Posts Tagged as "network"
What is a Referral Mindset Anyway
When I decided to write an article on Referral Mindset, I googled “referral mindset” and I got several pages of articles and videos from guys who talk about being in the habit of asking for referrals, getting referrals from your customers every time you sit down with them. Wowing your…
Gentlemen, What is the Economic Impact of Your Current Networking Strategy
Women are having a global economic impact, but men are still trying to connect, refer and do business with women the same as they do with their buddies. Our global survey of 12,000 men and women says, that does not work effectively. It is time for men and women to learn new skills to adapt to each others style.
Handwritten Note Cards – An Attitude of Gratitude
As 2011 was moving out and the 2012 was moving in, Lorraine Ball and I were taking our weekly long walk on the Monon discussing and solving all the problems of the world or at least our world. The topic of people saying thank you came up. Lorraine has been…
Make More Time for Your Network With a Strong No
Ladies we all know that building a strong business network is key to being the most successful in life and in business. Building a strong network requires two things, time and education, with the key requirement being time. After all it takes time to invest in our education. Here is…
Students Need to Network – Who’s Teaching Them?
I was asked recently to speak at a conference here in Indianapolis. They told me they really didn’t have money for speakers, they were a not for profit organization for medical students called, Student National Medical Association. I was reluctant,to take on the project, after all it takes a lot…
The First Step is Trust
The first step to getting quality referrals is the trust step. All to often this is the one step that everyone tries to rush and it is the one step that is not controlled by you. While there are things that you can do that builds trust, it is actually…
How do you get connected to the decision maker of a company?
I did a presentation today for the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, Business Growth Series. I was asked the following question, How do you get connected to the decision maker of a company? A good question and one that many people ask. The answer is simple, but it is not…
Tell Your Story….People Want to Know
A few weeks ago I walked into a little shop downtown called Arts a Poppin. It was one of those places that sell all kinds of locally created art work. As is always the case in shops like this, there were all kinds of unique items to catch my…
Know How to Help Your Network
In his book Business By Referral, Dr. Misner discusses the importance of knowing what is important to the people in your network. He developed the GAINS Profile as way to help facilitate conversation that was productive for network members to get to know each other. The G in GAINS stands…
What’s on your name tag?
Welcome Guest Blogger – Tiffany Kellog, she is a friend, fellow Referral Institute Instructor and fellow Blogger. Have you ever been at a networking event, and you were scoping out nametags, and you saw a name tag that had both a name and an industry. You think to yourself, I…
