Grab anyone in the street and ask him/her what's the best advertising method, and he/she will probably tell you it's word-of-mouth advertising.Over the few decades, entrepreneurs have come up with various means and concepts to improve on sales by changing the way products are advertised. Every physical space that can contain advertisements are sought for. In the past, ads were restricted to billbo
Business Network Int’l., the largest networking organization in the world specializing in business referrals for members, is opening a brand new chapter in Gig Harbor, Washington. The kick-off informational meeting will be Tuesday, August 12th at 7:30 a.m. in the Harvester Restaurant, 5601 Soundview Drive, Gig Harbor. Anyone interested in joining or finding more information [...]
According to a study done, some 80% of available jobs are never advertised, and over half of all employees obtain their jobs through networking. This just means that newspaper or advertising flyers are not your most important source for a successful job search. It is in fact your network that gives you a career.Families, friends, and even former colleagues are valuable resources and information about specific job openings that are not publicly posted or have yet to be advertised. This inside information is very valuable because it gives you a competitive advantage because you get a first hand description of the company, what it does, and what it looks for in an employee. Relationships, we must accept, is key to opening up a world of opportunities, enjoyment, and efforts that can have a ma
An individual claiming to represent the Russian Business Network has denied media reports (including a Washington Post story I wrote that ran last week) the company provides Web hosting services to numerous cyber criminal operations. Experts quoted in my story and others, the RBN representative said, were essentially wrong in their assessments. The [...]
The text below was originally included as part of the story The Washington Post ran today on the Russian Business Network. The content below was cut for space reasons, but I thought the anecdote was interesting and timely enough to include here in the blog. It deals with a security administrator at a [...]
A business network can be defined as a group of people that have some kind of commercial relationship. For example the relationships between boss-employee, buyer-supplier, and colleague-colleague.
According to experts, business networking functions best when individuals offer to help others to find connections, rather than "cold-calling" on prospects themselves. Business networking can take
