Make a Connection – Seven Secrets to Great Handshakes

This article reminds us of the importance of a great handshake and provides specific ideas to make your handshakes great.

Choose Your Mentors Wisely

Is your mentor really a trusted counselor interested in helping you achieve your own success or are they a wolf in sheeps clothing looking to make a quick profit from your dreams and ambitions?

Networking for Success: The 3 Phases of Small Talk

So you attend a networking event… you make eye contact with someone you want to meet, you approach them and introduce yourself… now what? Here are the 3 phases of small talk along with some actual dialogue samples you can use right away!

Networking 101

There are some key points to remember in order to become a successful networker. This article tells you what they are!

How to Create a Powerful First Impression

Practical steps you can take to leave a powerful first impression on those you meet.

The Top 10 Reasons to Attend Business Networking Events

There are many reasons to attend business networking events. Surprisingly, not all of which have to do with making a sale as this article will show you.

Is Word of Mouth Advertising Fantasy Land?

Some marketing consultants and authors of marketing books actually believe that word of mouth advertising is Fantasy Land? Isn’t that interesting indeed. So one could ask themselves why these marketing gurus and self-proclaimed wondermen or girlie men think this.

Fire Your Marketing Consultant; Most Business Comes from Word of Mouth

Having been in the Franchising Industry and set up franchised units in 23-states and 4 nations, which did business in 450 cities and 110 major markets, we learned early on that once we had set up the initial marketing Bonzai and Blitz mission that most of our franchised outlet’s business came from word of mouth, not on-going advertising.

Networking to Get Boat Cleaning and Detailing Customers

If you own a boat cleaning and detailing service then you know that most of your business will come from referrals. In fact, some industry specialists in the boat cleaning and detailing business state that up to 80 percent of the business comes from referrals or word-of-mouth advertising.

Selecting a Network Marketing Company

Just like in any business, failure to attract new customers will inevitably lead to failure. Therefore, it is imperative to the success of any network marketing business to have an effective marketing plan.

Learning to Network - Is it to Find that Special Person or to Really Business Network

The reason networking is so important now a days. When to network? How and with whom? Will networking help in in your career?

Business Referrals Should Never Be Free

Always compensate with cash anybody that provides you with a business referral. This article explains why.

Elevator Pitches Are The Networking Equivalent Of Email Spam

If you receive spam email you delete it. If you receive a spam elevator pitch you cannot delete the salesperson. So do us all a favour: Can the elevator pitch.