Often when I am networking I hear small business owners say things like “I really want to have Eli Lilly, AT&T or GE as one of my clients.” Whenever I hear this I cringe, because I know that it is not enough to want one of these giant companies as a client, you have to…
Month: April 2009
Develop Your Networking Relationships
Business people spend a lot of time networking, some times it is important to slow down and develop relationships with the people that you have added to your network. In the book “The 29% Solution” by Dr. Ivan R Misner and Michelle Donovan, they discuss tactics for building better relationships with your network members. The…
Ladies, Ask for What You Want
Over the years I have developed a pretty deep network and one of the things that I spend a lot of time doing is up dating my database. In the process of doing that this week I noticed that my strongest referral relationships are with guys. So I began to think about that, why are…
Not For Profits Need to Network Too
All things being equal people want to do business with people they know, like and trust. That includes Not For Profit Organizations. I am speaking a the AFP or Association of Fundraising Professionals on Friday. I am the opening act in a line up of highly professional speakers on the topic of Social Networking, or…
Customer Service That Creates Evangelists: Red Robin
A few post back I wrote about “Thank You Notes” from Retail establishments and how that made such a big difference to the customers. It was commented that the culture of the organization started at the top and worked its way down. How TRUE a statement that is: I received this letter from a friend…