April Brainwaves: ME - The Business Leader

April Brainwaves will focus on leadership.  Whether we are in a business of one or a business of many, leadership is key.  It is the value behind your brand.  It is your image.

Brainwaves will focus on:

• what are my leadership skills
• how do I demonstrate my leadership skills
• how can I improve my leadership skills
• leadership skills inventory

Join us by phone, for FREE:  Wednesday April 6th, 2011 @ 7:30 am.

Click here to reserve your seat now!

Networking Strategies

There are so many great tips and ideas to make networking effective.  Here a few steps to help make your networking successful:

• Choose a networking event to attend after researching attendees (online or by phone call to the organizer) to make sure that the people there are in your target audience.
• When at the event, even if you are shy, remember that everyone is there to network and speak with others, no one wants to be left standing alone, so you can even make your shyness or 'new-ness' a part of the conversation when you see someone standing by themselves.
• When speaking with others, focus on them - what do they do, how do they do it, who is their ideal customer.
• Take notes on their business card.  Don't forget your pen!
• Follow up is critical - be methodical and provide value with each follow up - whether by phone, email or regular mail.  It's not about closing the sale in the follow up.  It's about building a foundation for a relationship.
• Be genuine.  Be yourself. 

Let me know if you would like the complete notes by replying to this post.  You can also post more of your own ideas here too!

Don't forget to join us on April 6th for a personal development Brainwaves By Phone Session:

Me - the Business Leader!

How to Make Twitter Work for You

Are You Ready to Find Out How to Make Twitter Work for You?

Join us for a FREE webinar on Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 2pm EST

to learn how to put Twitter to work for YOU!

In this free webinar you will learn:

• How to develop a Twitter marketing strategy
• What to say on Twitter
• How to make your Twitter profile stand out from everyone else

You will also receive some great bonuses that you can start using immediately to help you develop a great social media marketing plan.

Bonus 1: “5 Key Communication Strategies to Build Your Brand”, downloadable report (available as soon as you sign up!)

Bonus 2: Social Media Marketing Metrics, downloadable template (available after the webinar)

Bonus 3: Replay of the Webinar to watch at your convenience (available after the webinar)

Bonus 4: “How I Tripled my Blog Traffic in Two Months”, downloadable report (available immediately upon signup!)

Click to sign up!

March Brainwaves: Networking Strategies

Networking is the way business gets done these days.  It's no longer about how long the client has done the same old business with you....it's about the relationship you have built with the client and this starts out with networking.  They stick with you because they know you, you have added value to the service you offer, they trust you...you don't simply send them an annual or monthly invoice. You are people - connected!

March Brainwaves will focus on Networking and how to build relationships - it is easy to say (and type), not so easy to put into action if you are not regularly out there doing it.

Join us on our FREE call:  Wednesday March 2nd, 2011 @ 7:30 am to brainwave about:

• how to connect with people
• elevator pitches or HUB statements
• follow up process
• what the relationship means

Click here to sign up and reserve your seat today!

Brainwaves By Phone Update

This is the view from my front door the day after the snow-pocalypse in Southwestern Ontario. 

It is cold out but the sun is shining and the water is dripping from the eaves creating icicles and puddles at the same time.

Business needs to be able to adapt to changes created by the market, internal events or even natural events that get thrown our way.  Instead of postponing our Brainwaves session for February, we decided to host a FREE Brainwaves by Phone session.  We had a good response to the sign ups.  Had a little less response to actually getting on the call.  Nonetheless, we had a very good discussion on Untapped Business Opportunities.

Here are some of the key points:

• The hardest door to get through is the car door – schedule time to make the plan, then make it and follow it.
• We all wear so many hats as entrepreneurs, need to juggle the time and prioritize each day or week.  Have a set of goals for the year and break down the quarters to reach those goals
• Challenge is getting commitment from the client – follow thru – they always like what you are attempting to sell, it’s the decision-making that takes time and is usually a matter of ‘timing’

What we kept coming back to as a group was that 'untapped opportunities' are not just emerging trends, they can actually be at our doorstep - we need to be disciplined and focused, build and implement a plan, measure the success and repeat the process to get the clients we need to build and grow our business.

For a full copy of the notes, please email me at lora@solutionlinx.com.

Our next session will be March 2, 2011 - Networking - what to do when you get there and follow up tips!

SNOW ALERT!!!

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Due to the impending snow storm headed our way, the February Brainwaves Session will take place by phone.

So...instead of getting out and shovelling snow at 7:30 am tomorrow morning (Wednesday February 2nd), grab a cup of coffee and join us for a great discussion on Untapped Business Opportunities for 2011.

Meet new people, share ideas and of course, jumpstart your day with Brainwaves.

Click here to register.

Then we will send you the details for the teleconference number and access code.

Special Bonus for Brainwaves by Phone attendees:  extended Early Bird Pricing on Leadercast Tickets (until February 15th, 2011) - send me an email to receive this bonus:  lora@solutionlinx.com .

February Brainwaves: Untapped Business Opportunities

Untapped Business Opportunities usually means money in the bank.....
....but for some reason we are afraid to go after them.  Either we are not sure how or what or when or who....and really all we need is just a little push to find those answers.

Sometimes I wonder if we are just a little afraid of being successful and raising our own bar - then we would have to jump even higher!

February's Brainwaves will discuss:

• how my business can capitalize on emerging trends in my business area or other ones
• what resources are available to me
• who has what I need

Come prepared to share your ideas.  Or, if you have chased an untapped opportunity - tell your story and talk about how you survived!

Head over to the Buy Now page to sign up!

See you at Cora on Amy Croft in Tecumseh

Wednesday February 2nd, 2011 @ 7:30 am