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Old 14-12-2016, 09:46
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I reckon you're all missing the point. It appears many of the items are limited editions, which will attract word of mouth sales for party girls. The photographs are rubbish because they're here today and gawn tomorrow. If the dresses last a couple of nights out, that'll do. I'd not be surprised if there's competition between girls to wear the newest dress, shoes, handbag, whatever on their nights out.

I doubt if buyers bother with her blog. Many sites have blogs, do you read all of them?
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Old 14-12-2016, 09:50
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Has Jessica's site had a makeover? - just looked again and it seems different.
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Old 16-12-2016, 19:45
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The Apprentice’s Jessica Cunningham: “I’d love to have a media career!”https://twitter.com/RadioTimes/statu...65510304907264

I’d love to be a sort of role model for people,” said the 29-year-old. “Since I’ve been on the show I’ve got such a great response on Twitter and the like saying I’m an inspiration. I’ve never had that before. I just thought ‘oh my god, I’m just little Jess from Burnley!’”

As nice as she seems, doing what exactly?
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Old 16-12-2016, 23:52
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Dropped out of school at 16 and now a single mother of 3. If she's trying to be a role model, is she going for the "what not to do" approach?
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Old 17-12-2016, 05:26
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I reckon you're all missing the point. It appears many of the items are limited editions, which will attract word of mouth sales for party girls. The photographs are rubbish because they're here today and gawn tomorrow. If the dresses last a couple of nights out, that'll do. I'd not be surprised if there's competition between girls to wear the newest dress, shoes, handbag, whatever on their nights out.

I doubt if buyers bother with her blog. Many sites have blogs, do you read all of them?
It's not just the blog, it's the descriptions of the outfits that are riddled with errors, although I doubt the likes of Jessica Hayes and Katie Salmon notice. She even made a hilarious mistake on her business plan, writing 'hem raged' for haemorrhaged.
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Old 17-12-2016, 09:43
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I don't think the site is that bad. No one that buys her stuff will care about should of / should have.
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Old 17-12-2016, 10:31
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I don't think the site is that bad. No one that buys her stuff will care about should of / should have.
True, but anyone investing a very large amount of money in her business will take the appalling grammar and spelling as an indication of someone with a slapdash attitude towards running a business. If the website is very poor, what about the other aspects of the business I.e. professional contacts with suppliers, finances, manufacturers, etc. Everything may be ok with her current customers but not if seeking £250k investment.
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Old 17-12-2016, 11:25
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I couldn't resist having a mooch around her website and its shocking- The actual clothes look so poor quality even in photos it's no wonder she gets returns

The amateurish website and obviously having no grasp on the fundamentals of business means Jessica shouldn't have got near this process but she was cast as a 'character' and it didn't matter- When the candidates are as bad as they have been this year it undermines the whole show- I cannot believe Alana is the only applicant to the process that has an even vaguely workable business plan?
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Old 17-12-2016, 21:48
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I couldn't resist having a mooch around her website and its shocking- The actual clothes look so poor quality even in photos it's no wonder she gets returns

The amateurish website and obviously having no grasp on the fundamentals of business means Jessica shouldn't have got near this process but she was cast as a 'character' and it didn't matter- When the candidates are as bad as they have been this year it undermines the whole show- I cannot believe Alana is the only applicant to the process that has an even vaguely workable business plan?
I agree - and I have said so.

However in more recent times I think Alana is pretty smart.
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Old 17-12-2016, 22:22
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The Apprentice’s Jessica Cunningham: “I’d love to have a media career!”https://twitter.com/RadioTimes/statu...65510304907264

I’d love to be a sort of role model for people,” said the 29-year-old. “Since I’ve been on the show I’ve got such a great response on Twitter and the like saying I’m an inspiration. I’ve never had that before. I just thought ‘oh my god, I’m just little Jess from Burnley!’”

As nice as she seems, doing what exactly?
I think she could have a media career, as she got on The Apprentice, so she's got her foot in, as it were. But think it's too early for her to be any sort of role model, as there are a lot of single mothers already. I'd love to know what she'd actually do in media, that would make a difference.
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Old 17-12-2016, 22:30
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I agree - and I have said so.

However in more recent times I think Alana is pretty smart.
Yes, think you're right re Alana being smart. Keeping out of the firing line is smart, biut I don't think her bakery business is all that new, as I've seen her sort of stuff in supermarkets. There must be something else about her that LS likes , but can't think what, and would love LS to tell me, and not have me hanging over a cliff about it.
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Old 17-12-2016, 22:42
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I reckon you're all missing the point. It appears many of the items are limited editions, which will attract word of mouth sales for party girls. The photographs are rubbish because they're here today and gawn tomorrow. If the dresses last a couple of nights out, that'll do. I'd not be surprised if there's competition between girls to wear the newest dress, shoes, handbag, whatever on their nights out.

