Important Notice – Extra visitors’ day support from BNI

“Some BNI members have been asking for a bit of extra support in recruiting new members to their chapters, and this direct mail and telemarketing partnership between BNI and whoiswhere™ is our answer,” says Colin Kennedy, Marketing Director for BNI New Zealand.

How the WhoIsWhere™ partnership works:

Inform your director that you would like to hold a [...]

A New Twist on a Simple Technique to Refer Networking Partners

If you’re a good networker, you know that by looking for ways to refer those in your network and referring them any chance you get, they’ll be anxious to return the favour and you will get more referrals as a result.
This video talks about how my friend Mohammad Favakeh, owner of Monte Carlo Chauffeured Transportation [...]

Great opening question

A good networker has two ears and one mouth and should use them both proportionately. When you meet someone in a networking environment you should ‘listen’ more than you ‘talk’ (especially if it is the first time you’ve met). Consequently, in books like The 29% Solution and Networking Like a Pro, I’ve written a lot [...]

Generate more business by offering value-added advice

It’s no secret that we all want to do business with people whom we know and trust. So, how do you build rapport and create trust with new contacts at networking events?  By offering value-added advice – solid, helpful information provided out of a genuine concern for another person.
Let’s say you’re a real estate agent [...]

Don’t make this mistake at your next networking event

If you were sitting in an important meeting with your biggest client and you got a text message, would you stop listening to your client and completely tune him out in order to respond to the text message?
What if you got a phone call . . . would you stop mid-presentation as you were pitching [...]