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If You Can't Schmooze, You Loose What's networking all about? You have been to events with important people you wanted to meet.Yet when the event was over you realized you never had a chance for face time and you came away nothing. It gave you the general feeling that the event was a waste of time. Don’t let that happen again.You need to have a plan of attack befo ...The Top 10 Reasons to Attend Business Networking Events There are many, many reasons to attend networking events. Here are my Top 10:1. To increase your visibility.Establishing top of mind awareness is critical in any marketing campaign, and make no mistake about it, attending business networking events is a key marketing strategy if done properly. One of the most important eleme ...Real Business Networking Doesn't Happen at Networking Events Real networking isn’t about handing out business cards at a networking event, or seeing how many you can collect before the event is over. 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Giving the gift of your name is when you see someone you haven’t seen in a while and you are kind enough to give (remind) him or her your name (the gift) again without a ...Five Business Networking Rules - Avoid the Kiss of Death Why do some people ruin a perfectly good business networking opportunity by exhibiting “foot-in-mouth syndrome”? They risk alienation of the very people they paid good money to meet by behaving in a manner that makes them seem unprofessional.There are many good, informative articles about the basics of networking, how to prepare, what to ...CODE Cracking 101: From 'Met' to 'Net': Cracking The Networking CODE There is this unassuming little word you often find in the biographies of famous people. The word is ‘met.’Then William R. Hewlett met David Packard.Then Dean Martin met Jerry Lewis.Then Sid met Nancy.Then Siegfried met Roy.We meet people all the time. Meeting people is part of life. Meeting people is one of ...
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