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From Business Cards to Business Relationships: Personal Branding and Profitable Networking Made Easy, 2nd Edition

ISBN: 978-1-118-36418-5
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272 pages
July 2012
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Preface xi

Introduction xv

THE FIRST PILLAR OF PROFITABLE NETWORKING: PERSPECTIVE

Chapter 1: The Power of Building a Profitable Network 3

Chapter 2: What Does Having a Strong Network Mean to You? 7

Chapter 3: Expectations 10

Chapter 4: What Networking Is Not 14

Chapter 5: Understanding Business Networking 18

Chapter 6: Friendship versus Business Relationships 21

Chapter 7: Education and Connection 26

Summary 28

THE SECOND PILLAR OF PROFITABLE NETWORKING: PERSONAL BRAND

Chapter 8: Th e Business of YOU 33

Chapter 9: Overcoming Age Objections 37

Chapter 10: You Never Know Who's Watching 41

Chapter 11: Your Ideal Personal Brand 44

Chapter 12: Reality Check 46

Chapter 13: Why It Matters 49

Chapter 14: Personal Hygiene and Grooming 51

Chapter 15: Professional Wardrobe 53

Chapter 16: A Smile 57

Chapter 17: Eye Contact 59

Chapter 18: Authenticity 61

Chapter 19: Approachability 63

Chapter 20: The Tone and Pitch of Your Voice 65

Chapter 21: Sense of Humor 67

Chapter 22: Confidence: Part One 69

Chapter 23: Confidence: Part Two 72

Chapter 24: Confidence: Part Three 74

Chapter 25: Recovering from Embarrassing Situations 80

Chapter 26: Building Your Reputation 83

Summary 87

THE THIRD PILLAR OF PROFITABLE NETWORKING: PROCEDURES

Chapter 27: The Fundamentals 91

Chapter 28: Handshakes 93

Chapter 29: Name Tags 97

Chapter 30: Remembering Names 99

Chapter 31: Forgetting Names 103

Chapter 32: Dining Etiquette 105

Chapter 33: Objectives for Attending Events 110

Chapter 34: Calculating the Return on Investment for Events 112

Chapter 35: Networking Eff ectively with Spouses, Friends, and Work Colleagues 116

Chapter 36: Before an Event 119

Chapter 37: Understanding Event Flow 123

Chapter 38: Arrival 126

Chapter 39: Mingling Formula 128

Chapter 40: Initiating Dialogue 130

Chapter 41: Small, but Meaningful, Chat 133

Chapter 42: Listening 138

Chapter 43: Creating Mini-Bonds 140

Chapter 44: Exchanging Contact Information 144

Chapter 45: Moving On 146

Chapter 46: Breaking into Group Discussions 151

Chapter 47: Business Cards 153

Chapter 48: Communicating YOU 157

Chapter 49: Developing Your Own 5-10-15-Second Communication 163

Chapter 50: General Business Etiquette 166

Summary 177

THE FOURTH PILLAR OF PROFITABLE NETWORKING: STRATEGIC PLAN

Chapter 51: Now What? 181

Chapter 52: The Logical First Step 183

Chapter 53: Electronic Filing System 188

Chapter 54: Categorizing Contacts 190

Chapter 55: Relationship-Development Action Plan 195

Chapter 56: Following Up 199

Chapter 57: Transitioning from Social to Business 206

Chapter 58: Maintaining Relationships 210

Chapter 59: Tapping into Your Network 213

Chapter 60: Staying Visible 217

Chapter 61: Online Networking 220

Chapter 62: Accessing the Traditional Media 225

Chapter 63: Finding Your Focus 229

Chapter 64: Filling Your Calendar 235

Chapter 65: Analyzing the Options 238

Chapter 66: Networking Ruts 243

Summary 245

Epilogue 247

About the Author 251

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