http://www.j25bni.co.uk/blog Business Networking in Derby and Nottingham UK Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:00:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Synopsis This week Brian Buffini joins Dr. Misner to discuss creating a proactive system for referrals. You need a systematic approach to cultivate referrals on a daily basis. The essence of it is: Build relationships Provide value Remind the people in your database that you’re looking for referrals This requires sorting your database by your ... http://www.j25bni.co.uk/blog/archives/621 http://www.j25bni.co.uk/blog/archives/620 Synopsis This week’s topic is the Classification Cowboy, illustrated by BNI member Dan Fletcher. A Classification Cowboy is someone who tries to take more than one profession within a chapter. If you try to take more than one classification in a chapter, you’re blocking the connections and referrals that can be brought ... http://www.j25bni.co.uk/blog/archives/619 This is a temporary post that was not deleted. Please delete this manually. (3ce05c7f-2403-4ce3-971d-c16e7f69950e – 3bfe001a-32de-4114-a6b4-4005b770f6d7) http://www.j25bni.co.uk/blog/archives/618 Our house was very much in need of an upgrade to the central heating system. The existing boiler was old and unreliable, the system noisy and inefficient, it was well past its prime. We asked Profile Plumbing to undertake this work. David came to see us measured up for extra ... http://www.j25bni.co.uk/blog/archives/614 Synopsis Dr. Misner is recording this podcast early because he’s going on Safari in Africa this week. Here are some suggestions on how to use social media effectively. If you have a social media expert in your chapter, talk to them. Schedule your time with social media and make it part of a strategy. Find ... http://www.j25bni.co.uk/blog/archives/617 Synopsis Dr. Misner recently received an e-mail from someone who wanted to get the benefit of BNI without actually attending the weekly meetings. This is like wanting to win an Olympic medal without having to go through exhaustive physical training. None of us can do less and get the same results. In ... http://www.j25bni.co.uk/blog/archives/613 I recently joined J25 BNI and for the first time worked with 2 members on a project.   I hadn’t worked with any of these members before so I entered this new phase of BNI with trepidation…   I had no need to worry I worked with Simon Davey from Simon Design for the design ... http://www.j25bni.co.uk/blog/archives/607  Our house was very much in need of new windows as the existing ones were over 25 years old and in obvious need of replacement. We thought initially that we would only be able to replace two large windows downstairs. Jason’s salesman came to see us, measured up and explained ... http://www.j25bni.co.uk/blog/archives/605 Synopsis Here are some tips for networking with strangers—at a chamber mixer, or with visitors at BNI meetings. They come from Alice Ostrower’s article in Masters of Networking. Get the person’s attention by showing interest. Ask questions. Add interest. Respond to the answer, but don’t move the conversation to you. Involve. Use the “Feel/felt/found” ... http://www.j25bni.co.uk/blog/archives/604