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Serina Kelly What Would I Miss

Last night at the Rainmakers Main Event, Lorraine Ball of Roundpeg spoke about our local economic eco-system. She asked each of us to list three businesses we would miss if they were to close up, and it really started making me think what part I can play to make sure this doesn’t happen to the three I listed. First thing I can do is to make sure everyone within my circle or “tribe” knew how much I appreciated my three – and even though I thin… Continue

Added by Serina Kelly on October 28, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Lisa K McDonald They Are Watching You.....

When midterms came out the Head Varsity Baseball Coach emailed me about my son’s grades a few days later. (This coach is great, he really keeps tabs on his boys and helps ensure that they are a positive reflection of the team, the school and the community.) When I told Jake about th… Continue

Added by Lisa K McDonald on October 24, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Patric Welch Is social media a fad?

Whenever I give a presentation to a group of people, I open it up for questions at the end. This usually leads to some interesting questions. It also tells me what topics people are interested in that I might want to cover in future presentations. One question that always comes up is the one about social networking, or social media. It usually comes in one of the following flavors:
  • "What is this Twitter thing?"
  • "My daughter told me to get on Facebook. It seems like a big wast
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Added by Patric Welch on October 19, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Michael Reynolds Facebook Fan Page vs Group: What's the Difference?

I've been asked many times recently what the difference is between a Facebook fan page and a Facebook group. It's a great question and the two are similar enough that it can sometimes be confusing. Here's my short answer: if you have a logo and a legal entity, you probably want a fan page. Otherwise, you probably want a group. Fan pages are more appropriate for businesses, non-profits, organizations, or any entity that has a legal presence and a brand. For example, SpinWeb has a… Continue

Added by Michael Reynolds on August 25, 2009 at 10:56am — 1 Comment

Lena Lucas What “Americans for Prosperity” against Cap and Trade bill don’t want you to know? Read more http://bit.ly/VybNx

You are invited to attend FREE ($45 value) event on how Cap and Trade will affect your business panel discussion and Networking event on September 3rd at the Indianapolis Columbia Club. You can ask questions and get impartial answers from independent panel of experts. FREE attendance is made possible by event title sponsor - Engro LLC . Space is limited and assigned on first come first serve basis. Registration is required: http://hoosiercapandtrade.eventbrite.com/ Continue

Added by Lena Lucas on August 24, 2009 at 2:09pm — No Comments

Lena Lucas Invitation: FREE Panel Discussion and Networking event: STRATEGIES FOR YOUR BUSINESS TO SURVIVE IN A CAP AND TRADE WORLD

I would like to invite you to an FREE upscale networking event at the Indianapolis Columbia Club on September 3rd. Learn about current Greenhouse Gas legislation and how it applies to your business; What ef… Continue

Added by Lena Lucas on August 24, 2009 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

Crystal Hammon Invest in you: seven tips for getting the most out of attending a conference

Invest in you: tips for getting the most out of your conference attendance Blog Indiana isn’t over for me. Sponsored by the School of Informatics at IUPUI and other corporate sponsors, this three-day conference on blogging and social media ended yesterday. It jangled my nerves. It reconnected me with someone I hadn’t seen in almost a decade. It freed me of some self-limiting beliefs that have dogged me for years. And it introduced me to… Continue

Added by Crystal Hammon on August 18, 2009 at 9:01am — No Comments

Kirk Booher Networking works....if you work it

Networking works… …if you work it By Kirk Booher aka GuardianMan The IBJ The Indianapolis Business Journal’s special insert for July 27, 2009 is titled ‘Navigating the Economy’.

It is nifty illustration and ties in wel… Continue

Added by Kirk Booher on August 7, 2009 at 7:00am — No Comments

Lynnell Nixon-Knight Not your father’s networking event: MEDICAL SCIENCE DEVELOPERS THROW A PARTY

Let’s say you’re an entrepreneur. You have this great idea for a small medical device. It’s filling a specific niche, and it’s innovative and efficient. Great. But how to get it from your mind to the minions? The good news in – you’re not in this alone. There are people – companies – out there who can come along side to mentor you and help bring your brain child to life (and more importantly, to market). INpact is a consortium of such individuals and companies. INpact resources help you navig… Continue

Added by Lynnell Nixon-Knight on August 5, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Ellen Dunnigan Say It Like You Mean It - And Be Remembered!

