Billy Bullsh!t Talks Business: Hilarious New Book Points Horns at BS Lexicon of the Modern Day Office.

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30/07/2019

Steve Blakeman and Mike Adams’ ‘Billy Bullsh!t Talks Business’ is a witty, outrageous yet totally-realistic showcase of the phrases, slang and idioms that have plagued the modern office. Told through a year-in-the-life of the irreverent Billy Bullshit and his escapades as ‘Chief Guru of Imagineering’ for a toy company, readers will find familiar phrases, new additions to their vocabulary and a general showcase of just how ridiculous and hypothetical the 9-5 has become.


United Kingdom – Everyone knows a “Billy Bullshit” – and if they don’t, well, it could just be them.


It’s a phrase defined by the Urban Dictionary as “a person lacking something so substantial in their lives that they feel the compulsion to invent excitement and enrichment to fill their days in the form of total and utter bullshit”. Ring any bells?


In their new book, Steve Blakeman and Mike Adams hold a mirror up to their own lives and the world of work in general, as they put business BS on a pedestal for all to recognize and mock.


‘Billy Bullsh!t Talks Business’ could just be the most unique business book ever released. It’s full of wisdom, harsh truths and is guaranteed to keep readers chortling long after they turn the last page.


Synopsis:


Billy works in the marketing department of a toy manufacturer – his official title is ‘Chief Guru of Imagineering’. We put him into various work situations (in the boardroom, on a conference call, running a workshop, delivering a presentation, participating in a brainstorm session etc.) which we feel our readers will identify with. We all know someone like Billy and, dare I say it, there is probably a little bit of Billy in all of us. This book takes the clichés to an extreme to create a character you will simply love to hate.


We follow him through a year in his life and the interactions he has with his co-workers, bosses and clients whilst trying to launch a new (somewhat flawed) toy…


The foreword is written by BAFTA Award winning writer Tim Reid.


The reader will recognise and resonate with many of the scenarios and phrases but the main value to the reader will be readily 'digest-able' content and a romp of a read!


“Billy is a cross between David Brent and an insufferable contestant on The Apprentice,”

explains Steve Blakeman.
“But of course, and dare we admit it, he’s a microcosm of us all. He lives for buzzwords, idioms, acronyms and BS phrases that might sound smooth and justify his own self-importance, but have little truth or actual bearing on the outcome of his work. Ouch – it really is all of us, isn’t it?!”

Continuing,

“Of course, the book is designed for its comedic purposes and will make a great gift for anyone caught in “the system”. It’s written in a way that can be read in chunks, whether on the loo, commuting or just grabbing five frustrating minutes at work over a cup of cold coffee. We have to put up with this BS, so let’s at least take pride in it!”


Reviews for previews of the book’s content have been impressive. For example, Angela Siskey comments,

“I know all of us have sat in meetings, participated in the sharing of these "phrases". I am so guilty myself! You made my day!”


‘Billy Bullsh!t Talks Business’ is due for imminent release. A digital pre-publication copy of the book is available on request for review purposes. For more information, contact the authors directly.


About the Authors:


Steve Blakeman - After 30 years in Advertising (an industry which thrives on a steady diet of BS and has more than its fair share of Billy’s) he thought he had heard all the bullshit phrases that had ever been uttered. From the ‘ask’ to ‘zero sum game’ and all points in-between. However, after co-writing this book, he finally realised one thing - he had barely even seen the ‘tip of the iceberg’…


Mike Adams - As a consultant, Mike considered himself a master of business bullshit – but as time passed he realised that even ‘consultant speak’ pales in the face of some corporate lingo! Having been in too many ‘ideation sessions’ and ‘Road map meetings’ to count – (and largely attributing these to his accelerating hair loss) – he is ‘pushing back’. Billy Bullshit, over to you…