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BananaOffice: Dress to Impress
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Wednesday, 4 April 2012. It doesn't matter what I wear, it's my level of service that's important.". Like it or not ,. People make judgements about us from what we wear. From across a room someone cannot tell whether you are a financial advisor, a painter and decorator, a personal trainer or a car mechanic, but they will take a pretty good guess from the clothes that you wear. Dress how clients of your industry would expect to meet you. Remember, you are trying to tell yourself. And see how well you do&#...
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BananaOffice: Networking Tips: Talk about them, not you.
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Monday, 19 March 2012. Networking Tips: Talk about them, not you. We've all seen it happen, we've probably been a victim of it at some point. we may even been guilty of doing it ourselves - talking about our own business, when we should be asking the other person about theirs. You can give the other person a much better view of you, if you ask them about their. There's another added bonus about asking them about their business; you can start to subtly ask questions that can give you indications of how yo...
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BananaOffice: An Open Letter to RIM
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Sunday, 1 April 2012. An Open Letter to RIM. Having seen the $125m loss and your statement regarding "refocusing" the BlackBerry to target corporate customers, I would suggest that you don't forget the smaller business owners. As a BlackBerry fan, and the owner of two small business (plus being a Councillor for my town), I use my Bold 9900 everyday, for helping me to keep in contact with clients, suppliers and local residents. This is very true, why should you? Well, I am sure I am like many, many other ...
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BananaOffice: The Right Way to Upsell
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Monday, 19 December 2011. The Right Way to Upsell. Or how to get more money from your customers, but keeping them happy at the same time). Upselling seems an obvious practice, but some companies get it badly wrong and end up leaving customers with a bad impression. Don't try to sell something to someone they are not interested in, but add to what they already want. Instead, when a customer rings up wanting a rope cutter, our telephonists also ask if they want to purchase a spare blade to go with it. ...
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BananaOffice: Networking Tips: The Business Card
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Sunday, 18 September 2011. Networking Tips: The Business Card. The most important tool for any networker is the business card. This is one item that is worth taking a lot of time and thought over, and then purchasing the best quality you can afford. Remember, the card will remain with the people long after they met you. However, having a great card isn't just enough, you need to know how to treat both your own and others. Here, therefore, are some tips:. Keep your cards up to date. 19 March 2012 at 21:28.
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BananaOffice: What Sport Can Teach the Entrepreneur...
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Thursday, 30 August 2012. What Sport Can Teach the Entrepreneur. Anyone who watches sport, even casually, will have seen matches where a team or sports person has come back from almost certain defeat to win. I bet many people probably say to each other "Wow, they sure were lucky! But luck has nothing. To do with it. Lucky and the more I practice, the luckier I get! There is something within every. That "thing" is SELF BELIEF. There didn't appear to be anything wrong with Rufin, health-wise; he hadn't got...
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BananaOffice: What Makes Me Able to Do a "Tips For Networking Success" presentation?
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Wednesday, 18 April 2012. What Makes Me Able to Do a "Tips For Networking Success" presentation? If you have seen my tweets, and Facebook/LinkedIn updates, you will be aware that I will be giving a presentation, called " Top 5 Tips for Networking Success. At two events; see HERE. You're probably now wondering " What makes you an expert? I thought I would answer the question here. Expecting instant results and leaving disappointed when I didn't get a new client. I am now at the stage where I can go to eve...