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by Allison Graham on May 11th, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Networking—The “elevator pitch” has become a staple in North American business society. If you haven’t heard of it, the idea is that when someone asks you “what you do," you respond with a clever answer that will differentiate you from the 20 other people the contact will ask the…
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by Allison Graham on May 4th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Networking—Of course you know you’re supposed to follow up after you meet contacts – what entrepreneur doesn’t know that? So why then do so many professionals not do it?
This question has perplexed me since before I started teaching people how to network. In the early 2000s, when I…
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by Jyl Johnson Pattee on May 3rd, 2011 | 469 Comments »
I go to a lot of conferences. And while I have ended up in my own hotel room before, normally I'm sharing not only a room, but a bed with other women in social media who, like myself, are looking to reduce cost.
But, when I went to Mom …
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by Allison Graham on April 20th, 2011 | 4 Comments »
You’ve arranged a babysitter, traded in your mommy clothes for the only suit that still fits, and teamed up with a friend to go to your first business event in what seems like forever. You walk in only to find a room full of strangers already deep in conversation. Dealing…
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Networking: Becoming a Master Networker and Following Up With Contacts
