Posts Tagged ‘ business cards ’

Working a Mixer for More Business

Oct 5th, 2009 | By Dr. Letitia Wright | Category: Featured Articles, Wright Ideas

Business Micer
This article is for people who want to be more comfortable at mixers and meeting people to create more business for them.
I recently went to a cocktail party celebrating the release of the new issue of Iona Magazine.

I write the health column for that magazine and went to represent the magazine and frankly to get out of the house. I realized I had not done any networking events in about 3 months. There were many reasons why I had not been in networking events and now I was ready to get back out there. Every business should do at least one networking event a month. You have to meet new people and be seen by the people who already know you. Many people are jaded and feel like networking events are not profitable. They are not profitable if you just go in and pass out your cards and gather cards. I only took 3 cards home. I made 5 appointments to call and talk with people I already knew about upcoming events and projects.

Here are a few rules to making a networking event become financially profitable for you. (more…)



Iona Magazine Cocktail Party

Sep 24th, 2009 | By Dr. Letitia Wright | Category: A Note for You, Featured Articles

Great Networking and it was great to meet the readers of Iona Magazine. I write the health column, for some reason everyone thinks it’s a sex column. Not sure why. Hope to see a few more peeps at the next event!
It was wonderful.

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When to throw out a business card

Feb 17th, 2009 | By Dr. Letitia Wright | Category: Featured Articles, Wright Ideas

When To Throw Out A Business Card

 

  It’s not just a matter of clutter. It’s not just a matter of contact management. Some of your contacts in your management files need to be thrown out also. It’s about productivity. It’s about making sure you are really moving your business forward and not just doing busy work.

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