Edited to add: This was not the b5media Fun Friday question - it was a Fun Friday question asked by Donna over at Digital Money World. She was also kind enough to leave the link in the comments as well as linked to her name in the comments. So it’s easy to find her blog […]
You probably read the title of this post and think that a speaking engagement is a “thing” – like a bus pass or a lawn mower. But let’s look at it a little differently.
Engagement is the word I’m questioning. To engage is obviously to get someone involved. To have a speaking engagement is not […]
Branding does not live in a bubble. It does not live in the batcave under your office. When you create a brand it is a living, breathing thing…so why are you not sharing it with other living, breathing things (like people)?
I don’t mean show up at a networking event and say things like, “My […]
When someone takes your business card and slides it into a pocket without looking at it.
Like, cut me some slack and look at the card already!
Bonus points if they don’t look at your card and you are a graphic designer…
This post is part of the b5media Business Channel Great Blog Off! Find out more […]
The unfriendly person who glares at you as he hands over his business card.
Because, yeah, you’re dying to do business with that guy. Then you can have conversations every few days and you can be reminded of how he glared at you every time he speaks gruffly on the phone.
You’ll reminisce about the […]
When someone starts repeating everything you say. Then they look at your eyes with mucho intensity. Then they touch you on the arm, elbow, shoulder, or hand while talking. Or they make odd hand gestures while saying things that make less than perfect sense.
Because you’re talking to the guy who read a book on […]
You got along great, you met the next day and you signed the contract.
Then they stop contacting you and don’t return calls.
WTF? Everything was great and you signed the contract….where is the check?
It’s bad networking because you’re going to end up running into them again and they’re either going to act like nothing […]
Network To Build Your Business! I used to be scared to death when I heard the words “you have to network to build your business”. That is, until I joined some great forums and started “networking” with some of the greats. I didn’t even realize I was networking…I was just chatting and getting […]
The Warm Call There are so many forms of networking, both in-person and electronically. Between attending conferences and networking events and participating in the professional/social networks of LinkedIn, FaceBook or industry-specific/niche social networks we often forget about that little device called the telephone. Many of us are tethered to our computers and use our phones […]
Meredith Lepelt wrote a great guest post on Shannon Cherry’s Startup Spark blog (Shannon is also participating in the Great Blog Off!)
Of course, when I see the word networking I perk my ears up all Scooby-Doo style and take note. This post is no exception.
My favorite line from the post is:
Think of networking as “connecting” […]
Stop being who you were in high school
Written by Jennifer Gniadecki [email] for b5media.
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