Posts with the tag 'word of mouth marketing'
Do you go to networking events because you know it’s a
great way to meet new people and reconnect with those you’d
met before?
It really doesn’t matter what you’re networking for –
clients, connections, joint ventures, a job…
Has this ever happened to you at an In-Person Networking
Event?
Have you ever gone to a networking event where you made no
new connections, or you couldn’t break into a conversation
with someone you really wanted to meet, or you couldn’t
break away from a conversation that went on and on and on?
Even worse, have you ever paid an annual membership fee so
you could then pay for gas and parking driving to an event
where you then paid to enter and met nobody new?
Use BlitzTime and it won’t be this way at all!
You’re next networking event at BlitzTime will be like this:
You go to a networking event where you make the right
number of new connections, or you have a conversation with
someone you really want to meet, or your conversations are
just enough time at 6 minute each to know whether or not to
reconnect. BlitzTime gives us professionals the ability to
make up to 6 new connections in a single event through
actual 1-on-1 conversations!
* No annual membership fee.
* No paying for gas and parking.
* No driving to an event.
* No entry fee to enter and met nobody new.
BlitzTime combines the personal nature of in-person
networking, the reach of online networking, and the
convenience of the telephone.
While you’re talking with someone, you’re on your computer
looking at their picture and a detailed profile. That means
you know more about them during your conversation than
you’d probably learn about them at an in-person event.
So take this opportunity to join me and others for a
telephone Blitz Event. During each event you have up to 6
short 6 minute conversations with others signed up for the event.
Simply go BlitzTime to sign up.
There, you will be assigned a phone # and passcode to dial
into any event. You can attend two events free-of-charge so
you get to test drive this virtual speed networking venue.
I didn’t choose an event for you so you could choose the
ones most convenient for you. Simply click on the
word “Events” at the top of the page. You’ll see all the
upcoming events in chronological order. Choose whatever
works for you.
FYI: The price is going up from $9.95/month to $19.95 for
unlimited BlitzTime sessions on June 15.
That gives you a week to attend your two free sessions to
see if you love it as much as I do!
I look forward to talking with you on a future event!
P.S. Please pass along this invitation to anyone you think
will be grateful you did. Thanks!
P.S.S. BlitzTime is the perfect venue if you’re shy, an introvert, or new to networking and want to get your feet wet before jumping into the deep end! Yes, it’s one of the best ways I know to overcome Marketing Resistance Syndrome!
One more thing ~ be sure to fill out your profile before getting
on your first BT call. You’ll be glad you did! Trust me!
Tags: Marketing for Professionals, Social networking, word of mouth marketing
June 7th, 2009
Patricia Weber is a new cyberfriend of mine. I ‘met’ Pat years ago when I was signing up for every newsletter and teleclass I could get my hands on. I was impressed with her work and what she stands for ~ helping introverted sales people and other professionals be successful in business and in life by leveraging their true nature to their fullest advantage. Yet Isomehow lost touch with Pat along my journey.
I’ll let you in on a secret: the phrase Marketing Resistance Syndrome, which I coined and helping professionals overcome Marketing Resistance Syndrome is one of the cornerstones of how I serve them, was inspired by by Pat’s phrase “reluctant salesperson.”
Then a few months ago, I got an email from Pat telling me about this new networking thing called BlitzTime. It’s the coolest new virtual networking gig in town. You can click on this link if you just can’t wait for me to tell you more ~ which I promise to do in tomorrow’s blog. For now, back to our story.
I accepted Pat’s invitation, LOVED my experience on my first BlitzTime session, I joined immediately and have been attending BlitzTime sessions every week ever since.
Anyway, Pat and I ended up getting paired in our private BlitzTime sessions. While we talked we could see each other’s profiles on our computer screen. How cool is that!
This happened a few times. We decided to read the handwriting on the wall and connect intentionally outside the BlitzTime setting. And we’ve been connecting ever since. We’ve become part of the Fabulous Four ~ four like-minded professionals who met on BT, resonated together, and decided to support, encourage, cross-promote, and share tools, tips, and trade secrets ~ well, maybe not secrets ~ how to use certain social networking tools better, how to cross-promote each other, and things like that.
So thanks, Pat for showing up in my life!
And here I am cross-promoting and commenting on your blog post Introvert Tip – Three Ways Introverts Can Draw Boundaries.
Pat, as always, your posts inspire self-reflection, and I always love what I discover… even though I’m a flaming extrovert. Actually, I swing both ways. I, too, need my alone time ~ to connect with my deeper self and trusted higher source, to just be. I think is just that I also get LOTS of energy from people, too.
The thing is that this extrovert, and I’m wondering how many others would do well to take these 3 boundaries to heart ~ to practice and live by them:
First, am I going to let myself be fooled into thinking that I’m not good enough as I am? For any reason – for me it’s from being prone to sudden bursts of enthusiasm… even in business settings, oh my!
