Networking
The 4 Attitudes of Awesome Hospitality
Hospitality relates to the Latin term philoxenia, or "the love of strangers." And stranger is defined as "someone with whom you have not yet been acquainted." Therefore, your objective as a builder of organizational front porches is to extend love to those with whom you have not yet been acquainted.
The effectiveness of any [...]
Networking: Strangers, Friendship, and Business Growth
You already know that uncomfortable feeling, that knot in your stomach that forms, when you enter a room, a bus, or any other location where only you and a total stranger occupy the formerly quiet space. What do you say? Do you say anything? Do you even dare make eye contact? Do you locate a [...]
Building Business Relationships in a Roomful of Strangers
You approach a stranger at an association meeting or industry conference with you arm outstretched and say: "Hi. My name is?.." And you’re off and running.
There’s an art to successful networking and business development. Rather than just exchange pleasantries you can gather information, gain allies, and explore potential opportunities. [...]
Planting the Seeds of Greatness – Make it Great Newsletter #7
Thought of the Week
This week, I’d like to challenge you to try something: Give something to someone that you know can never repay the favor. This could be something simple like opening the door for someone with their hands full, or buying lunch for a complete stranger at your local bistro.
When you’re done, think about [...]
How to Generate More Business by Telling People What You Do
What do you tell people when asked what you do? Many small business owners and independent professionals repeatedly miss great opportunities to generate new business or develop leads by answering the "what do you do?" question with a poorly crafted or completely unplanned answer. If your answer does not regularly start a conversation [...]
Give People Something to Talk About!
My husband and I tried an experiment one night. We were invited to a dinner party with three other couples we didn’t know. What we did know is that we were all around the same age. We also knew what we were having for dinner. The purpose of the dinner party was to have an [...]
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 business owners, getting to the crux of what they really do is the hardest, yet potentially most rewarding, one-minute [...]
Networking Know How
Networking, even to a seasoned professional, can seem intimidating or scary at times. The reason for this is due to the fact, that networking can be positive or negative! We don’t often think of “negative” networking. Not knowing what constitutes the difference between the two makes it easy to network in a negative manner.
I am [...]
Are You Building Relationships Online?
How’s your relationship?
I’m not prying into your personal life, so no need to worry. it’sjust that lately I’ve noticed something about most network marketerswhich got me thinking.
Let me start with some background on these thoughts I had. One of the reasons an internet business seems so attractive is because of the ease with which you [...]
What a Leads Exchange Group can do for You
What is the definition of a leads exchange and how does it differ from other groups?
So what is a leads exchange? A leads exchange comes in several flavors; first the exchange usually has exclusivity restrictions so that you remain loyal to only one group. This way the printer and the chiropractor that belong to this [...]
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