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Productive Networking: 22 Ideas to Organize Business Cards for Effective Followup

Stephanie LH Calahan

" That is what a recent client told me when I opened a drawer in her office and found it filled with business cards. The cards had been collected over a year or so of miscellaneous networking events and trade shows.    Over time, she had forgotten who many of the people were or even why she had kept the card. . 

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Tackling Business Strategy: 6 Tenets of Building a Scalable Brand

Success

Work with a professional graphic designer at the planning stage of your business and consider all the possibilities for future growth. That logo may look fine close-up on a business card. Many times, I have worked with clients who routinely tweaked and updated mission statements to reflect changing staff or fleeting goals.

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Eco-Friendly Payroll Options for Your Business

Eco-Office Gals

In truth, there are myriad ways to accomplish this goal, such as instituting a recycling program, scheduling regular waste assessments, using green energy, conserving water, and installing software that manages energy draw by putting inactive computers to sleep. Post from: Eco-Office Gals Eco-Friendly Payroll Options for Your Business.

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Get Unstuck: Three Dozen Ways to Stir Up Fresh Ideas

Productivity Bits

If you find yourself in that place where the results you’ve been getting are not solving the problem or helping you achieve your goals, you need to do something different. Listen to the sounds of the city as it wakes up and gets busy. Then donate your purchases to a homeless shelter. — expecting different results.

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The Great Calendar Debate - Paper or Electronic - 21 Experts Weigh.

Stephanie LH Calahan

  One item frequently purchased at this time of year is a calendar or planner for the upcoming year.  It is perfect for people who are in sales of any kind, especially if the customer or client does not generally make a buying decision immediately, or if follow up is needed after the initial purchase.

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21 Tips for Job Hunting - A Comprehensive Strategy

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

The goal is to get INFORMATION and ADVICE which almost anyone can provide, not ask for an interview, a favor, or a job. She gave me her business card. I craft a ton of questions on what I want to know about the role, the team, the company, the near future, immediate goals, and challenges and enjoyable aspects.

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Do you ask for permission or forgiveness? | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

And I definitely don’t want to purchase something from a company I can’t trust to ask me nicely to pay attention to what they’re doing. My email lists are not for sale, and I don’t purchase email list. Even in a networking setting when someone gives me their business card, I ask whether it’s OK to put them on my list.

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