Posts Tagged “networking”

Facebook Birthdays are a perfect reminder

By Dave | February 7, 2012

Use Facebook birthdays as a reminder to connect with old friends and grow your network. Each day when I log in to Facebook I see a list of a few friends celebrating their birthday. What a perfect way to remind me to reach out and wish them a happy birthday. It’s lovely to post a [...]

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Tips for better business networking

By Dave | January 28, 2012

I’ve thought a lot about networking lately. I don’t mean networking in the sneaky salesman style, but rather, in truly concentrating on how to be better at growing and connecting with your network. Building your network is not just about having people available to help you, it’s so that those people can depend on you [...]

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Always be networking

By Dave | May 13, 2011

On Wednesday evening, I enjoyed attending the American Marketing Association’s AIM Awards in Nashville. I was honored to receive the Digital Media Champion award. After I received my award, Karen Stone was given an award for recognition of her dedication to NAMA. If I had had a chance to speak, I would have thanked Karen. She was [...]

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10 minutes, coffee and a chat can land you a job

By Dave | June 18, 2010

When I was a student looking for work, I cold called senior people who worked for companies I wanted to work for. Depending on the size of the company it sometimes took several calls. Notice I said “call” and not email. Pick up the phone! My “ask” was for 10 minutes of their time to [...]