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Networking

Business to business networking

How to get the most out of business networking by establishing win-win relationships and helping others.
December 5th, 2011 by Hannah du Plessis

The simple art of networking to grow your business

Networking is something you either love or you hate. However, whichever side of the fence you sit, it is something that can quickly change the fortunes of your business. It is not difficult, not expensive and done well, can generate exactly the sort of business you want right now. If you have done your networking well, when business starts to slow down, kicking in a little extra networking can turn it around in as little as one hour and for next to no expense. My Marketing Expert has some tips.
October 10th, 2011 by Jen Tyson

Beestings: Fine-tune technology to create a better customer experience

Thank you to all of you who voted for Bizbuzz in the Netguide Awards. You’ve helped make us a finalist and we hope you’re just as thrilled as we are! Today’s guaranteed-under-two-minute-read has tips and tools to help you use technology to create a better customer experience for your clients.
August 23rd, 2011 by Bizbuzz Team

Taking sweets from strangers

Your childhood stranger-danger conditioning might well be holding you back in business. Claudia Disney has some advice on breaking the ice with prospective customers.
July 1st, 2011 by Claudia Disney

Beestings: It's all about relationships

Relationships are the foundation of doing business. We've got tips, tools and freebees to help you manage yours.
June 7th, 2011 by Bizbuzz Team

Grow your business networks using LikedIn

If your business is looking to connect with other businesses, industry professionals and potential employees. it's time to take a closer look at LinkedIn.With over 100 million members worldwide, LinkedIn is the largest online networking tool devoted to professional connections - letting you network with new and existing colleagues, collaborators, prospects and customers. No longer do you need to own a set of golf clubs to assist in networking!
June 6th, 2011 by Jen Tyson

How to drum up business fast in this lukewarm economy

Getting new business fast depends on many things, including the channel you choose and understanding your target market -- but the effectiveness of everything can be exponentially increased by making the right offer.
May 13th, 2011 by Colin Kennedy

Six tips to build trust in a cynical world

In this age of cynical consumerism, it is critical to establish trust, credibility and confidence with customers and potential customers. Here are six tips on how to do it...
April 26th, 2011 by Colin Kennedy

Sales is no 'One hit wonder'

Here we tackle the area of marketing that will have the most impact on your bottom line. Sales. The reality is that until you sell something, all your marketing efforts have done is create awareness for your product or service and generate leads. Now you need to be able to back that up by maximising your sales opportunities and actually selling your products and services!
April 4th, 2011 by Jen Tyson

Four tips to help you keep commitments for good

Do people love doing business with you because you keep your word? Or do promises and plans seem to elude you just because you haven't found a way to make agreements stick? Lisa Mininni suggests ways to help you honour your commitments.
March 23rd, 2011 by Lisa Mininni

How much attention do your customers and prospects pay to your brand?

How much attention do you pay to your brand? Or more importantly, how much attention do your customers and prospects pay to your brand? If you're not getting maximum mileage from your brand, then you may be missing sales opportunities and limiting your growth potential. Even the smallest of companies benefits from having a strong brand.
February 9th, 2011 by Jen Tyson

The art of communicating with your customers

Good communications have the power to convert prospects into customers, to keep your existing customers from knocking on your competitor's door and to turn them into strong advocates for your business who will gladly recommend you to others.
January 17th, 2011 by Jen Tyson

Online profiles can make or break your social networking success

You wouldn't miss an opportunity to give a business card to someone at an offline networking event - so why join an online social networking site and neglect your profile? Bonnie Jo Davis has some excellent tips on making the most of yours
June 30th, 2010 by Bonnie Davis
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Why social marketing your way won't build your business

Almost every business these days, it seems, has adopted a social marketing strategy. Joanne Black says most are wasting their time - and she shares what you need to do to make social marketing really work for you
May 26th, 2010 by Joanne Black

Should you fake it till you make it?

It's a line often trotted out to business newbees, but are these words of wisdom? Hannah Samuel thinks not - or at least, not always
May 12th, 2010 by Hannah Samuel

Are you nurturing recommendations?

We all know how valuable good referrals are for our business - and Hannah Samuel points out the things you can be doing to encourage clients to recommend you to others
March 19th, 2010 by Hannah Samuel

Joint ventures can give your business a boost

Working with other businesses can give you a strategic advantage. Joint venture broker Brent Frewen explains how leveraging your network can be of benefit
March 17th, 2010 by Brent Frewen

An acid test of reputation

The success of your business rests on your reputation and Hannah Samuel tells you how to test what others really think of you
March 1st, 2010 by Hannah Samuel

Would you fish where there are no fish to catch?

There is little point in networking if you don’t know exactly who your target audience at that particular networking event might be. Bill James explains how to fish for business in the right places
April 6th, 2009 by Bill James

Four tips to get introverts networking successfully

Shy people, says Graham Southwell, often make better networkers than so called “people persons”
July 13th, 2007 by Graham Southwell