Are networking events consistently sold out?
Do sponsors and attendees rave afterwards?
Are your members skilled & confident networkers?
Would you like them to be?

Empowering organizations with the knowledge and tools to dramatically innovate & advance their relationship networking services

In this Issue:

   Articles:  
10 Tips for Delivering Solid First Impressions  By Dean Lindsay

Recipe for Holiday Networking
By Adam Small

   NetworkMAX™ course information

   Recommended Reading

   Testimonials & Inspiration

RECOMMENDED READING

10 Steps to Make Your Networking Work
by Arnold Sanow


The Power of
Follow Up
by Kelley Robertson



'Tis the Season
by Wendy Weiss



BOOK SPOTLIGHT


The Power of Approachability
By Scott Ginsberg

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Recipe for Holiday Networking
By Adam Small

Just as we begin recovering from the Thanksgiving food coma, BAM!...December emerges. The calendar turns to its last page, the temperature drops and the holidays are on the horizon.

Tis the season for office parties, mixers, family & religious celebrations.  A time to mingle with friends and colleagues.  No other period during the year offers such a wealth of fun opportunities to connect and cultivate relationships.  Eat. Mingle.  Be Merry.   Take advantage of building relationships as the focus shifts from business to people.

Below are some key ingredients to enhance your networking recipe during this holiday season.  A teaspoon here, dash there and pinch of spice, you can distinguish yourself and leave people craving more!  

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10 Tips for Delivering Solid First Impressions
By Dean Lindsay

Building a priceless business relationship entails creating a series of progress-based impressions.  None is more important than the first.  make sure your first meeting with someone is progress-based and powerful. 

Remember, people meet people all the time.  You need to stand out as someone they want future contact with.  To do this you must Be Progress in their mind.  You must be a Progress Agent.  

Here are 10 quick tips for delivering solid first impressions from Cracking the Networking CODE. 

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TESTIMONIALS

"SBN events are not to be missed! Starts on time, ends   on time, and squeezes out the maximum interpersonal communication value possible. The SBN team delivers up networking on steroids."  - Todd S., Publisher, NashvillePost.com

"It is amazing how investing such a little bit of time in something can bring such great results.  After attending just two of SBN's I became confident and comfortable enough with networking to walk into any event and meet
anyone.  Networking has already opened up several new business relationships for me.  SBN turned me from a complete network-phobe into a total network-fan."
- Mary S., Partner, Management Solutions Group