Benefits Of Being A Guest Speaker At A Business Conference
Being a guest speaker at a business conference can be a great opportunity for anyone to promote their business, and their personal brand. Although, it requires a little bit of effort and public speaking skills, it might well be worth the effort. Here are some benefits of being a guest speaker: Improve your brand image When […]
How To Make The Most Out of Networking Events
Networking events can be any event where you have an opportunity to network and build connections. Business conferences, wine tastings, a charity ball, product launches and trade shows are great places to network. Attending these events can be a lot of fun and gets you connected to your peers in the local market. They are […]
Professional Networking: Top Secrets of Connectors
Last month, I attended a seminar. During the break, I was sipping coffee with two of my colleagues who were there specifically for professional networking. They were constantly bragging about the number of people they know in the industry. With the coffee turning cold, their discussion began to heat up, resulting into a perfectly brewed […]
Networking Tips to Benefit Your Business
People often think about business networking as a dirty word because it’s just not in our culture to tout ourselves of actively sell ourselves in a face-to-face encounter, but those that manage to overcome the British reserve go on to become successful business people. Nobody ever said success was easy, but knowing how to network […]
The Professional Networker: Business Networking Habits for Success
It’s hard to find a great entrepreneur who is not a smart networker. The old saying “It’s not about what you know, it’s who you know” probably holds true even today. Some might argue further saying “It’s NOT who you know but who knows you.” Either way, you get the point rt? I always knew […]
Business Networking that Works
Ever go to a business networking event and watch some idiot pressing business cards into other people’s hands, grinning insincerely, giving the elevator pitch, and moving on to the next victim? Eeeew! Fortunately, there are much better ways to network. Bob Burg happens to be an expert on networking the right way, so let’s start […]
How to Network Purposefully and Succeed
Valerie Lothian talks about synchronicity and how she networked her way into the A-list of business people after she got laid off from her job and started her own business. In this article she talks about how to network purposefully and succeed. When I first started out in business, having been made redundant (laid-off) from […]