Created by Diverse Production Original language(s) English No. of episodes 6 First episode date 8 May 2007 Network Sky 1 Number of episodes 6 | Country of origin United Kingdom No. of seasons 1 Running time 60-minute episodes Final episode date 13 June 2007 Number of seasons 1 Genre Reality television | |
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Badger or bust greentrees
Badger or Bust was a British reality television series in which Ruth Badger helped to turn failing businesses into successful companies. The series was produced by Diverse Production for Sky One, and premiered on 8 May 2007.
Contents
- Badger or bust greentrees
- Badger or bust mayhem
- Episode 1
- Episode 2
- Episode 3
- Episode 4
- Episode 5
- Episode 6
- References
Ruth Badger is a business consultant with 13 years experience in sales. In the show she analysed the practices of struggling businesses and attempted to address their issues in order to revive sales. She offered leadership advice, training and sales guidance to try to bring success.
Badger or bust mayhem
Episode 1
In the first episode, Ruth visited Redseven, a Stag and Hen weekend party planning operator based in Brighton. Red Seven were receiving one thousand leads a week but only converted 12% into deals.
Badger focussed on new members of the sales team and highlighted a knowledge gap with those new members, set "apprentice" like tasks to improve their confidence and created low strategy competitions to test the productivity.
Episode 2
In the second episode, Badger travelled to Dereham to help improve the caravan sales of Greentrees Adventure Store. Badger had to deal with an MD who didn't know the day of the week and a lazy, squabbling, three-man, sales team.
Episode 3
In the third episode, Ruth travelled to Bradford to help improve the sales at Rooms with a View a company who sold windows, doors and conservatories. Ruth's ideas had such an impact that when she returned she discovered the firm had been wound up and closed.
Episode 4
Badger assists Estate Agent Kilostate in Norwood. Manager, Dal's branch deals with sales and lettings, they do about two sales a month and around ten lettings. They have 15 properties on their books compared to over 100 in rival agents. Badger suggested sales training, leaflets to attract business, better communication and sales targets.
Episode 5
Ruth caused mayhem riding a small portable bicycle. Ruth ran into problems with the boys and a sales floor which resembled a funeral parlour.
Episode 6
Badger in this final episode of the season visits Camberley Curtains, in her home town of Wolverhampton, and tries to establish them with one of the UK's largest interior design companies in the country, Inside Right Ltd.