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How Speakers, Exhibitors, Consultants, and Meeting Planners Partner-Generate More Money and Value


? "Make Every Moment Count" is the title of a CD that a pharmaceutical company gave away at their exhibit booth at two major conferences.Half of the CD covered the company's new product news and "how-to's"; the other half featured tips from a speaker at those conferences.

Networking


Put join a networking group on your to do list with a big underline, star and happy face. You'll be glad you did for more reasons than you can count.

Ten Simple Steps to More Customers with Better Networking


Networking is a great way to meet people in a "non-selling" setting. So, don't sell.

Flying High, Flying Far


"What me? Sell myself? You have to be joking!"This was the response I received from one of my clients when I suggested that she needed to get out there and promote herself. She had to "network".

The Festive Season: Your Networking Opportunity


The festive season is a great time to sharpen and hone your networking skills. There is not a better time to start building long-term business relationships.

Good Manners Mean Good Business


Good manners, good networking and good business all have the same thing in common. What they have in common is "you!" You are the secret weapon that everyone is looking for to help promote themselves effortlessly, enhance their communication skills, and more effectively network.

Is The Company You Keep Hurting Your Business?


When you look at your friends, it's like looking into a mirror. Take the sum of characteristics of the five people you spend most of your time with and you will be the average of that sum.

Networking in the Change Room: 5 Ways to Network Effectively While Getting Undressed


There's a time and place to network with people in order to generate leads, build rapport and form meaningful relationships. The change room at your gym, spa or country club isn't one of them.

Where Does That Word Come From?


"Instead of a handshake, I gave Toby a high-five to break the ice; and when we sat down on the front porch and started talking off the cuff, it was as if serendipity brought us together."That sentence contains several words and actions you see and hear every day.

Value-Added Network


A value-added network can be achieved through explicit actions to develop, expand, and promote trusted relationships. One successful example is Thomas Powers, the founder and chairman of ecademy, one of the largest UK-based business networks.

Sell For Yourself Or Sell For Your Boss?


First of all I would like to start this article by saying no matter what job you are in now, no matter what product you are selling, you will NEVER NEVER get the just reward that you are were entitled too when you made all those sales for your boss. Fact of Life.

A New LinkedIn Discussion Forum for High Power Dealmakers


For those of you interested in international business transactions or the business networking organization, LinkedIn, a new Yahoo groups discussion forum has been created. Several Yahoo discussion groups already exist on the uses and preferences concerning LinkedIn, such as the Yahoo Group forum called MyLinkedin Power Forum (MLPF), but the messages on that forum were biased.

Who Are You and What The Heck Do You Do?


A few years ago, I was attending a family function when I ran into a cousin of mine. Having not seen her in more than three years, she told me that her son had graduated from law school and had passed the bar examination and was now a lawyer at a very prestigious law firm in New York City.

Work that Room, Baby!


Networking, schmoozing, making connections. Call it what you want, it's something that is a necessity if you want to do business today.

Marketing Essentials: The 15 Second Elevator Speech


You're at a conference. Someone steps in the elevator, notices your name tag and asks, "So what do you guys do?" Quick -- what's your answer? You've got about 15 seconds before the doors open.


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