a family. As time goes on, however, Maryam discovers that familial relationships are complicated, no matter how far we run to escape.


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How Much Does a Football Stadium Cost (Sep) Check Price!
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Here's the name list of most expensive football stadiums along with the details of How Much Does A Football Stadium Cost.
Hey guys, do you love to play football and have a dream to visit the world's most popular football stadium? We know that football is undoubtedly one of the most liked games around the United States and various countries.
Many football freaks invest a lot of money and freight charges to enter football stadiums and support their favourite player or clubs. However, have you ever wondered How Much Does A Football Stadium Cost? The cost of a football stadium depends on many factors to give audiences the best viewing experience.
List Of Most Expensive Football Stadium
How Much Does Football Stadium Cost?
Latest News About NFL Stadium
Here is the listing of the most expensive Stadium and sport:
SoFi Stadium: American Football
Allegiant Stadium: American Football
MetLife Stadium: American Football
Mercedes Benz Stadium: Association Football, American Football
Wembley Stadium: Association Football
Yankee Stadium: Baseball, Association Football
AT&T Stadium: American Football
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium: Association Football
Krestovsky Stadium: Association Football
U.S Bank Stadium: American Football
Estadio Nacional: Association Football
Emirates Stadium: Association Football
Well, the actual worth of the Football stadium depends on various factors. The first factor and the most important one on which the cost depends is the size of the field.
Additionally, the expense depends on the materials used and site facilities like fences, stands, Stadium lights, etc.
Before beginning the football stadium construction, the professional teams from Central American Construction Sport will work on the project and visit the field where Stadium stands. This helps them determine How Much Does A Football Stadium Cost.
The professionals will draft the design for approval, which in turn takes account of the entire budget. For a small field, it may cost around dollar ten thousand.
The more the facilities, size of the field/ larger venue, the more will be the cost of Stadium.
On September 9th, the news said that now it's time for the opening week of the NFL 2021 season. This year things stand a little different as compared to the previous year. The news was regarding How Much Does A Football Stadium Costs, and it's said no team stands to open the stadium costing billion dollars.
Previously two of the cities christened the new stadiums, namely Allegiant Stadium(1.8$ billion) located in Las Vegas and SoFi Stadium($5) resides in Los Angeles.
It's heard that the Washington team of football is searching out for a new stadium and the new name to be given. So it's said more new football stadiums are on the way.
Concluding the entire discussion, we hope now the readers may have little idea of How Much Does A Football Stadium costs and the list of most expensive football fields in the world.
Do you like a football games? Have you ever visited the world's most popular and expensive football stadiums? If yes, do share your experience in the comment box below.
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Playtime Festival 2013
The Playtime Live Music Festival took place last weekend, and I was clever enough to make sure I went to at least one of its two days. My husband (a music festival virgin) and I, drove down to Ulaanbaatar from Darkhan, and camped out for Saturday's bands. What I learned: The Mongolian music scene is amazing.
This was the twelfth year of the annual music festival, and according to one friend who's been attending on and off for over a decade, it keeps getting bigger and better. The bands are getting better, the festival organizers are running things with more efficiency, security is more civilized, and less fights break out. What I love is that it's organized by music lovers; people trying to create opportunity for bands and fans to experience something spectacular.
As you can imagine, Ulaanbaatar doesn't really show up on most international tour circuits, but Playtime organizers have managed to pull in international bands in recent years. This year's international bands were Storm, an industrial/hip-hop/metal band from Russia that has played at Playtime previously, and Mono, a shoegaze band (heavy on the glockenspiel) from Japan. The rest of the bands that played (40 in all) were local talents. They ranged from singer songwriters, to cover bands, to indie rock superstars. Each day boasted an eclectic lineup that appealed to a wide range of genres.
The festival takes place on the furthest edge of Ulaanbaatar, at Mongol Shiltgeen's (Hotel Mongolia) River Beach Resort in Gachuurt, on the banks of the Tuul River. Driving out to Gachuurt you pass by Naran Tuul, the country's largest open air market, and you wind through the westernmost fringes of the city's ger (traditional Mongolian nomadic home) districts. The ger districts are a maze of residential hashaas (fenced off lots). Sixty percent of the city's residents reside in the capital's ger districts. They lack direct access to the municipal water, sewage, and power networks, but the people there make due, patching in to power lines, and getting water from neighborhood wells. A good number of ger district residents are from Mongolia's far flung provinces, where hashaas are the norm in the province centerss and smaller towns. Nomads don't need fences, but when they congregate in permanent settlements, boundaries help make sense of the norms of more urban living.
Gachuurt is less cramped than UB's ger districts encircling the city center. Many families build "summer homes" there to escape the pollution and traffic, but mostly to connect to nature. Mongolians hold traditional ties to their land dear. The literature, songs and iconic imagery of the nation praise the land, and even UB residents who've been city dwellers for decades, long to be connected to those traditions. Gachuurt has no new high rise apartments or business complexes on the horizon, it's just a sleepy valley of brick and log houses.
The Tuul River is wider, deeper and less visibly polluted here. Trees grow along its banks, biding time before they're illegally harvested, and small clusters of livestock led by patient herders on foot, drink from its quiet banks. Organic and non-organic farms operate here year round, supplying UB with produce in the late spring through early fall. In the summer, it's a place of growth and rejuvenation. Mongol Shiltgeen, built as an homage to the sprawling monasteries of old, is a resort hotel popular for weddings, group getaways, and photo ops for tourists continuing on to Terelj National Park. Guests can sleep in "temple" rooms, traditionally sized Mongol gers, or opulent stone gers for $60-$180 a night. It offers the comforts of modern living in a setting that evokes the picturesque Mongolia of old, the one most tourists come here to see. It's a bit weather beaten and rough around the edges, like most things in Mongolia, which adds to its charming authenticity. This is the setting for one of Mongolia's most cutting edge, progressive cultural events. Playtime is set in Ulaanbaatar's closest natural playground, furthest from the steel and cement testaments to its economic boom.
