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September 16, 2014 by David J.P. Fisher 1 Comment

Someone in my Network is Talking Smack about Me!

Someone in my Network is Talking Smack about Me!

This article orginally appeared on LinkedIn.  You can find it here. ******** “Don’t wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig enjoys it.” – Mark Twain I was talking with my massage therapist the other day, and as often happens, our conversation turned toward business development.   At one point (right when she […]

Filed Under: Networking Philosophy Tagged With: communication, entrepreneur, internal audit, massage therapist, networking, relationships, revenge

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

August 5, 2014 by David J.P. Fisher Leave a Comment

Networking on the Cheap for Millenials (And the Rest of Us)

Networking on the Cheap for Millenials (And the Rest of Us)

This article originally appeared on LinkedIn.  You can find it here. ******* I was having a cup of coffee with a friend the other day and the conversation turned to my upcoming book on networking (somewhat shameless plug – Networking in the 21st Century: Why Your Network Sucks and What to Do About It).  She […]

Filed Under: Business Networking Tagged With: business networking, coffee, LinkedIn, linkedin training, Millenials, networking, relationships

July 30, 2013 by David J.P. Fisher Leave a Comment

Salespeople – Don’t Do this On Social Media

Salespeople – Don’t Do this On Social Media

I come from the sales world.   I grew up professionally around salespeople.  At the core I’m a sales guy and proud of it.  My friends are salespeople. I like salespeople. So salespeople, listen to me when I tell you this. Be very, very careful about how you celebrate your sales victories online.  For example, be […]

Filed Under: Relationship Building, Sales Coaching, Social Selling Tagged With: business development, linkedin training, Maui, relationships, sales contest, sales skills, sales trip, selling, social selling, social selling training

December 3, 2012 by David J.P. Fisher 1 Comment

Why You Want LinkedIn Endorsements

Why You Want LinkedIn Endorsements

For the past two months, the Skills and Expertise section on LinkedIn has been blowing up with “Endorsements”.  Ironically though, no one really knows how to effectively use them or what exactly they mean.  Are they helpful or not?  Do they lead towards a valid representation of someone’s abilities or are people gaming the system?  […]

Filed Under: Business Networking, LinkedIn Tagged With: business networking, credibility, endorsements, LinkedIn, LinkedIn endorsements, LinkedIn recommendations, linkedin training, networking, relationships, skills

October 16, 2012 by David J.P. Fisher Leave a Comment

Know Your Audience

For the past few years, I’ve been making professional development videos with my friend Rob Hazan from Me on Video.  We create a studio in my living room and put together short clips that we post on YouTube.  It’s pretty cool that we have a forum to do this, and it’s cool that the videos […]

Filed Under: Business Networking, Public Speaking Tagged With: business, business networking, cat, cats, communication, communication skills, kitten, kittens, public speaking, relationships, sales training, YouTube

July 31, 2012 by David J.P. Fisher Leave a Comment

3 Things Everyone Likes to Talk About

You want a useful professional network?  Then you need people in it. You need more people in your network than there are now?  Then you should meet new people. And that’s probably where I lost you… One of the biggest challenges in building a strong professional network is that we have to bring new people […]

Filed Under: Business Networking, Conversation Skills Tagged With: conversations, networking, questions, relationships

July 22, 2012 by David J.P. Fisher Leave a Comment

5 Places You Should be Networking this Summer

I don’t know about you, but once the thermometer hits 80 degrees the last thing I want to do is put on a suit and go to a networking event.  Here in the Midwest, we try to squeeze in as much fun as we can in our seemingly too short summer.  But that doesn’t mean […]

Filed Under: Business Networking, Networking Plan Tagged With: ballgames, barbeques, business networking, introductions, networking, patios, picnics, questions, relationships, vacation

October 24, 2011 by David J.P. Fisher Leave a Comment

Networking and Dating

If you have ever stepped back and watched the action at a business networking event, the resemblance to a singles bar is uncanny (and slightly unnerving).  Think about it, there’s a bunch of people wandering around, nervously approaching people they don’t know because they’re hoping to meet that special someone that will make their life better.  […]

Filed Under: Business Networking, Introduction Skills, Networking Philosophy Tagged With: business, business networking, dating, introductions, marketing, networking, online dating, professional networking, relationships, sales, singles, singles bar, training

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