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Tag Archives: network
Business cards, letters and first impressions
A business card should say what the card owner can do for his clients for customers; in other words, not talk about the offering but what service or help the client gets. To put it in sales talk, tell us the benefits and not the features. Continue reading
Posted in Customer relations, Referral networking
Tagged business, business card, consultant, letters, marketing, network, networking, qualifications, referral, sell, unprofessional
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Disrespect – what you do not want from your colleagues and network
My last blog in this thread contained the word “respect” in the title. I did not plan to follow it up with one about disrespect (incidentally a word which can only be a noun, and not a verb, in my … Continue reading
Posted in Customer relations, Referral networking, Uncategorized
Tagged adviser, advisor, business, discourtesy, marketing, network, networking, referral, rude, rudeness, speaker, troll
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“Show me the money” and Giver’s Gain
I alluded a month or so back to my early steps in referral networking and my experience with BNI. I wonder if I am going soft though. What always made me happiest in BNI was the concept of Giver’s Gain. … Continue reading
Posted in Referral networking
Tagged BNI, breakfast, marketing, money, network, networking, recession, sales, zig ziglar
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Being lucky!
I am pretty dependent on the technology working to keep my business running smoothly. I use many on-line services, paid-for and otherwise. For those who are computer-literate and can be flexible there should be a viable business (even if only providing a subsidiary income) using their talents or exploiting their knowledge in a hobby to go in a different direction. If you have experience in a market as a buyer, you can probably be a seller. Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged buy, computer literate, jobseeker, lucky, marketing, network, practical, recession, sell, support, technology
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Business card spammers
Because you have obtained my business card, I do not expect to receive a sales or marketing email from you. If I have just met you, and especially if I have not even had a chance to have a conversation with you. Continue reading
Workplace tribalism
Small business owners are making hard decisions over job cuts and have to face the music and their workers. Continue reading