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August 19, 2014 by David J.P. Fisher Leave a Comment

Why You Should Care that LinkedIn bought Newsle

Did you hear that LinkedIn recently bought the platform Newsle? Do you know what a Newsle is? Do you care? You should if you fall into one of two groups: 1. You are using social media, including LinkedIn, to build your practice. 2. You aren’t using LinkedIn like you should, but you are looking for […]

Filed Under: Business Networking, LinkedIn, Online Networking Tagged With: conversations, LinkedIn, linkedin training, networking, Newsle, online networking, relationships, sales, social media

March 25, 2014 by David J.P. Fisher Leave a Comment

Make Your Next Business Meeting Better with LinkedIn

Make Your Next Business Meeting Better with LinkedIn

This article originally appeared at Firmology. Read the full article here! You did it.  You got the meeting that you’ve been pursuing for months with a prospective client, business partner, or investor.  You’ve got your pitch rehearsed and your presentation rocks.  You’ve got your best outfit back from the cleaners.  You are ready to go. […]

Filed Under: Business Referrals, Closing Skills, LinkedIn Tagged With: closing, entropy, LinkedIn, linkedin training, meetings, online networking, sales, sales contests, sales meeting, social media

July 25, 2013 by David J.P. Fisher 1 Comment

Relationships are the New Job Security

If you haven’t noticed, the way the world works has changed a lot.  Daily life is going to be a lot different for my children than it was for my parents. In times of change, we yearn for security. Unfortunately, the places that we’ve traditionally found security – career, families, culture – are where most of […]

Filed Under: Business Networking, Networking Philosophy Tagged With: business relationships, Daniel Pink, Free Agent Nation, informational interview, job security, job skills, network, networking, online networking, unemployment

June 4, 2013 by David J.P. Fisher Leave a Comment

Why I Think it’s Dumb to Not Use Business Cards

Why I Think it’s Dumb to Not Use Business Cards

I was at a conference sponsored by a large high-tech firm, and because they were a high-tech firm, they were going to be fancy and high-tech and put QR codes on everyone’s namebadge with their contact info.  In theory, you would scan the QR code with your smartphone and download their info directly and this […]

Filed Under: Business Networking, Networking Philosophy Tagged With: Business card, business networking, conferences, follow-up, LinkedIn, linkedin training, networking, networking training, online networking, professional networking, sales

March 5, 2013 by David J.P. Fisher Leave a Comment

Niches are important

Niches are important

I’m going to let you eavesdrop on a conversation I’ve had with hundreds of people in the last few years while talking about networking and their social media presence: Me: “So who are your ideal clients? Who’s the target market you want to work with?” Really Well-Meaning Professional: “Everyone! Which is why I’m totally confused […]

Filed Under: Business Networking, Networking Philosophy, Online Networking Tagged With: advertising niche, business networking, LinkedIn, marketing, marketing niche, medical marketing, medical practice, niche, online networking, social media

September 6, 2009 by David J.P. Fisher Leave a Comment

9 Ways the Pros Use Their Status Update on LinkedIn

One of the most common features on social networking websites is the status update. Using the status update feature, a user can type in a short message that is broadcast to their entire network, and sometimes even the entire web-surfing world.  Facebook’s popularity is based largely on people’s ability to share information through the status update feature, and Twitter […]

Filed Under: Business Networking, LinkedIn, Online Networking Tagged With: facebook, linked, linked.com, newsfeed, online networking, online press release, pr, press release, share, social networking, status update, Twitter

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