By Cynthia Johnson Super-connectors know everyone and everyone knows them. These people build relationships very quickly and with a lot of people. Super-connectors are invaluable people. They match people with opportunities and, in doing so, they leave their connections with a positive opinion of them and their abilities. One of the major misinterpretations people have about connectors […]

By Carrie Rich In a digital-crazy world, it’s important to get back to our core, to remember that in-person networking is extraordinarily powerful, perhaps even more powerful than digital networking. So how do we set ourselves up for success when it comes to building offline connections? How do we take our digital connections and turn […]

By John Rampton We have all of the advances in communication technology — Skype, FaceTime, Slack. etc. Yet, nothing beats a good, old fashioned email. It’s quick, easy-to-use and, best of all, it’s free. Email remains one of the most effective and important marketing channels for brands. It’s even popular among millennials since they don’t enjoy talking to […]

To say 2018 was a tumultuous year for social media is an understatement. Simmering issues with privacy and data integrity came to a boil at Facebook, with effects felt at the highest levels of government. Networks in the cross hairs of congressional investigations have had to reckon with their own power and potential for abuse, […]

by John Boitnott I freely admit it. I fake being a social butterfly. People think I’m extroverted because I attend dozens of networking events and conferences every year, seemingly at ease working a crowd. However, these events can be anxiety-inducing for me. I wouldn’t say I’m an introvert exactly; I’m more of an ambivert. So according to […]

by George Deeb Given how important good selling techniques are to driving revenues, I am shocked how many entrepreneurs and salespeople are just bad at working their leads. This includes things like not following up on leads (or following up too much) and not knowing how to break down barriers, to get the lead to actually […]

Despite our increasingly digital world–or maybe because of it–the power of in-person interactions is now more valuable than ever. Sure, social media, e-mail, video chat and other forms of electronic communication are great for meeting new people, communicating across distances and maintaining connections, but it’s those face-to-face meetings that foster trust and lead to solid, […]

by Felicia Tsung Some people say business cards are dead. They claim the likes of LinkedIn and other contact management apps have rendered them obsolete. Business cards, they say, are the last vestiges of the bygone era of paper and print. Those people are wrong. Full disclosure here: I work for a printing company and […]

 Brighten the lives of at least 3 people every day with a warm sincere compliment or action.  Recently at our local cinema, Nan and I were pleasantly surprised to find that the person just in front of us at the purchase window anonymously paid for one of our movie tickets. The “passing it forward” idea […]

by Jared Ringel In The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell discusses the role that “connectors” play in social epidemics. According to Gladwell, connectors aren’t just people who know a lot of people; they’re people with a knack for making friends and acquaintances wherever they go. When trying to get their new businesses off the ground, most entrepreneurs would love their […]