“They had only one phone line so to give the illusion that they were this big publishing house Branson would disguise his voice when people called and transfer callers between fictional departments”

Great Business Stories · Richard Branson: 1950-1993

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disguised his voice and transferred callers between fictional departments to create the illusion of a large publishing house with only one phone line

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