Hitting the Wall

by | Sep 4, 2010 | Blog

It’s hard to network though a wall Every once in a while you run into someone who just doesn’t seem to want to play. You’ve got your networking hat on and are ready to start forming a strong friendship, but all they do is throw up a wall. A little...

Business Card Shuffle

by | Sep 2, 2010 | Blog

So, you’ve gone to an event. You’ve met and chatted with some remarkable people. You asked for and received their business cards. Now what? Well, I know for me, for many years, those cards would eventually end up in a messy pile on my desk that kept...

Do You Know the Unspoken Rules?

by | Aug 25, 2010 | Blog

We’re here for the Chamber bowling night! I was reading posts over on “Debby Peters, Networking Guru”. She had a really good one on understanding what unwritten rules visitors to your group or event might run afoul of, and how your group would deal...

Does Size Matter?

by | Aug 14, 2010 | Blog

I spoke at the Milan Chamber’s networking breakfast on Friday morning. I got a warm response and met a lot of great people. Milan is a much smaller venue than my usual haunts — the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Regional Chamber — about one-tenth the size. As a...