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Not exactly about networking but such a fantastic article I wanted to share it with everyone in my network.

I often talk about using alliance strategies to attract new customers but after reading this article you may want to think about how you can use alliance strategies to reward and recognise your current customers and the other people in your network.

Are You Loyal to your Customers? 

By Martin Grunstein

There is always talk among businesspeople about how price preoccupied and how disloyal customers are these days. Many businesspeople complain that some of their long term customers switch  brands or providers when they are offered only a slightly better deal by their competitor. “Where is the customer’s loyalty?” they cry.

Guess what?

I think most businesses are LESS loyal to their customers than their customers are to them!

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Thursday, August 20, 2009 It was brought to my attention the other day that i say ‘fab’ a lot, everything is ‘fab’, people are fab, events are fab, life is fab, it’s all fab. And i say why not! I was at a fab event last Friday, Accelerate in Business, it was a business boot camp for women, and i met some fab people and listened to some fab speakers. One of them was Brenda from Networking World – her topic was networking, a subject very close to my heart, and having shared her 7 top tips for being the consummate connector she opened the floor to questions. A woman stood and asked “on walking into a networking event, how can i tell who is worth speaking to and who not?” This prompted me to leap from my chair because it’s a question that many people ask and one that i think i have an answer to. Read the rest of this entry »

This article is brought to you by Ludwina Dautovic, director and founder of The Red Tent Woman.

Networking is like dating; you don’t ask your guy or girl to marry you on the first date, so why then do people expect to make a sale or gain a new client the first time they meet? Effective and productive networking is about building relationships and ‘win win’ scenarios. To ensure that your networking is highly effective consider my top ten tips: Read the rest of this entry »

This article is brought to you by Judy Cheung Director  Infusion Network How many of you would like to create global business opportunities? Great!   Why is this important?  Simple.  To access a customer pool of billions just in Asia alone rather than just millions in Australia alone.  THINK BIG! How do you think you will do this? YES networking with those from others cultures.  Sounds straight forward right? But there is a SECRET.  First you have to learn to break the cultural barriers.  And how would you do this?  Actually this is very simple! Read the rest of this entry »