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Networking Is Not What It Used To Be
By Ron Sukenick Taking your networking efforts to the next level requires shift to NetBeing™ Handing out your business card at monthly Chamber of Commerce meetings no longer qualifies as networking. Today’s business leaders know that real, profit-generating networking requires more. More strategy, more connectedness, and more trust. I’d suggest we’re moving into an era where the [...]
Continue reading...FYI: More Good Stuff about Business Networking!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
As I was cruising the web – o – verse, I came upon a great publication all about Business Networking! The National Networker is both a newsletter as well as website portal for all Networking activity throughout the United States. Subscribers can read about Networking success by geographic area, profession or general interest without the hype, nonsense [...]
Continue reading...Developing a POWERFUL 30-Second Elevator Speech That Could Double Your Business
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
By Alan Boyer First let me tell you what NOT to do. Don’t talk about you, don’t talk about your products. In as short a statement as possible tell them the measurable results you deliver, and who you deliver them to. Then shut up. Don’t try to tell them EVERYTHING in one breath. Tell them something that [...]
Continue reading...Networking… The Great Equalizer
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
I read a great blog post about business networking and networking sites by Gil Pizano and wanted to share it with you. He goes into a brilliant comparison of in person business networking and on line networking sites and the pros of each. He has a section that’ll help you to decide which form of networking [...]
Continue reading...Meet My Network
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
by Mindy Selinger Are you a networking Collector or are you on the more choosy, discrimating side? With the growing popularity of online networking we tend to boast of how many connections, "friends" & followers we have. But does this in itself make us better networkers? There are strong opinions on both sides. I've always said that your network is like a dowery you take into a business relationship...but how large of a network can any one person effectively manage?
Continue reading...Stir Up Some Business – Host a Mixer!
Monday, October 5, 2009
Business is down, people are cautious; everybody’s waiting so see what the economy will do before they commit to that marketing campaign or that advertising spread, etc. But still you feel like your company should be doing something.
Continue reading...Our New Site Design is Here! Woo-HOO!
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
I love our new site design….we would love your feedback! This is the third design we have launched since we first went live 11 months ago, and it just keeps getting better! We have listened to your feedback and created a user-friendly navigation that streamlines the “Find & Add” event process…which is why you are here! The NEF home page is the first ...
Continue reading...What Exactly is a Networking Event, Anyway?
Thursday, July 16, 2009
“What?! I can’t list my event at Networking Event Finders?? Fine!… Take me off your list and I’m going to tell everyone I know NOT to use your site.” Or they’ll say… “But we DO offer 30 minutes of Free Business Networking before our seminar starts and during the breaks, so it’s a Networking Event and should [...]
Continue reading...Networking & The Buddy System
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
If you must attend a networking event with a friend, agree to this: Plan to look for possibilities for each other. I’m not talking about merely finding prospects, think deeper… think of alliances, collaborations, power partners. Split up and go in opposite directions, then meet up and compare notes. You may want to bring your [...]
Continue reading...Give us Nametags That Work!
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Disclaimer: Rant We all have Pet Peeves – Here’s one of mine…pre-printed nametags that are too small to read! It happened again yesterday…This time at a high-end event in a private club. Imagine moving through a crowded room…your eyes are scanning the name tags looking for an interesting company whose representative you might want to know. The [...]
Continue reading...Networking – Delayed Gratification
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
In 2003 I spent four weeks in the French countryside outside Paris, house-sitting for a former client. This was made possible because I went to a Golden Triangle Chamber of Commerce Mixer in 1997. At that mixer I met … for that one & only time, a chiropractor who three years later (!!!) referred someone to [...]
Continue reading...FAQ About Name Tags
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
The best networking investment you can EVER make costs about $15. This investment can TRIPLE your networking success…what is it? A Custom Name Tag. Whenever I teach a workshop, the subject of name tags always provokes a lot of discussion. I thought I would touch on some of the thoughts & questions that come up. Q. I [...]
Continue reading...What’s NEW at NEF
Thursday, June 11, 2009
June 10th, 2009. Welcome to the 195+ readers that have found us since June 1st. Our staff has been busy finding Networking Events for you! In the last three weeks we have added over 200 events to the calendars.
Continue reading...Networking Bait & Switch
Thursday, June 11, 2009
The evening looked promising… there was a good crowd…and you don’t know anybody – Perfect! You had not heard of the sponsoring organization before and you anticipate meeting a different circle of business professionals. After about 20 minutes of mingling the host asks for your attention and invites you into the next room to take a [...]
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