As a once reluctant, and still introvert marketer, one of my pet peeves happens as much in person as it does online. I call it, corrupt connections. For me it's an irritation and almost like that pea under the princess's mattress fairy tale: I'm not a princess so I feel that pea. It's an irritant when you think about the pea being there. I don't know if one venue is worst than … [Read more...] about Rub Out Disengaged Twitter Followers and Find Unfollow Feedback
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What’s Sex Got to Do with How You Network?
Networking is a skill, isn't it? It's made me so jaded I regularly act on "best practices." It's certainly not worthwhile for me to practice what I observe in most networking events because - they aren't the "best practices," if you want the relationships you form to get stronger and better. There's a new book out by Ivan Misner, founder of BNI (Business Networking … [Read more...] about What’s Sex Got to Do with How You Network?
5 Life Changing Experiences
Learning to relax, whether you are an introvert or extrovert, has benefits we might overlook just going day to day and doing, doing, doing. For a bit of a different spin on sales reluctance, and introverts, here's a guest post, 5 Life Changing Experiences. It is not every day that one has a life changing experience, but there are defining points in everyone’s life when they … [Read more...] about 5 Life Changing Experiences
Want To Get More Success Out Of Your Next Networking Events?
In a post titled, What if your business card is your only marketing tool? I asked but didn't answer, What are you doing with those collected business cards? It is a valuable question to end this review of how to help the events you attend create more valuable connections. Whether you are looking for a client, a collaboration or even a job, how do you go to events that lead into … [Read more...] about Want To Get More Success Out Of Your Next Networking Events?
What if your business card is your only marketing tool?
There's an Apple Computer iPhone app that can read business cards! If the card has a QR Code, Quick Response Code, it can match that data to find if that person is a LinkedIn connection with you. Is there a QR code on your business card? When it comes to business cards, you likely want to eventually have that card be your QRC, Quite Reliable Contact. Many people use business … [Read more...] about What if your business card is your only marketing tool?
5 Networking & Sales Mistakes You Don't Even Know You're Making
Recently I had the distinct privilege to talk with Kris Cavanaugh about top networking and sales mistakes. Kris and I met on LinkedIn and started talking via email at first, then went to telephone. Although these mistakes might be anecdotal, they are real everyday issues we all encounter. People talk about them in all kinds of environments – networking events, friendly … [Read more...] about 5 Networking & Sales Mistakes You Don't Even Know You're Making