Playtime operates two stages. A mini stage for smaller, less renowned bands and all of the weekend's DJs (16 in all), and a main stage for the main attractions. The stages were set up cleverly, with Playtime's audio engineers taking care to keep one from drowning out the other.
The first band I saw at Playtime was an AC/DC cover band, maybe Shugam – I wasn't sure if the bands were playing on schedule. The band featured an immaculately fro-ed vocalist, a girl drummer, and a girl bass player. The crowd, gathered under a nearby tree and gazebo -maybe trying to avoid the afternoon sun, but more likely trying to be cool characters- kept a distance. I moved in close for photos and sing-a-longs. Oblivious. It was a blast. A sign of what was to come.
My husband was back in UB, at Naran Tuul buying us a tent so we could spend the night at Playtime's Tent City. The tents are great for having a place to crash when you've partied too hard, playing cards, making out, and for pretending to sleep at 3 am when 80 percent of Playtime is still in full swing. It doesn't come with the restorative effects of a night under the Mongolian night sky, but it's a lot more fun.
Of course, if you didn't have a tent to take a break in, you could always try passing out at one of the food stalls.
Mongolians are largely sympathetic to the woes of the over-indulgent. This biker got off with just a few tweaks of his ear after the manager at the Shashlik House outpost let him nap for a half an hour.
The food, on the whole, was fresh and inexpensive. There were vendors selling tons of bootleg band shirts, but unfortunately merchandise from the bands playing the festival was nowhere to be found. An expat hippie had a giant circus tent set up for selling coffee, veggie sandwiches, and providing shade for acoustic guitar jam sessions. I passed on those, but was stoked to see some kids assembling a crazy art installation that involved plaster casts, a bathtub and ram horns. Your standard festival weirdos were also wandering around all day, morosely prepared for photo-ops. There was a pack of Wild West Indians in fringe, a spectacular display of patches on denim vests, and a couple of buddies in corpse paint getting lots of attention all afternoon.
My favorite Saturday sets:
Silent Scream -The day's first appearance of an unapologetic addicted-to-double-bass drummer. Many more followed. The vocalist favored the schizo "I'm Cookie Monster. No! I'm Elmo!!" vocals that I got bored with in the late '90s, but they were still pretty fun.
UFO – They had a Death Cab For Cutie vibe, with a pleasantly plump crooner on vocals and a mellow sound.
Marquis on the Radio – My new pal, Munkh Orgil Turbold, is a young guy with a lot of street cred. He spent years in the NYC music scene, working on stage (dude, The Fugees!) and in the studio. Now he's the prodigal son, making huge waves in the Mongolian music scene, producing, playing and recording music for some of the biggest bands in UB, from The Lemons to the State Philharmonic. He's helped bring together some of UB's best rock musicians to form Marquis on the Radio. They pulled together a pretty solid, but brief, set for Saturday. I look forward to hearing more from them.
STORM – This band took me back. Their electro-metal style tricked me though. They were dressed like the clean-cut East Coast hardcore bands of the late '90s. But they sounded more like Linkin Park. They had dueling vocals that went rappy sometimes, and weird dance beats behind metal guitars. But they put on a solid, polished set. In typical Russian fashion, they bossed the crowd around, but they were super gracious, thanking the crowd and really putting on a great show.
The Lemons - Undoubtedly one of the most popular bands amongst Mongolians under 35. These guys would fit right in at Coachella, CMJ, FYF, or Pitchfork. I imagine someday soon they'll be hitting those stages. They've been at it for a while, trying to forge a new scene in UB. They've succeeded. They drew the biggest crowd of the entire day, and I heard everyone around me singing along to their songs. Guys held their gals, and even the longhaired metal kids bobbed their heads in tightpantsed solidarity.
Rains hit Playtime all late afternoon and into the evening, but the crowds barely thinned. At "The Beach", barefoot dancers cheered each clap of thunder. It never got cold enough to drive everyone away, and as long as there was music playing, people were going to be there for it.
After a pretty sleepless night, we packed up our tent in the morning, while most of Playtime was just barely falling asleep, and regretfully headed back home. Thankfully, Mongolian TV is great about covering pretty much ANYTHING happening in Mongolia, and we spent Sunday night watching sets by the bands we were missing.
Two Western-made documentaries about the music scenes exploding here have been made so far, Live From UB (now in post-production and looking for support) about the rock scene that birthed Playtime, and Mongolian Bling, a documentary about a few slices of the Mongolian hip hop scene. Both films are cashing in on the hype and novelty of capturing "nomads" doing modern things, but they attempt to provide a deeper look at what's happening in Mongolia's post-Soviet pop culture. I'm not sure that either film captures anything "underground", but they both capture music scenes that are making a serious impact on the musical future of the nation. The reality of the Mongolian music scene is that it's mostly made up of well-informed, creative city kids, not a bunch of countryside transplants. Most, if not all, of them have been urbanized all their lives. They're as interested in forging a unique identity as they are in gaining access to their inspirations – domestic and foreign. Their music sometimes represents the blending of traditional and modern musical values, but mostly it represents how they see their place in the world.
Bands looking for an unforgettable summer adventure, come out and play Playtime. It'll remind you what these things are all about. Not VIP passes and after parties. Not celebrities being spotted in the wings. It's not even about headlining.
It's about the people who love your music and giving them a reason to want more.


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