Chocolate Blues Business Networking Festival August 2013

sweet business connections www.BizFestival.com • Facebook.com/ChocolateBluesFans Pri zes Door All door prize winners will be announced on the Chocolate Blues Facebook Fanpage. The winners will be personally contacted by the company giving away the prize. Visit www.Facebook.com/ChocolateBluesFans to see a complete list of winners 50 Plus Media Solutions Plants Align Chiropractic 1/2 hour Massage All in One Computers $75 off service All Pro Web Tools $500 Basic Webste American Classifieds $500 Ad Package Arbonne Spa Basket Artesian Spring Oriental Medicine $112 Gift Cetificate BeautiControl Spa package Beijo Bags Wallet Career Solutions Group DVD Claires Key Chains/Gift Card Comfortzone North Photo Print Cornerstone Home Lending Scentsy doTERRA IPC Essential oil Introductory kit Enviropest Gift card Essentials For Your Life Beauty & Bath Basket Gadget Geek Apps FREE mobile website valued at $349. Good Samaritan Society Surprise Gift Card International Black Belt Academy 5 wk trial gift certificate Isborn Security Services Gift certificate for concealed carry class Jamberry Nails Nail wraps Jewell Bags Purse LegalShield Computer Monitor Lenticular Photography Photo Print Murray Orthodontics Whitening Park Lane Jewelry Professional Document Solutions Fujitsu Scanner Rayne Design 1 hour Branding Strategy Session ($150 value) Regis University Regis Gear Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Chocolate Scentsy Warmer See Life Vision Sunglasses Send Out Cards SOC box & $25 Gift Card Serenigy Coffee & tea SILPADA Jewels and chocolate Skin Transformations 3 Facials Slumber Parties Hot heart massager Stampin’Up! SU! Product Thirty One Bag Tomboy Tools Hammer Weld Family Clinic of Chiropractic Wellness Basket Wells Fargo Gift bag WineShop At Home Wine accessory WY-CO Workforce Partnership Workforce symposium Xocai Chocolate Healthy Chocolate and Skincare 4 Networking Tips: 1. Occasionally look up new things for your industry and make sure you’re correctly educated on them or learn more about them. Being able to deliver updated and relevant information about your industry can go far for you. 2. If you’re in a group, encourage the occasional “networking game”, such as one meeting per month, someone else gives your commercial for you. 3. Create a social media calendar and schedule updates to go out so you can constantly be present online. Activate your alerts on the social media sites so you can engage in conversation if someone comments, replies, shares, retweets, or likes a post. 4. Get an accountability partner. 5. Pretend you’re not you. When you’re planning out your networking, social media posts, meetings, etc. step “out” of your shoes for a few minutes and pretend you’re advising someone else on their business. What would you do differently? 6. Measure your actions. Did you meet 30 people on Tuesday? Set a goal to contact 50% in some way and maybe from that, plan to secure 1-on-1 meetings with 50% of who you followed up with.

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