Showing Selective Vulnerability

“People tend to do business with those they know, like, and trust.” How many times have we heard that particular phrase? Of course, it is true, so that’s probably why it gets trotted out so often. Still, ironically, a lot of people have problems...

Sales Call Negative Networking, Part 2

Not “Kelly” Yesterday, I started telling the story of a pushy cold-call I received from the University of Michigan’s Football advertising sales people. In particular, I spoke with a young woman whom we are calling “Kelly”. While,...

Sales Call Negative Networking, Part 1

This morning while taking care of my daughter, I got a call on my office line. I know I should have ignored it. After all, the caller ID said “Unknown”. Since I don’t know anyone by that name, it was probably a cold-call. I ignored my gut instinct. I...

Setting Goals

We’ve talked about setting networking goals for attending events. You know, the ones where you decide beforehand that you are going to meet to new people and get their business cards or connect two other people with each other. There are a few other networking...
Greg Peters
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