http://geniusone.com/blog/im-kindly-not-interesed-in-any-up-frount-fees/ Since two decades author and leadership consultant Frank Kanu helps top managers and executives to improve success ratios and productivity. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:59:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://geniusone.com/blog/im-kindly-not-interesed-in-any-up-frount-fees/#comment-5731 michael Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:08:21 +0000 http://geniusone.com/blog/im-kindly-not-interesed-in-any-up-frount-fees/#comment-5731 The "free" word came up with a twist recently. I was contacted by [famous int'l TV channel] looking for music for a programme. Here's the way they presented it: no upfront fees, the composers receive payment via authors' right societies and get promotion. What they actually mean is that they don't pay at all. Composers receive rights for broadcasting paid by the channels, not fees. Thing is: one of my clients was willing to do it. So you can hardly blame people for trying. ]]> http://geniusone.com/blog/im-kindly-not-interesed-in-any-up-frount-fees/#comment-5665 Matthew Thu, 01 Mar 2007 03:49:38 +0000 http://geniusone.com/blog/im-kindly-not-interesed-in-any-up-frount-fees/#comment-5665 Hmm... grammar and business. What sort of business is this anyway? Maybe they can hire Ralph Wiggum. ]]> http://geniusone.com/blog/im-kindly-not-interesed-in-any-up-frount-fees/#comment-5663 Ada Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:58:36 +0000 http://geniusone.com/blog/im-kindly-not-interesed-in-any-up-frount-fees/#comment-5663 I sincerely hope the person was kidding, what univesre do they live to think that we no longer pay for good and services, wish that was true for gas and food. ]]>