By Jason Cobine
Discover how you can rehabilitate a naughty networker
You were a new networker once and you’ve learned valuable tips from others that were more experienced. Here’s an example of how you can spot a networking thief, why someone else’s networking “crime” may affect you and how you can help rehabilitate them.
Imagine meeting someone
By Brad Sugars
Personal rapport is vital to sales and building your business, and there is no better way to do that than networking and increasing the size of your “net.” That said, I’ve found a lot of people simply don’t know the best ways to network, or they see networking as something that it isn’t [...]
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From the NEF home page: Click the Add Event button. A small map with the states will appear (some have metro areas available). Choose your area to bring up your local Networking Guide. Click the orange Add Event button in the right sidebar. This will bring you to our posting policies page.
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 [...]
Would you like way to network with a very targeted demographic that shares a common interest with you while having fun and relieving stress? Who wouldn’t!
Then take a look into Women on Course Networking Group.
Donna, a former TV producer, was a golf widow and a ’single mom’ during her first marriage. It wasn’t until after [...]
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 [...]
Was one of your goals for this year to attend more business networking events? That should be easy, right? Not necessarily! There are so many different types of networking events to choose from. How do solopreneurs, like your self, whose time is precious, make sure the networking events they go to are relevant and will [...]
by Dave Clarke, NRG Business Networks
Many business networking events have a slot where you have to introduce yourself to the group. People can get so wrapped up in this that they think this is what business networking is all about and spend ages trying to craft the perfect ‘elevator pitch’. Forgetting that time is better [...]
By Danna Yuhas, M.B.A.
A 30-second commercial is also called an “Elevator Speech.”
It is a short, memorable introduction that tells people what you do. It should be easy to understand. Use plain language principles!!!
It answers the question, “So what do you do?”
Create different commercials for different purposes, audiences, and venues.
For example, if you’re looking for a [...]
By Jerry Smith
Your Elevator Speech — your first and best opportunity to grab the attention of clients and prospects.
Everyone has one! When you are a small business owner you will be asked about your business and what you do. Unless you are not going to say anything, you will give an answer and that, like [...]
Here are a couple of short videos on name tag and business card etiquette. Enjoy!
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By Laurie-Ann Murabito
How would you like to generate interest and make the positive impression on others to continue a conversation? What if your words were able to attract more interest? Customers? Referrals? How about hearing the words, ‘tell me more’.
Networking, sales calls, interviewing and meeting new people can be stressful. Stumbling over your elevator speech [...]