How is your 60 second introduction? Are you using words and phrases that will connect you with the people you are meeting with everyday? For example if you are an IT professional, what are you saying that will help the people you are networking with and meeting with understand exactly who you are and what you do? Does your introduction sound like this? “Hello, my name is David, and I work for XYZ IT Solutions, and I am a developer.” That introduction is not very memorable, is it? Why don’t yo… Continue

Added by Ellen Dunnigan on July 14, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Joh Padgett Top 5 Signs You've Goofed Your Social Marketing Campaign

How do you know when your efforts to market your product or service have gone too far when using social networks to promote your brand? There are many signs to look out for that will let you know you've crossed the line from innovative and cool to spammer and online pariah. Here are the Top 5 Signs You've Goofed Your Social Marketing Campaign:

  1. Losing Friends and Followers

    One of the best signs you've been a little overzealous in your online pitches is
… Continue

Added by Joh Padgett on July 6, 2009 at 5:07am — 2 Comments

Casey Mullins Expanding my Muffin in the Name of Charity.

Let's face it.

Me? In a charity pancake eating contest against former rock stars and a local weather guy? I don't stand a chance. I can talk smack, but in this case? I can't bring it.

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Added by Casey Mullins on May 21, 2009 at 8:42am — 4 Comments

Angelo Peduto Circle City Tickets Announces New Revenue Opportunity For Online Partners

(Indianapolis, IN May 13, 2009) - Circle City Tickets, one of the most reputable ticket brokers in the industry, recently announced that it has begun partnering with qualified web sites to generate additional traffic to the Circle City web site – www.CircleCityTickets.com. The new program has been designed to offer partners a way to generate additional revenue by hosting ads and links to the Circle City web site on their own sites. In return, partners rec… Continue

Added by Angelo Peduto on May 13, 2009 at 1:38pm — No Comments

Hazel "The Queen" Walker Your Referral Dance Partner - Are they Trained

Dancing with the Stars is a very very popular program. The dancers spend a great deal of time training their dance partners. When one goes left the other goes right, there are dips and turns, stops and starts and all of it with the rhythm of the music in the background. How does all of this relate to referrals, it is the same strategy. If you are going to get valuable referrals from your referral partners it requires that you train them and train them correctly. Back to the dancers, one is the… Continue

Added by Hazel "The Queen" Walker on May 9, 2009 at 6:06pm — 2 Comments

Amy Lemen Don't sell yourself short

This week, I had a realization that I would like to share with small business owners or freelancers who are just starting out on their own. It is this: just because you are new to your business, in a start up mode, or are small doesn't mean that your skills and business are less valuable than what anyone else can provide. Sure, it might mean that you have less experience, but you still bring value to the table. Don't feel like you have to apologize for being new or small. Have confidence in what… Continue

Added by Amy Lemen on May 3, 2009 at 10:28am — 2 Comments

Hazel "The Queen" Walker Ladies, Ask for What You Want

Over the years I have developed a pretty deep network and one of the things that I spend a lot of time doing is up dating my database. In the process of doing that this week I noticed that my strongest referral relationships are with guys. So I began to think about that, why are there more males in my strong contact network instead of women and here are some of the things that I came up with. When I sit down with a guy to build a referral relationship the conversation tends to be straight forwa… Continue

Added by Hazel "The Queen" Walker on April 21, 2009 at 10:18pm — 2 Comments

Jeff Bowe Can We Network Too Much?

Networking has become a very popular way to find business opportunities through relationships and expanding one's contact sphere. For some, networking has also become a pastime and the line between work and play has become blurred. That made me wonder, is it possible to network too much? How much networking should we do? What are we trying to accomplish? Here's some thoughts on Too Much N… Continue

Added by Jeff Bowe on April 17, 2009 at 9:55am — 9 Comments

Amy Lemen Some good advice on advice.

In general, I am new to the whole blog thing. I did my first business oriented posts for the first time last week. If you are curious about consumer marketing, you can check out my blog at ALLinOneMarketing.wordpress.com. But I would also like to post some general "good advice" that I have received in this blog on smaller indiana. I am starting up my own small business like I believe many others are on the site, and so I am happy to share the… Continue

Added by Amy Lemen on April 16, 2009 at 6:37pm — 2 Comments

Toni Sholty OK World - Blogging and a GEM of a Read!

Ok. I have resisted and resisted..but its futile. The interface of technology and communication keeps knocking me on the forehead (or back of the head) and as much as I feel like a baby taking its first steps, awkward and unsteady, but curious and energized by what I am about to discover through this ‘blogging’ thing, I know that I must not resist anymore, and have to take the plunge to join the millions of others who have something valuable to say (or not so valuable-depending on your own view… Continue

Added by Toni Sholty on April 2, 2009 at 1:30pm — 2 Comments

Brooke Randolph We're All a Twitter!

After 2.5 weeks tweeting for the adoption agency and soon after my own private practice, I have written a blog attempting to answer the question "What is Twitter?" for our clients and encouraging them to follow us. W… Continue

Added by Brooke Randolph on March 21, 2009 at 4:17am — No Comments

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