Collaboration, it’s a give, give relationship.
The definition of collaborate means to work together, especially on a goal or shared project. Everyone needs to collaborate. It’s team work, it’s mutually beneficial. When they work, collaborations are the perfect path to solid business relationships. One place to find people to collaborate with is through attending networking events, in person. Remember them? If […]
Stop it with the elevator pitches, they don’t work.
Elevator pitches in a networking setting are pointless, they simply don’t work. Since when has networking been about selling? Sales come from the relationships you build; that happens over time. I don’t care what you do. I do care whether I like you or not. A few months ago, I stopped attending online networking meetings […]
Telling your stories is the key to better business relationships and more sales.
How do you communicate with people, make them feel valued and ready to buy from you without selling a thing? The sharing of stories speaks to people in a way that makes them decide one way or the other if you’re their kind of person. It helps them get to know you, decide whether they like you […]
