Business Networking With Dr. Ivan Misner®

21 Jan 2008

Business Networking Trends (Part 2): Networking Education

January 21, 2008

Ivan Misner, Networking, Referral Institute, Social Capital

Continuing with my discussion on "Business Networking Trends," here are my observations about networking and social capital education: Don’t hold your breath for the colleges and universities...

17 Jan 2008

Business Networking Trends (Part 1): Online Vs. Face-to-Face

January 17, 2008

Ivan Misner

BNI, Collaboration, Connections, Ivan Misner, Networking, Referral Institute, Social Capital 13

Several emerging issues and trends surrounding the process of networking are being created out of the need to find an effective way to develop business for entrepreneurs and salespeople in this...

13 Jan 2008

The Case of the Disappearing Business Cards

January 13, 2008

Ivan Misner

Author, Connections, Introducing Yourself, Ivan Misner, Networking, Networking Prep 8

Are business cards disappearing? Well, sort of. I don't mean your business cards. They better not be disappearing. You need them to network with. But what about all the cards you've been collect...

7 Jan 2008

International Networking Week–It’s About Time!

January 7, 2008

Ivan Misner

BNI, Butterfly Effect of Networking, Collaboration, Connections, Ivan Misner, Networking, Referral Institute 4

Finally, there's a week to recognize one of the most important ways that people can build their businesses--networking. International Networking Week is right around the corner. Last year, thous...

2 Jan 2008

Finding the Right Referral Partner

January 2, 2008

Ivan Misner

Connections, Ivan Misner, Networking, Referral Institute, Referrals

Victoria Trafton, a Referral Institute partner and franchise owner in Arizona, shared with with me some ideas I'd like to discuss here. She said to me recently that, in her experience, the key t...

20 Dec 2007

‘The Time is Now’ Movie

December 20, 2007

Ivan Misner

Collaboration, Emotional Intelligence, Ivan Misner, Networking, Self Development, Social Capital 2

I'm honored to say that I am part of a new film that is currently in production: The Time is Now. I talk about how collaboration through networking is a powerful way of doing business. The...

14 Dec 2007

Referral Marketing–You Can’t Do it Alone!

December 14, 2007

Ivan Misner

BNI, Connections, Ivan Misner, Marketing/Sales, Networking, Referral Institute, Referrals 7

At the BNI International Directors' Conference in San Diego a couple of weeks ago, I was talking to Dawn Lyons, one of the Master Trainers for the Referral Institute, about the struggles many pe...

10 Dec 2007

Setting the Stage for a Successful Word of Mouth Program

December 10, 2007

Ivan Misner

BNI, Connections, Ivan Misner, Marketing/Sales, Networking, Networking Prep, Referrals 1

During a conversation last week, one of our assistant directors for BNI in Michigan, Leslie Fiorenzo, made an interesting point of comparison between appreciating opera and learning to use word-...

4 Dec 2007

Finding Good Referral Sources Is Like Kissing Frogs!

December 4, 2007

Ivan Misner

Connections, Ivan Misner, Networking, Networking Prep, Referral Institute, Referrals, Social Capital 2

I was speaking with Sarah Owen, the master franchisee of The Referral Institute in the UK, and she told me that she often comes across people who are good at giving to others but don’t always ge...

3 Dec 2007

Networking Now Blog in Polish!!!!

December 3, 2007

Ivan Misner

BNI, Ivan Misner, Networking

The Networking Now blog is definately "international"! For all our Polish language readers, you can find a translation of it every week at: http://bnipolska.pl/content/view/159/98/ Thanks...