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Leveraging your marketing dollar

The following article written by Tim Klabunde was published by the International Society of Weighing & Measuring. “It’s not that I am cheep, it is just that I like getting a lot of value for my money.”  I believe many people feel this way when it comes to their marketing budget.  We all want to [...]

Networking Tip 102: The Secret to a Great Conversation

Great conversations don’t always just happen. This week I wanted to post a little secret I use to start great conversations via an 80 second video. Thank you all for the overwhelming response from the first Cofebuz video posted three weeks ago, it was amazing to see that almost 1,000 of you have already checked [...]

The Old Rules Still Apply

Successful businesses are built on foundational truths that do not change with market conditions or time. To be successful in 2010 you are going to need to focus on the same things that business leaders needed to focus on in the last century: the

Building Relationships that Build Business

Relationships are the foundation of business. Whether it is relationships inside your company or outside of your company, relationships allow your business to either thrive or fail. Because of this, focusing on relationships is one of the most effective ways to improve your company and simultaneously build personal success. Identify key relationships Think about the [...]

Great Networkers tell Great Stories

When you meet someone for the first time, you have about 45 seconds to identify an area of mutual interest in order to avoid an awkward end to your conversation. Most people start by looking to their titles and companies: “I’m Tim Klabunde with Gordon, what is your name…” They then expand the circle looking [...]

Something about all of us

Today the Design and Construction Network will break 1,800 members, our expansion into Philadelphia for the next networking event is already exceeding expectations, and to date over 500 people that have attended our networking events in Washington DC. It leaves me wondering how it is that the network has experienced such incredible growth. Something about [...]