The most gratifying thing about networking is that it is based in giving. From this giving comes fruitful relationships. As a networker you have much to be thankful for. 1. Relationships. Knowing people and being known is a powerful and gratifying thing. 2. Respect. Both mutual and earned. Treating people well rewards you with […]
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Our colleague, Kimberly Williamson of Aviall, is at the Dubai Air Show in the United Arab Emirates this month. The filed this report in advance of the show. **************************** The 2011 version of the Dubai Air Show, opening November 13, is set to be bigger than the 2009 version. With over 1,000 exhibitors from 50
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Overexposure can be a killer. Whether it is too much time in the Sun or spending too much time with a network contact, too much of a good thing can also be too much. Maybe you are attending the same networking groups each month (or multiple times a month). Or you are eating at the
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Twitter has become the ubiquitous social media tool and…wait, did I really just use “ubiquitous” in a blog post? The use of Twitter and its fellow SM tools are still evolving. And is it really manly to tweet? Seriously, with all the noise being generated by SM, how much of it is really being heard?
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This list is from one of those discussions about how to be a successful sales person. It adapts well to being a good networker. Believe in what you are selling/offering/supporting. Believe in yourself. Master the basics of what you are doing. Be prepared. Stay busy (have energy). Track and measure what you do. Focus on
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The other day I had the opportunity to meet with someone for the first time. He had requested the meeting and was looking to expand his network. It didn’t go well–at least from my perspective. I had budgeted an hour for this meeting and had agreed to meet as a favor to a client. My
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The latest edition of the NACS show, the 50th meeting, was a great example of how companies who have a character, person or icon use that thing to best reach their audience. From a cardboard cutout of Samuel Adams touting his Boston Lager to The Sun posing for photos with passerby to promote Jimmy Dean
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After walking the floor of the NACS show, I noticed a number of trends that seem to be becoming the norm at trade shows. NACS is the National Association of Convenience Stores and on the 50th anniversary of the association, the largest show produced by the association opened in Chicago’s McCormick place yesterday. The show
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The process of connecting with people is made up of a lot of moving parts. The initial meeting is your chance to be memorable and can lay the ground work for a next meeting or perhaps a long-term relationship. Shaking hands, a smile, the business card exchange. Then conversation. What to say? Where is this
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Recently, our industry colleague and friend, Gary Donatell, attended the American Society of Industrial Security. He filed this report from the show which ran in Orlando from September 19-22. ************************** As a former trade show marketing manager for Honeywell, one show that I managed was the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) Show. I had
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