Monthly Archives: November 2008

What do Networking and Thanksgiving Have in Common?

Networking, whether business or personal, gives you the chance to connect with old friends, current clients, and potential clients.  It’s a great way to create rapport and build relationships.  Nowadays, there are so many ways to network, it’s almost overwhelming.  Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn…
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Sharing presentations… or not!

I just  came across a great marketing tool that allows you to post presentations and share them with the world.  If you prefer, you can  keep them private.  This services will also help you add audio to a presentation to create a webinar!  It’s sort of a YouTube for presentations!
http://www.slideshare.net/

The Future of Marketing: Being Remarkable and the Meatball Sundae

The “meatball sundae” is marketing guru Seth Godin’s apt metaphor for what you get when your marketing strategy doesn’t complement your products or services. It’s a concept Godin will discuss in depth during this live BNET Webcast on December 2nd.
Register today!
The Future of Marketing: Being Remarkable and the Meatball Sundae
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
2:00 PM ET [...]

Is being busy detrimental to your business?

Stuart Cross, author of the following article suggest that being busy can be bad for business:
http://blogs.bnet.co.uk/sterling-performance/2008/11/12/why-busy-people-can-be-bad-for-business/
Learning how to delegate can be an important step in minimizing your stress and keeping your business on track.  Check out my article How to Successfully Delegate - Without Stress!

Watch what you say!

Ironically, two articles, both discussing the importance of words, how we use them, and the affect they have on those around us, crossed my desk today.
The first was a blurb from Erica Rodefer at Yoga Journal:
“Your words are powerful. What you say affects not only how your students approach their poses but often their outlooks [...]

Managing a mobile workforce

As the number of mobile workers continues to grow, our challenge, as small business owners is to embrace this practice (after all, it’s a great way to “go green”)!
Check out this seminar today, being offered by GoToMeeting/Citrix.
The Mobile Workforce: Who is it? What’s driving it? How do you manage it?
TODAY, Tuesday, November 11, 2008
2pm ET/11am [...]

Stick it out!

I saw an interesting commercial the other day.  Charles Schwab was talking about trying times and the need for investors to stick it out and be patient (in so many words).  I can’t agree with him more.  For some interesting interviews with the man himself…  Talk to Chuck!
As small business owners, it’s easy to start [...]

Are you making a good impression?

Once again, the Downtown Women’s Club and Dani Nordin have a good one…
First Impressions: What You Don’t Know About How Others See You