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Let the computer buyer beware: Computer consultant John Crawford cautions that a good salesperson has to have a little more enthusiasm for his product than the product warrants. Tha's the nature of the business.
Let the computer buyer beware: Computer consultant John Crawford cautions that a good salesperson has to have a little more enthusiasm for his product than the product warrants. Tha's the nature of the business.

Let the computer buyer beware: Computer consultant John Crawford cautions that a good salesperson has to have a little more enthusiasm for his product than the product warrants. Tha's the nature of the business.

Date8/20/1980
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Object NumberTSPA_0126259F
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Cautions approach: Businessman Frank Strong's product kills AIDS virus but his company tries to avoid exploiting fear of the disease
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Following the market: When the market is at a low - as it is these days - that could be a good timie for a novice to get into the action, advises Dave Conway, a broker with Davidson Partners Ltd. in Toronto. But it's important not to jump in blind, he cautions. The biggest mistake prospective investors make is not being aware of what their objective are, he say.
Following the market: When the market is at a low - as it is these days - that could be a good timie for a novice to get into the action, advises Dave Conway, a broker with Davidson Partners Ltd. in Toronto. But it's important not to jump in blind, he cautions. The biggest mistake prospective investors make is not being aware of what their objective are, he say.
2/15/1982
Milton Stark holds a connector for a computer terminal, one of his firm's products
Milton Stark holds a connector for a computer terminal, one of his firm's products
11/23/1978
New Atari model: New Atari chief jack Tramiel has brought his newest product to the Computer Fair at the Metro Convention Centre the Atari 520ST
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Beyond warranties: David Latner, a specialist in computer law, says consumers have four legal weapons to secure satisfaction from high-tech firms if products don't work
Beyond warranties: David Latner, a specialist in computer law, says consumers have four legal weapons to secure satisfaction from high-tech firms if products don't work
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Economic sense: Consultant Eric Hellman says recycling boom is a product of business savy.
Economic sense: Consultant Eric Hellman says recycling boom is a product of business savy.
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Sales boom: Mark Herzog, owner of House of Computers, sees increasing diversity among buyers.
Sales boom: Mark Herzog, owner of House of Computers, sees increasing diversity among buyers.
12/29/1981
John Bates, education consultant, predicts computer terminals in every classroom in 10 years.
John Bates, education consultant, predicts computer terminals in every classroom in 10 years.
1/22/1979
Gille Daigle, 41, A computer consultant, Daigle points to many years of political experience that would come into good use on the council.
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10/18/1991
Looking for help: Jim Slaven, general manager of Toronto Executive Consultants, seen here with overhead projector, was one of the organizers of Job Fir, a new method to attact skilled personnel to the labor-short computer industry
Looking for help: Jim Slaven, general manager of Toronto Executive Consultants, seen here with overhead projector, was one of the organizers of Job Fir, a new method to attact skilled personnel to the labor-short computer industry
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Medical products: Alun Davies (above), president of Connaught Laboratories, says the Metro firm is the world's third biggest producer of biological products. It makes a broad range of vaccines.
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Our brands: Hazelton New Products Group managing director Robert Kincaide, left, resarch dirctor Claudine Brierley and marketing partner Rick Sherriff, display products they've helped launch
Our brands: Hazelton New Products Group managing director Robert Kincaide, left, resarch dirctor Claudine Brierley and marketing partner Rick Sherriff, display products they've helped launch
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