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Build Your Business through Strategic Networking
Networking – it’s the latest business trend. Or is it?Actually, business owners have always engaged in the art and science of networking. Only years ago it didn’t have a name. Business owners would ge

Five Stumbling Blocks To Successful Networking And How To Overcome Them
The ability to connect with people is essential to success in any business. Professional networking events present opportunities to interact with others on a personal level and to develop profitable

Mother Said - Wash Your Hands
Think health articles are boring? This one isn't, so read on - it may save your life...Physicians and public health officials agree that the single most important role you can play in your own healt

Networking and Trade Shows
The most important reasons people exhibit at a trade show? To see what's new and to gather leads - information for future business.So, how do you that besides standing in the booth and walking the

You've Got Personality, Use It!
For the self employed professional, nothing is more important than the image you project to your clients and potential clients. Napoleon Hill put it best when he said, “People buy your personality and

Lessons from the Wedding Mafia
One of my clients shared a story with me from his networking group, a chapter of BNI. Ivan Misner, the creator of BNI talks about what he calls “contact spheres”.Here’s how it works: A group of relate

How's Your Net Working?
In recent weeks, I've had the opportunity to pass along no fewer than five referrals to other people in my network. I also recently received a very professional and non-pushy email from someone I've n

Marketing Essentials: The 15 Second Elevator Speech
You're at a conference. Someone steps in the elevator, notices your name tag and asks, "So what do you guys do?" Quick -- what's your answer? You've got about 15 seconds before the doors open.For most

Work that Room, Baby!
Networking, schmoozing, making connections. Call it what you want, it’s something that is a necessity if you want to do business today. Many of us either love it or hate it. Personally, I wasn’t too f

Who Are You and What The Heck Do You Do?
A few years ago, I was attending a family function when I ran into a cousin of mine. Having not seen her in more than three years, she told me that her son had graduated from law school and had passed

How to Gain Maximum Value from Your Networking Time
One of the best ways to get business is through networking. That’s what the majority of people I speak to tell me. So what is networking, what makes it so invaluable to its supporters and how can you

62 Ways to MAXIMIZE Your Approachability
If you walk into your local bookstore and pick up any random title on interpersonal communication, the majority of the books will simply remind you to "always be approachable."Wow, you think, thanks f

The Anatomy of a Brain Cramp; The Retainer and the Lavalava - Communication
In life, you have to successfully work with people to get anywhere. You can’t avoid it.Some people are fun, good, and wholesome, and others can feel like a thorn in your shoe. Some will be there to

Five Steps for Expanding Your Customer Base with Guerilla Networking
As a single company, it is impossible to provide your customers with all the services they desire for every aspect of their life; but with guerilla marketing, you can come close. By partnering with c

Good Manners Mean Good Business
Good manners, good networking and good business all have the same thing in common. What they have in common is “you!” You are the secret weapon that everyone is looking for to help promote themselves

Value-Added Network
A value-added network can be achieved through explicit actions to develop, expand, and promote trusted relationships. One successful example is Thomas Powers, the founder and chairman of ecademy, one

Where Does That Word Come From?
“Instead of a handshake, I gave Toby a high-five to break the ice; and when we sat down on the front porch and started talking off the cuff, it was as if serendipity brought us together.”That sentence

Comparison of Linkedin, OpenBC, and Skype
After using the business networking organization Linkedin.com for two weeks, I was invited by a contact on Linkedin to establish a profile and join OpenBC, another networking organization. I spent se

Time to Hire a Professional Networker?
It used to be that people said that there was 6 degrees of separation between everyone. Many people know that Kevin Bacon game that people play to prove it. They name a film that such and such played

How Speakers, Exhibitors, Consultants, and Meeting Planners Partner-Generate More Money and Value
• “Make Every Moment Count” is the title of a CD that a pharmaceutical company gave away at their exhibit booth at two major conferences.Half of the CD covered the company’s new product news and “how-

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