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Is your network down?
August Project
Help Diane Network
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| Is your network down? |
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| For my
book I'm interviewing people to hear their stories and
perspective about networking.
Recently I had the privilege of speaking with Pam Alexander
from Alexander Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide. She is on
numerous boards and is active with several conferences and
associations. She was incredibly enthusiastic about the role
that networking has played in her success.
We spoke extensively about how networking is much more than
a one time occurrence. In fact if you want to know as someone
who's in the loop, you need to stay connected to people. After
all, you don't want your network to go down!
"Networking is a recurring commitment" were her words of
wisdom. If there are people you have lost track of, make the
decision now to reconnect.
Be honest - tell them you heard it in an email newsletter
from me!
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| If you
are realizing that you have indeed lost touch with people,
here are a few things to do:
Make the decision you will NEVER let it happen again
Make a list of all the people you know and categorize
them. For example, work colleagues, neighbors, softball team,
beach buddies, etc.
Step back and look at the list - who would like to meet
each other
Write out what problems you solve - for example a CPA
helps people with their financials, a salesperson helps
businesses grow, etc.
Make several introductions
Do it for them, not you
When they ask what you are up to, tell them what you do.
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 For the
McGraw-Hill book, I'm interviewing people on how networking
has contributed to their success. If you can make an
introduction, let me know. Here are some of the names:
David Letterman
Tiger Woods
Carly Fiorina
Diane Sawyer
Elton John
Ben Affleck
Matt Damon
Kevin Bacon
If you can make an introduction or you know someone who
would be interesting to interview, please send an email with
"Book Interview" in the subject line to Book
Interview.
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free to share this email with others ...
Happy August - we'll connect again in September!
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| Email Strategies |
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Subject Line
This is PRIME real estate. Use
it wisely. Make the subject line entice people to open your
email.
Attachments
When including a proposal or resume,
name the document with the receiver in mind. "Resume v.3" can
quickly get lost in a recruiting agency and if the company is
expecting several proposals, be sure yours stands out.
Signature
PLEASE be sure your contact information
is attached to every email. It's aggravating when the receiver
wants to call and the phone number isn't there. Make it EASY
for people to get in touch.
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