Recently, I found myself in need of a graphics designer so I asked a colleague of mine if they knew any.  Having never used Twitter myself, it didn’t even cross my mind as a possible avenue to locate the desired talent I found myself currently seeking. 
But I learned something today and that was - Twitter really can work […]

Are you looking to dive-in to the social networking world for your business but you want to find a service that is ALL business?
Then you should check out Fastpitch. I have been a member for awhile now and am continually impressed with the continous stream of new features, functions and services they are bringingto members.
Exposure […]

By one of my frequent guest contributors, MJ Gilhooley: 
In order to determine exactly what we even mean by Networking, let’s go to good old Webster’s Dictionary for a definition.
Definition: Networking - The exchange of information or services among individuals, groups or institutions.
The meaning today is still as broad as it was back in 1997 when […]

I am at a trade show in Ohio whose audience is statewide school business officials including board members. There are about 10,000 attendees, one of the biggest such shows in the country I am told.
I am struck by the incredible displays that all of the architectural firms are using on the exhibit floor, they are […]

This article contributed by my special guest, MJ Gilhooley.
The importance of maximizing technology, rather than hiding behind it, is worthy of note in today’s tech-crazed business culture. Regardless of our server size or our dashboard widgets, blogs and blackberry’s, enduring business is still the result of key, well maintained human relationships.
While the argument remains that […]

Over the last two months I have been running excerpted articles from a new book titled 49 Marketing Secrets That Work to Grow Sales. I thought it was time to reveal the excellent authors behind the 6 part excerpt that I posted here.
Below is the link to each of the articles, some biographic information on the author and a […]

Be sure to also read:
Part One: Thinking to Win
Part Two: The Visual Components of Your Brand 
Part Three: China-Proof Your Business in 10 Minutes 
Part Four: Networking for Referrals, Get in the Door the Right Way
Part Five: Teleseminars - Great Marketing for Products and Services 
People in the marketing trade can tell you that buzz is a large […]

 Be sure to also read:
Part One: Thinking to Win
Part Two: The Visual Components of Your Brand 
Part Three: China-Proof Your Business in 10 Minutes 
Part Four: Networking for Referrals, Get in the Door the Right Way
In this age of globalization, decentralization, and increasingly expensive travel, teleclasses and teleseminars are becoming a very popular means of connecting,communicating, and […]

In every bloggers life comes a special day - the day they first launch a new blog. Now unless you went out and purchased someone else’s blog chances are your blog launched with only one very loyal reader - you. Maybe a few days later you received a few hits when you told your sister, […]

Be sure to also read:
Part One: Thinking to Win
Part Two: The Visual Components of Your Brand 
Part Three: China-Proof Your Business in 10 Minutes
Cold calling. Just the word promotes dreadful thoughts of gatekeepers, “rejectionists,” and a long haul toward getting to the right person, much less at the right time. Ever notice that most top-producing sales/business […]