If you are looking for a way to get in front of as many prospects as possible in a short, compacted time you might consider a form of in-depth sales prospecting known as business speed dating. Or perhaps you have heard of business speed dating but you might have business speed dating questions such as:…
I will be kickstarting this blog again in the near future, as in today. I think that I will expand the scope of this blog to not only cover topics specifically related to business-to-business networking but also to what it takes to grow and become successful in business, To have a successful business and to…
If I can accomplish these I have had a successful day: Collect my morning thoughts of the day to see what new ideas I’ve had Check with my sales team to see what’s going on Check with operations to see what updates we have Check with the accounts to gauge cash flow Compare our outcomes…
I’m often queried about what exactly it is that I do and what my company does. Since, even today, networking is something that most people see keep in their peripheral vision rather than in their forefront, I’m often amused at what some people think it is that we are doing. Since most of our customers…
I get asked all the time about connecting with people on LinkedIn. Anyone who knows me knows that I am an open networker so if you want to connect with me just go to my LinkedIn profile and request to connect. *You will need to use g.d.cearley @ advancedinternational .net to do this. (Please remove…
A mistake many business owners and C-level managers constantly is to assume that only the "top dogs" and important sales people need to be networked. To be sure the head brass should be extremely well networked. That’s a given. Rember the adage, "It’s not what you know but who you know!" Though this absolute is…
Going all the way back to Aesop’s fable of the sticks or even before this idea has been part of man’s psyche. We all know this to be true, so why is it that as teams and companies we tend to put self interests ahead of all others? I would guess that there are as…
A few days ago I saw a message from an acquaintance that chastised people who used poor e-mail etiquette when contacting him. When I read this I so totally agreed with this that I vowed to write a post about it myself. So here is is… There are a few things that you should pay…
Honestly, I don’t know any one person who has traveled more internationally over the past few years than I have. And that is not being boastful either. I have really put in the miles around the world. Aside from the obvious positives there are a few negatives as well. Firstly, I hate going through security…
If you are a fan of the business magazine Inc., like to keep up with the latest trends or are interested in predicative systems, have a look at the up coming issue. A good friend of mine, Mark Profitt, who is a leader in this field, will be discussed. See the below for more information!:…
Advanced International Networking 