Visitors bring business TO chapter members. They often need the services of one or more BNI members, who are already viewed with professional credibility by the members that the visitor meets. Ivan Misner stated that the value of visitors is one of the greatest...
by Dr. Ivan Misner Do you have goals for your business? Do you have marketing goals and sales goals? We all know that goals are important. The question is, how well do we apply that knowledge? If you don’t have any networking goals, you are, unfortunately, in...
by Bryan R. Adams One of the many special things about BNI 7 is that it is relatively easy to find a sub. Many folks want the opportunity to sit before 35+ networkers – because only good things happen in that kind of setting. But what good is it if your sub...
by Ivan Misner (from one of his podcasts) So I wanted to talk briefly about Contact Sphere and Power Teams, because they’re different, and we use both phrases. Contact spheres I spoke about for the first time in a book, The World’s Best Known Marketing...
“Memory Hooks” are short and concise so they can be easily recalled and easily spoken. – If you have to take a breath, it’s too long. – If yours can’t be remembered 2 minutes (or two weeks) after hearing it, it’s too...
by Ivan Misner Recession? So What! Many economic gurus are saying the “R” word – recession. For the most part, the U.S. economy has been strong and business has been good for the past decade. However, the economy goes through cycles. Even if we...