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Tag Archives: networking
No thanks to me!
Connections Having been at the networking game both on-line and off-line for nearly a decade, I know a lot of people, some of them really quite well. Because it is how this networking thing works, I connect my friends and … Continue reading
Posted in Customer relations, networking
Tagged networking, referral, thank you, thanks
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Don’t turn your back on me
Have you ever been networking and come across one of those little groups who are closed off? Maybe three or four people who are having their own meeting within a meeting and will be darned if they talk to anyone … Continue reading
Social skills and small business marketing
I think we all know that social skills are important in our lives but not everyone has them. That is a problem for small business owners lacking in this area unless they are geeks with a must-have app. Most of us … Continue reading
Posted in Customer relations, networking, Social media
Tagged networking, small business, Social media
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Referral networks and joint ventures need teamwork
Over the last ten years I have belonged to several breakfast groups and even run one. I have also belonged to networks meeting at other times of the day. Some of these groups produced great relationships and also business. One … Continue reading
Posted in Business planning, marketing, networking
Tagged joint venture, marketing, networking, referral, small business, teamwork
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Being aware of our surroundings
I always like to think I am a fairly tolerant kind of guy, but I guess we all have our Achilles Heels. Even on-line I am irritated by people who constantly sell rather than engage. Of course we all have … Continue reading
Posted in Business planning, Customer relations, networking, Referral networking
Tagged networking, referral, reputation, trust
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Careless talk costs business
One rule of business is “never rubbish the competition” because it creates bad feeling in your profession, you make your potential customers uncomfortable, and people wonder about your character. Something else we have to consider is careless talk about our … Continue reading
Posted in Business planning, Customer relations
Tagged Customer service, networking, reputation, Social media
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Small business is a life of hard knocks: discuss!
I wrote a little while ago about the tough economy and what might we do in the face of it. We can all write the best advice we can and we can try to take advice in a positive way. … Continue reading
Posted in Business planning, Customer service, marketing, Sales
Tagged Customer service, marketing, networking, planning
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Why we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover or a colleague or prospect either
First impressions First impressions are important. When meeting someone in business for the first time I am sure we all do our best to present ourselves well. That is simple commercial sense. Sometimes if we get a poorer impression of … Continue reading
Posted in Business planning, Customer relations, networking
Tagged client, customer, networking, prospect
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Why we don’t need social media for business
Losing the plot? Well, we tend to forget that social media is (are) a means to an end. Or maybe it was just me. I can’t speak for you. Like lots of people I have embraced Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, signed … Continue reading
Posted in Business planning, Social media
Tagged influence, networking, Online Communities, Social media, Time management
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The blog post that never was
Since I started blogging in earnest (and do you realise that there are over 200 posts here at On Our Bikes?) I have found that in writing down my experiences I have helped my own business thinking. It has also … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, marketing, networking, Social media
Tagged networking, reputation, trust
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