Posts Tagged as "Networking"
Mentoring Leads to Success for Female Business Owners.
Where does mentoring play a role for women? When I needed a mentor, I could not find a female mentor who knew much at all about networking and growing my business by word of mouth. I had to go to a male mentor which was great from the business point…
Are You Supporting or Undermining Your Fellow Female Business Owners?
Men insult each other, but they don’t mean it, Women compliment each other and they don’t mean it either. I found that quote on my Facebook wall one day and I thought, wow, how profoundly true that statement really is. The last few weeks I have been thinking about how…
Are you a Lazy Networker? 6 Things You Should Do
Are you a lazy networker? I find that most people who are networking for the purpose of getting referrals are actually pretty lazy. Few people do any real homework on their target market, have no clue who they want to do business with or be connected to, have no systems…
5 Problems You Could Avoid by Having A Target Market as Part of Your Referral Strategy
I met with one of my clients yesterday and we talked about his target market, I had a conversation with a friend who runs her business and we talked about her target market. I had a phone call with a potential referral partner to discuss our referral strategy and we…
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…
8 Things to Watch Out for When Beer and Networking are Combined
This is part two of a post by my friend and fellow Tweeter, Greg Magnusson DVM is an Indianapolis Veterinarian and owner of Leo’s Pet Care. Part one is on the Blog for Lipstick on The Rim. Greg is a prime example of why it is important to have a good…
Look at Networking Differently – Social 46
If you ask people to describe networking you will get a variety of responses, most often it sounds something like this, “going to events where business people exchange business cards and talk business with one another.” While indeed that is a good description of what a lot of “networking” events…
Same Destination – Different Paths
Men and women want to achieve the same things but they are not always on the same path to accomplish the goal. For women it is often about the journey, for men it is about getting to the destination. Here is a clip of a presentation that I did in…
Flirting and Networking – Good or Bad?
Flirting: to court trifling or act amorously without any serious intentions Flirting is a basic instinct, part of human nature. This is not surprising: if we did not initiate contact and express interest in members of the opposite sex, we would not progress to reproduction, and the human species would…
McDonalds is Fast, Easy & Cheap, Referrals are Not
“In this economy, developing a strong referral strategy is a fast, easy cheap way to build a strong business,” Palzewicz said. “Referrals are more important than ever because people are more careful where they buy and the words of satisfied customers, especially customers that are their friends, can be very…
