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Stop making excuses and start blogging

6 Mar 2010

Blogging is hard. I get that. It’s not easy to consistently create new content and make the time to tweak and publish it. However, blogging is one of the best ways to build deeper relationships with your constituents and reach deeper into their networks as well.
Often when I talk about blogging with others, I hear [...]

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Tags: blog, blogging, email, facebook, linkedin, Marketing, networking, social media, twitter, website

Don’t use consumer email for business

In: Marketing| Technology

19 Feb 2010

I frequently attend networking events during which I meet a variety of business owners. Often we exchange business cards and I continue to notice a trend which disturbs me: the use of consumer email as a business email address.
I often see email addresses using the domain “sbcglobal.net”, “yahoo.com”, or (shudder) “aol.com” listed on a business [...]

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Tags: branding, email, networking, spinweb

Is Indianapolis the Networking Capitol of the U.S.?

In: Lifestyle| Marketing| Productivity

8 Aug 2009

I realize this is a pretty bold headline and a rather dramatic statement to make but I’ve been thinking recently about my home city of Indianapolis and how active this community is in networking. My blog post was prompted by a recent whiteboard session I attended with Tony Scelzo in which we covered all the [...]

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Tags: bni, indianapolis, Marketing, networking, rainmakers

The Art of the Email Introduction

In: Marketing| Technology

19 Apr 2009

As a member of various networking organizations like BNI and Rainmakers, I make an effort to create referrals for people in my trusted networks. One of my favorite ways to create connections is through an email introduction.
So much of the time, I see attempts at referrals take the form of someone saying “call so-and-so… I [...]

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Tags: bni, Marketing, networking, rainmakers

Network of Women in Business Embraces Smart Online Tools

In: Design| Marketing| Productivity| Technology

12 Mar 2009

Today, SpinWeb launched a shiny new web site for the Network of Women in Business, also known as NOWIB. The site is located at www.nowib.com. I am thrilled to talk about this client because it was such a pleasure to create this site. The team at NOWIB was great to work with and everyone was [...]

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Tags: indianapolis, Marketing, networking, spinweb, website

Make Yourself Easy to Refer Business To

In: Marketing| Technology

5 Mar 2009

As a member of a number of local networking organizations, I am always looking for ways to make connections between people in my network of trust. I notice, however, that not everyone is easy to refer to. Some people do a great job of creating a complete LinkedIn profile, have a good web site, and [...]

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Tags: email, linkedin, Marketing, networking

5 Marketing and Technology Tips for Thriving in an Uncertain Economy

In: Marketing| Technology

30 Oct 2008

Unless you have not seen a single piece of news in the past few months, you are probably aware that these are uncertain economic times. Though we all hope for a fast recovery and stronger economic times soon, it also pays to be pro-active and look for ways to become more efficient and re-evaluate how [...]

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Tags: google, Marketing, networking, seo

How To Achieve Meeting Zen

In: Lifestyle| Productivity

19 Aug 2008

Meetings get a bad rap. To most, the word “meeting” conjures up unpleasant images of bored business people sitting around a conference table or on a conference call listening to material that doesn’t interest them while wishing they were somewhere else. Why have meetings become so hated and so generally unproductive? Personally, I blame all [...]

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Tags: networking

Identifying Your Target Markets

In: Marketing

25 Jun 2008

Today’s email newsletter from Hazel Walker, BNI Indiana Director and Managing Partner at The Referral Institute, inspired me to pay closer attention to identifying specific target markets for my business. It can be very tempting for us to accept business from anyone and everyone either because we feel that we need the business or because [...]