Are You Engaging your Contacts?

Skeeter Hanson and Al Ferretti had a great post on Twitter WatchDog today.  The question asked was are you engaging your prospects and clients on Twitter or are you just a spammer?  Personally, I have no clue why spammers exist – I think they would (or should) have better things to do with their time, [...]

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Tweet to Market to Locals

Monday Morning Marketeer, Tweeting for Local Marketing
Tweet to Market to Locals
The Twitter social networking and micro-blogging service launched just over two years ago, has rocketed in usage numbers quickly, and recently turned red hot. There are four million connections between twitter users. It seems that a vast number of people are trying twitter but not [...]

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LancasterRUN members are now tweeting!

For those of  you who are new to Twitter and very unsure of what you are doing, perhaps the following links will provide some great help for you.
http://www.darrenwilliger.com/blog/social-media/how-to-win-friends-and-twinfluence-tweeple/
Compliments of @NewAge http://bit.ly/150JPx
These RUN members have set up their accounts – be sure to follow them and see what they are up to!    For those [...]

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Welcome To RUNLancaster Members!

Hi Everyone!

I wanted to start off by thanking each and every one of you for being such a valuable addition to the RUN Groups.  Without your participation, my dream of a networking/mastermind group would not be coming true.  I truly appreciate each of us and thank you for inviting guests [...]

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Make A Referral Week – UPDATE!

Thanks for participating in Make a Referral Week
 
As of this writing we are at 600 referrals made – that’s an awesome number but there is still a lot of work to do to get to 1000.
 
* *  Here’s today’s tip for those who have made referrals – contact the folks you referred – tell them [...]

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Contact Management Systems – What Do You Use?

Jim Sutton requested that I respond to his question about contact management systems in a blog post.  Jim, it is my pleasure to  try to explain how I use my contact mangement in my networking tasks.  First of all, I simply use MicroSoft Office Online Business Manager (version 2003).  Let’s begin with LinkedIn, as I am [...]

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Are You an Open Networker?

I am an Open Networker. What does that truly mean to me?  My mother taught me to never talk to strangers, but now that I’m a Networking Coach, I decided that strangers are friends that I have yet to meet. That’s why I am an Open Networker and I’m proud of it.
DO I accept [...]

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Are You Frustrated with Networking Results?

Are you frustrated with the results you get from networking?  Tell me where you are networking and what’s causing your frustration.  Perhaps I can help you move past that “block” to get the results you are seeking from your networking activities.
Are you listening to what others have to say?  Are you finding a way to [...]

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Are You Respectful with Your Network?

Tonight I was spending some time on FaceBook – looking at the profiles of those that have either added me as a friend or who had accepted my friend request.  All of a sudden, this post became crystal clear to me to come and talk to you about being respectful of your network.
As you know, [...]

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What are Your Networking Challenges?

Do you Twitter?  I am learning more each day about Twitter is a tool that will help me with networking!  Getting to know new people, finding out what their needs and/or wants are and generally enjoying their selected topics is a great way to start each morning.  Not wanting to be a “card-carrying” member or a [...]

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