Trade’s Networking

Imagine you are a project manager managing a big construction job. If you were that project manager, would you award a contract to someone who had a reputation for holding other trades up in their section because a job was not finished off properly?

What Are You Selling with Your Elevator Speech?

Write your elevator speech on a piece of paper. Cross out all the features and amplify the benefits. Make life easier in 13 words or less and they will beat a path to your door.

Networking Does Not Mean Idle Chit Chat About the Weather

If you go to a networking meetings or Chamber of Commerce Mixer it is indeed important to get to know everyone and not necessarily launch into a full court press sales pitch, as that does get a little annoying and that is no way to win friends and influence people at all.

A Business Deal starts with the Exchange of Business Cards

Billion dollar business deals are no doubt the breaking news on major news networks. While they’re chitchat topics in family dining tables or corporate lunch cafeterias, they generate stirs in corporate management meetings. What people may not talk about is that multi-billion and million business deals may start with the exchange of business cards.

Innovation and Organisational Networks

Typically an organisation chart shows control or seniority, it does not show how the organisation actually works. On a daily basis people communicate with each other, give advice and provide support for each other. These factors are mirrors for the organisational culture that exists and hence a determining factor in the ability of an organisation to innovate. It would therefore be useful to have a measure of the extent of the advice, trust and communications networks.

Network for Maximum Marketing Power

Never Meet a Stranger! Introduce yourself, shake hands, and be friends. Business Networking Concepts are born every day, but until you recognize the purpose of Networking, your purpose lacks power. As a Marketer, your Business Networking Process must Impact your Recognition Factor. Tote your Brand, Make Your Spiel, and Be Recognized.

51 Thoughts on Networking

Here's everything I know about networking. Well, not everything...

Internet Presence - If You’d Like To Know A Little More About Me, Just Google Me

With a little effort, anyone can build a visible personal Internet presence in as little as a couple of months, and as a result, benefit from the power of being able to say, “If you’d like to know a little more about me, just Google me.”

Job Searching Exploration

Do you feel like you are in a rut when it comes to finding a job? There may be a reason for this, where are you spending your time? My son Noah has given us a good lesson using your time wisely when it comes to finding a job.

Market to Thousands for Next to Nothing through Your Business Networking Group-

Not many business owners know how to get to their target market for next to nothing, but by utilising your existing contacts that you have met through your local business networking group, it's well within reach.

Sell Yourself in Ninety Seconds or Less: How to Develop a Great Elevator Pitch

When we don't develop and manage our professional image, we invite others to do this for us, and we lose control of how we are perceived.

Communication: Master The Art Of Turning Strangers Into Friends

Dramatically grow your business and increase sales by learning how to turn strangers into friends. Seven tips you must know.

Women's Networking -- Heaven or Hell

Is your networking group inclusive and interesting, or dull and demotivating? Would you be better off at Starbucks with a mixed bunch of entrepreneurs? Find out if you're making the most of your networking time and locate a networking group in your area.

What Makes A Compelling Elevator Speech: Escaping or Avoiding Pain

When people ask what you do, do not talk about yourself. Rather, describe concisely the emotional discomforts that you relieve. Then, state that you help to stop or to avoid such pains. Now your business card is worth asking for.