Archive for September, 2008
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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
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I’m doing different workshops on Online Marketing and using Online Social Networks to grow your business and one of the consistent questions I get is “What can I do with an Online Social Network for my business?”
It’s [...]
What does Ben Franklin have to do with Networking?
Saturday, September 27th, 2008Ben Franklin was an amazing man - most people are familiar with several of his more famous inventions. As an outcome of his studies of electricity he invented the lightning rod. He also invented the bi-focal glasses that he’s often pictured with (he was both near and far sighted and got frustrated with having to [...]
Book Review - Made To Stick
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 Back in the early 90’s the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) had a difficult problem to solve. Their goal as an organization was to improve quality of life by communicating proven problems.
One of the problems they discovered was that movie popcorn, although a tasty treat, was bad for you.
Really, really bad. [...]
Extend your networking - with a dinner party!
Sunday, September 21st, 2008
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Networking is all about establishing mutually beneficial win-win relationships with people that you know, like and trust (and vice versa).
Unfortunately it can be really difficult to develop those kinds of relationships in traditional professional networking environments.
Enter the opportunity of the dinner party.
In his book on networking and relationships “Never Eat Alone” [...]
3 Ways to smooth out the Ups and Downs of Marketing
Monday, September 15th, 2008Photo by spacemonkey
Small business can be a pretty wild ride. You land a big deal, have a big day, hit on all cylinders and you are on top of the world!
Then you start doing the work, you focus on delivery, you’re working really hard…in your business. It’s a sweet, fast ride downhill all the way.
You [...]
It’s time to upgrade your communications
Friday, September 12th, 2008
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For any business endeavor that goes beyond a single person probably the biggest driver for success is clear communication. The good news is there are some amazing new technologies / products coming out that can revolutionize how your team communicates.
If you think about it, that clear communication starts with the vision for the [...]
Become transparent to make an impact
Monday, September 8th, 2008photo by marcomagrini
Think about the huge number of problems that would go away if everyone was transparent and focused about who they were and what they’re doing.
I’m sure there are people out there that will say this is a naive view, but I believe that transparency can be a huge driver for success. Yes there [...]
