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…
Month: April 2009
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…
Five Questions To Ask Yourself About Social Networking
Questions you should be asking yourself about social networking. Linkedin, Twitter, FastPitch, BizNik, Ecademy, Plaxo, HiveLive, Facebook, MySpace, and any of the 500 different sites online are all available to you if you choose to network online. However, how many and which ones should you belong to? I am often asked if I am able…
Dating and Business Networking
Dating and business networking are in essence the same activity, they are both based on relationships that take time to create. Both require that you take time to nurture and build the relationships to the mutual benefit of both parties. I had a date with a guy that I had met briefly at a casual…