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Relationships = Economy

By Adam J. Kovitz, CEO, Editor-in-Chief & King of Business NetWorking

Remember the "good old days" of relationship networking when the "good old boys clubs" ruled the roost and consisted of small, established, yet locally-powerful business owners? Or when large corporations looked at "networking" with disdain and mistrust? Unless you have been living under a rock, this is all changing and at break-neck speed. Relationship (or "social") networking is coming into its own and gaining acceptance as an industry, especially from larger mainstream corporations....more

Would You Like To Connect To 28,000 Movers and Shakers?
By Zale Tabakman, Canadian Bureau Chief

How do you connect up with a network of 28,000 hi-tech movers and shakers? The fastest way is an e-mail to my buddy Barry Gander at the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA).

Businesses for Social Responsibility
By Kathy and Louis Emond, New England Bureau Chiefs

This month we’d like to highlight a special networking organization: New Hampshire Businesses for Social Responsibility. Their mission is to build and support a network of businesses committed to adopting socially responsible business practices, recognizing that people, principles and profits are inseparably linked.

Interview with Joseph P. Cool, President of Cool & Associates, Inc
By Raymond Siew, Southeast Asia Bureau Chief

While working to build the SEA Bureau, I was introduced to Joseph P. Cool of Cool & Associates out of Waterford, Michigan. One might ask why a guy from Malaysia who is supposed to report on networking in Southeast Asia is doing talking with a professional from Michigan, USA. Simple…Joe has lived and worked in 54 countries and is the resident multi-cultural advisor to the Relationship Networking Industry Association (RNIA). Since Joe has had extensive experience in my part of the world, he would be a great person with whom to speak. The following is our interview:

Leaving Your Breadcrumbs
By Jason Alba, Career Transition Editor

About six years ago I was involved with a web project where the designer was talking about "breadcrumbs." The phrase sounded familiar to me but I couldn’t remember what they were. The designer explained that it was simply a trail of where you had been on a website, and you could see the trail of pages you had been on (which all linked back to their respective pages). It was a simple idea but really useful for our website visitors, to help them not get lost as they got deeper and deeper into our website.

How To Leverage Relationships To Improve Your Business, Part 2 of 3
By Bill Doerr, Sales & Marketing Editor

If you offer a product or service that solves problems and people are willing to pay you for it, converting your problem-solving competence into compensation is a function of how much exposure you can generate for your business or practice with people who have the very kinds of problems you can address.

Ultimately, the degree to which you realize your true potential to generate revenues reflects the quantity and the quality of the business relationships you cultivate and the opportunities you enjoy as a result.

This month I examine the first 5 of 10 key issues that can enable or disable your ability to network effectively.

Synchronicity and Social Networking: Passing The Baton
By Nancy Laine, Social Networking Editor

Over the past few months I've written several articles about using the Law of Attraction to connect with our ideal partners, both in business and romance, but I have never disclosed the whole truth until now.

NetBeing
By Ron Sukenick, Contributing Writer

Strategy # Seven: Creating Unparalleled Visibility
Learning to Be Seen and Heard

Power Thought of the Week
By Patricia Parham, Ph.D., Contributing Writer

America is a Strategic Advantage

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