Good Morning; The other day I went to a leads group. The person in charge talked a bit about the 30 second introduction. In a future meeting he's going to talk more about what goes into an introduction. So this week I'm going to beat him to the punchline. Let me ask: How many times have you … [Read more...]
I’m learning from the best so you can be successful
Good Morning Today starts four days of learning and networking. I am attending GKIC Marketing & Money-Making SuperConference. The conference runs from 8 am till 8-9 pm most of the days. I've had people ask me why I go. The first reason is to learn more about direct response marketing … [Read more...]
Why Are You Here? It’s Not To Get Business Obviously.
Good Morning One of the leads group that I go to does a networking tip of the week. This week, I gave the tip and would like to tell it to you here. Have you ever gone to a networking event where you had to RSVP, maybe had to get a ticket, and pay a fee? Now you're talking to someone and are … [Read more...]
Stop Steaming Me Up!
Good Morning I go to a lot of networking events, you know, events to meet other business people with the hopes of getting a few leads, maybe drum up some new business. If I'm really lucky, get something to eat. What steams me up the most is when I'm talking to someone and I get to the point … [Read more...]
What Else I Can Do To Get Referrals? Do You Really Want Them?
Last week I wrote about ways to get more referrals. Here are some more ways to get more customers each month. Here is an easy one. Tell people what you want! Don't ask them to just give you a referral, tell them exactly what kind of referral you need and what they must do to get it to you. You … [Read more...]
Eating, Drinking, Partying or Networking?
Last night I went to two after-hours networking mixers. Yeah, I know I'm a real party animal. Now as you know, the purpose of an after- hours mixer is to network, meet new people and maybe get some leads and ultimately business. It's not, as my good friend Mike Stammer used to say when we taught … [Read more...]