Second, I have some traits that could be helpful if everyone had them! Passion and compassion, energy, ideas, creativity to share and joyfully do, the ability to connect heart-to-heart with friends and strangers…
Third, there are certain skills that we are all smart to learn. How to play fair and care, how to cooperate and collaborate, how to co-create win-win resolutions to conflict, how to take good care of ourselves, how to shift our attention from what we don’t want to what we want, how to be grateful and appreciative for what we have and for what we’ve asked for and yet to see evidence of.
So thanks, again, for bringing to the forefront of my consciousness who I am and what’s really important to me.
The Energizer Bonnie
http://MarketingToYOURworld.com
Tags: Information Marketing, Marketing for Professionals, Social networking, word of mouth marketing
June 3rd, 2009
Are you feeling disappointing, frustrating, and confusing
more often than you’d like in those relationships most
important in your professional and personal life?
Are you tired of repeating patterns that end up causing you
pain, breaking your heart, leaving you alone to lick your
wounds, to pick up the pieces, and rebuild your life?
Do you want to make sense of what you’re going through?.
Are you wondering “Why is this happening to me again?”.
If you’re ready to make changes in yourself, if you’re
think, feel, say, and do things differently in the future
so you spend more time in relationship living in joy and
love, then join Dr. Lynn Lawrence and me as we explore old
and new paradigm of relationships.
I’m going to be a guest on Lynn’s e-radio show, Ask Dr.
Lynn, tonight, Tues. June 2nd @ 9-10 PM Eastern.
We are all in relationships of various kinds. Many of us
are in or want to be in an intimate primary one. It’s time
to make them all the best they can be!
Listen in on http://askdrlynnnow.com/livecall.
You can also add to the conversation with comments from
your life experience or ask a personal question regarding
your relationship by calling by dialing: 724-444-7444 then
entering Caller ID 29240#.
If you can’t be on the call and would like to hear the recording,
please send me an email ~ bonnie@MarketingToYOURworld.com ~
and tell me so I can get you a copy.
And if you live in Brevard County and want to see me in
person doing an interactive presentation on how to overcome
Marketing Resistance Syndrome so you can competently and
confidently take your message to YOUR world, I’ll be at the
Community Credit Union in Rockledge this Thursday, June 4,
8-9 am at their free networking breakfast. Reservations are
required, so contact Julie Clover at 690-2328.
Looking forward to co-creating dynamic conversations that
benefit us all.
To your ever-expanding Joy and Success in all you want to
be, do, and have.
Tags: Information Marketing, Internet Marketing, Marketing for Professionals, Marketing Resistance Syndrome, Web 2.0, word of mouth marketing
June 1st, 2009
Just a quick note to share my excitement about the joys and rewards of social networking.
I’ve been connecting with people I’d never have met had it not been for participating in just a few of these new-fangled online networking opportunities: Facebook, Twitter, BlitzTime, Sta.rtup.biz, Think Big Revolution, and Space Coast Women, to name a few.
Yes, participating takes time. Yes, you do need to become familiar with a new software platform. Think of social networking as the new word-of-mouth marketing. Remember, word-of-mouth is still the best promotion you can ask for… people who already know, like and trust you are creating buzz about you. How cool is that!
There’s good news about the learning part. The basics are pretty easy… jump in, don’t dive. Post a profile, explore, see what others are doing and model the best you find.
And is there are tons of resources ~ people in the groups you join, e-books, blogs, videos, and more. Do a search on what you want to learn. You’ll be amazed at what you discover.
And please keep in mind all the other social networking strategies you’re already using… email, newsletters, blogs, ezines… you remember those, don’t you? Well, they’re now included under the relatively new phrase social networking.
So are those we used in ‘the good old days.” Remember to get out and attend live networking events. Go to events where you get to do things you love with friends and family. Be present when you our out shopping and running errands. You never know who you’ll meet. Friends and acquaintances you hadn’t seen in a while. New friends you form while online or walking down an aisle. The opportunities are endless.
And especially juicy… there are now so many options for how to reach out and touch someone. Some are ideal for introverts, some for extroverts. Some are well suited for people who like to read, some for those who like to listen, and others for the visuals in the crowd. Use the ones that are most comfortable and effective for you, then stretch a little and add a new one every now and then.
Here’s another suggestion to help make your connecting and taking your message to YOUR world more enjoyable and effective.
Pick a few and master them. Stay active. Participate. Start dialogues and share your thoughts and suggestions. Being a wall flower whether in an in person event or in cyberspace won’t get you the results you want. Get involved… in your own time, in your own way.
And if you know you’re suffering from Marketing Resistance Syndrome, if you’re letting MRS steal your dreams, if you’d like some help to overcome this energy-draining state of mind help is just an email or phone call away.
Know you’re not alone and you’re not broken. Everyone’s got MRS in one form or another, to one degree or another. Reach out and ask for a helping hand. You’d be amazed who’s waiting in the wings, ready to pull you up out of those negative feelings. Like me!
Then, before you know it, you’ll be ready to be that helping hand to someone who’s just like you were. Isn’t that what social networking is all about!
So reach out and touch someone today. And let us know how it goes…
Happy social networking!
Tags: Social networking, word of mouth marketing
April 1st, 2009
