referral generation

But, BNI (or insert name of any formal business breakfast networking group) is not for me I hear you wail…. it’s too structured for me. It’s true not everyone likes or gets structured networking groups for many reasons: 1) turning up regularly (or getting a sub) gets to be a bit of a bind 2) [...]

Andy Lopata and I met up recently and started chewing the cud about networking, selling, relationships and other such stuff which seem to excite networking experts like us. (I know, we need to get out more!) As a result, of our conversation, Andy agreed to be interviewed for my blog – and I have reproduced [...]

Can your network recall you quickly?

by admin on October 17, 2011 · 0 comments

Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to be able to give a referral to my network. As the timescales were tight I initially contacted two people, and then remembered a third and contacted the third. Nothing particularly remarkable about this. In all honesty with a large amount of thought I could have recommended many people for [...]

Find out why I recommend that every networker should read ‘recommended: how to sell through networking and referrals’

Find out what Lee Duncan thought about business networking after reading ‘The FT Guide To Business Networking’

Mike Ames, a business development coach shares his tips on how to use Twitter to help business development:

This is a networking tip taken from an extract of ‘The Financial Times Guide To Business Networking’. To order your copy of the book, please visit amazon.

Why every networker needs a pink car

by admin on June 6, 2011 · 0 comments

Find out why you need to be asking to meet the equivalent of the ‘pink car’ when you are networking.

Just one cup of coffee?

by admin on May 23, 2011 · 0 comments

Why do we subscribe to the myth that all it takes is one cup of coffee to generate business via our network? Heather Townsend discusses this myth…

Networking: A salutory tale…

by admin on April 6, 2011 · 1 comment

When you go out networking do you set yourself focused goals? read this article to find out why the quality of these goals matters.