I doubt if buyers bother with her blog. Many sites have blogs, do you read all of them?
Haven't seen her site and going from what's been said here. Re her dresses, outfits, if they are expensive and aren't made well, then few would want to buy them, as buyers would expect them to last longer than a day or two. But if they were cheap then it might not matter, if it was for one wearing, for instance. As for reading all blog sites, it would take too much time.
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Old 17-12-2016, 22:56
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Her clothes look cheap and some of them quite frankly, slutty. You'd wear them in a rough night club, but that would be it. The poor spelling wouldn't matter quite so much if the products were high-end, but it all looks a bit like a 'everything is a fiver' shop trying to go upmarket. Lovely personality, shame about the business.
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Old 17-12-2016, 23:09
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Think there's good reason for the spelling and grammar errors on the blog...
https://twitter.com/TheProdigalFox/s...33947367976961
Oh, she's dyslexic, which would account for the spelling.
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Old 17-12-2016, 23:12
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Her clothes look cheap and some of them quite frankly, slutty. You'd wear them in a rough night club, but that would be it. The poor spelling wouldn't matter quite so much if the products were high-end, but it all looks a bit like a 'everything is a fiver' shop trying to go upmarket. Lovely personality, shame about the business.
Maybe she's experimenting on different types of clothes to see which would sell faster.
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Old 17-12-2016, 23:18
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I can't quite get my head around this 'paying £10,000 a month to reality TV "stars for five minutes" to wear her clothes' business. Is that a business model that works for people? Because it sounds fraught with potential disaster to me, but then what do I know.
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Old 17-12-2016, 23:30
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I can't quite get my head around this 'paying £10,000 a month to reality TV "stars for five minutes" to wear her clothes' business. Is that a business model that works for people? Because it sounds fraught with potential disaster to me, but then what do I know.
Its a long standing thing as in theory it brings in interest, do you think all those A list celebs at a premier actually pay for it?
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Old 17-12-2016, 23:33
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Its a long standing thing as in theory it brings in interest, do you think all those A list celebs at a premier actually pay for it?
No but they are A list celebs, these ones of Jessica's are probably.... less so.
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Old 17-12-2016, 23:36
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Maybe she's experimenting on different types of clothes to see which would sell faster.
Her 'boardroom' dress is as clingy and short cut as the rest of them - the only difference being it clings to your tits rather than leaving them on display with a plunging neckline. Had a look at her Instagram and 95% of her clothes (right from the launch of her business) look cheap. Shiny synthetic material, boob- baring cleavage and crotch-skimming hems, wonky hems, unflattering cuts... I can understand why she has a lot of returns because Her super-clingy and revealing dresses won't suit most people.

I think her brand is confused. She markets her clothes as 'luxury' when they are cheap, throw-away fashion. Even her Instagram statement is contradictory: be kind... Always be bad.

I think it's quiet obvious her clothes aren't for me, but there's a market for cheap night out clothes, if she can get someone to sort out her brand, do her marketing and proofreading.
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Old 17-12-2016, 23:43
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I can't quite get my head around this 'paying £10,000 a month to reality TV "stars for five minutes" to wear her clothes' business. Is that a business model that works for people? Because it sounds fraught with potential disaster to me, but then what do I know.
My sister in law had the opposite business plan - she had her own jewellery company and she would watch what celebs wore, make imitations and sell them 'as worn by...' on eBay. Weirdly enough, she said Roxy Mitchell was hugely influential. Whatever she wore on EE sold out the next week. Following trends is easier than setting them - and cheaper!
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Old 18-12-2016, 03:11
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Her clothes look cheap and some of them quite frankly, slutty. You'd wear them in a rough night club, but that would be it. The poor spelling wouldn't matter quite so much if the products were high-end, but it all looks a bit like a 'everything is a fiver' shop trying to go upmarket. Lovely personality, shame about the business.
I agree. Necklines plunging to the waist, slits going up to the waist, skirts that are sheer from waist to knee, with special knickers to wear underneath which will be on show. The 'collections' she's done with Katie Salmon and Jess Hayes are particularly slutty.

I notice Olivia Buckland is one of the zelebs she has paid to Instagram a dress. Olivia had sex on TV nearly every night for six weeks on Love Island (with three different men). Say no more.
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Old 18-12-2016, 04:10
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Oh, she's dyslexic, which would account for the spelling.
Sorry, Dix, but if you know you are dyslexic and are going to put information on a website, fill in an application form, write a business plan, etc., etc., then you ensure that everything if proofread. Occasional mistakes or typos will often get through but Jessica's website is truly appalling; anyone thinking of investing in her business would take one look at the site and then run a mile ( and that is before even seeing the frankly slutty clothing!).
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Old 18-12-2016, 08:51
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Sorry, Dix, but if you know you are dyslexic and are going to put information on a website, fill in an application form, write a business plan, etc., etc., then you ensure that everything if proofread. Occasional mistakes or typos will often get through but Jessica's website is truly appalling; anyone thinking of investing in her business would take one look at the site and then run a mile ( and that is before even seeing the frankly slutty clothing!).
Even people without dyslexia get things proof read. Even if you have a degree in language, after your fifth read-only through your eyes read what your brain tells them to and you simply don't see your own errors! Same with numbers - always get someone to check the figures add up. You need a fresh pair of eyes to look over every project. It's one of the basics of working in a professional environment and I'm surprised Jess didn't think to do it, knowing she struggles with spelling.
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Old 18-12-2016, 14:14
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Jessica is brain dead and uneducated and IMHO it is wrong to blame dyslexia.

She is so dumb she didn't even know about the Directorships issue.

The 'I'm mad, me' gurning only works while you are young and amusing. I couldn't stand her from the first time I saw her and was astounded to see her in the final 5.

On you're fired it was a miracle she stayed inside the slut dress chosen for the occasion, one of her 'luxury collection' perchance?
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Old 18-12-2016, 16:55
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Even people without dyslexia get things proof read. Even if you have a degree in language, after your fifth read-only through your eyes read what your brain tells them to and you simply don't see your own errors! Same with numbers - always get someone to check the figures add up. You need a fresh pair of eyes to look over every project. It's one of the basics of working in a professional environment and I'm surprised Jess didn't think to do it, knowing she struggles with spelling.
Indeed - I have had two strokes both of which affected my reading and writing quite badly.

So now I double check everything. It takes me much longer than used to be the case but I usually get there in the end.

And that is all that Jessica needs to do - a bit of effort.
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