by Barbara Hemphill | Business
It’s your first moment back at your desk after the annual meeting. The telephone is already ringing, 314 email messages lurk in your inbox, the staff meeting starts in 20 minutes, your coffee just spattered on something marked Urgent. You look up at that ticking...
by Dr. Ivan Misner | Business
Have you ever sought advice from people who are in a network you belong to? If not, you are missing out on one of the secondary benefits of being involved in a networking group. Sure, the primary reason you’re networking is to get referrals, but you also gain...
by Healthy Wealthy n Wise | Business
Yes, I believe everyone should talk about politics and religion while networking… if they’d like their network to go up in flames, that is. Okay, I admit that I chose this title to get your attention. Talking politics and religion in the course of doing...
by Ivan Misner | Business
Some business people seem to have all the luck. The right people just seem to put themselves in the path of these lucky people, ready to introduce them to people who will give them all the business they could ever desire. Do you know any people like this? Then you...
by Michael R. Force | Business
Many mothers choose to stay home and take care of their kids. And, while this is a very healthy choice to have one parent in the home, today’s economy just won’t allow it. That is where the idea of having a small business at home has occurred for many stay...
by Neil D Smith | Marketing
Companies who engage with their customers and clients through branded merchandise are generally more successful in gaining recognition and increasing sales. Products such as pens, keyrings, umbrellas, toys etc are a great way to get your brand logo seen, heard and...
by Melina Abbott | Marketing
A common trend in small businesses is to go out and search for leads only when you need to. When you are quiet you go in search of prospects, but when the contracts come in you stop sourcing leads because you spend your time servicing the clients. The problem with...
by Jamie Simpson | Marketing
Promoting a business used to be a very easy thing to do. Businesses simply advertised through multiple media sources, and the business would post some type of sign outside of their business. This was effective during that point in time because the competition was not...
by Terry L Brock | Digital Marketing, Marketing
As a professional speaker who travels around the world, I often hear people lamenting what technology is doing to us. Many complain that people are spending so much time on social networking services like Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and others that they are losing...
by Darren Olander | Digital Marketing, Marketing
Social media can be an effective tool for connecting with other Internet users and to promote yourself and your business online. If you don’t put some strict limits in place, you can find yourself spending far too much time on sites like Twitter, Facebook and...
by Martyn Whittaker | Digital Marketing, Marketing
The following list includes factors that make for good podcasting – and particularly those first few podcasts: Keep it short. I suggest you start by creating a 5 minute podcast. A shorter podcast may encourage people to give it a try. If they have to listen to...