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Find me on: ### Recent Posts ![](https://blog.durhamlane.com/hubfs/James%20Middleston.png) ##### When Nurture Calls Posted by [James Middleton](https://blog.durhamlane.com/author/james-middleton) on 09/06/16 12:00 [![](https://blog.durhamlane.com/hubfs/When_nurture_calls-1.jpg)](https://blog.durhamlane.com/when-nurture-calls) When did you meet your best friend? Can you remember how you became friends and built that relationship? I met my best friend on the playground when we were 3, and I imagine we bonded over being equally bad at football. [Read More](https://blog.durhamlane.com/when-nurture-calls) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.durhamlane.com/when-nurture-calls#comments-listing) ##### Topics [sales tips](https://blog.durhamlane.com/topic/sales-tips) [Sales Training](https://blog.durhamlane.com/topic/sales-training) ![](https://blog.durhamlane.com/hubfs/James%20Middleston.png) ##### What’s the Complication, it’s only Conversation! Posted by [James Middleton](https://blog.durhamlane.com/author/james-middleton) on 05/05/16 12:00 [![](https://blog.durhamlane.com/hubfs/Head-in-sand.jpg)](https://blog.durhamlane.com/whats-the-complication-its-only-conversation) Now there will be some eagle eyed of you out there who will not miss the irony of this post, not only am I Southern but I am also a sales person and ex promotions manager. Due to my professional background I have spent the majority of my adult life glued to some form of communication device or social media. Far from being a technophobe I am an advocate for technological advancement and feel when used correctly social media can be an insanely powerful tool. 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