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elevator pitch: Is Your Elevator Pitch Micro or Macro? - 03/14/11 01:41 PM

When you are out at a networking event or meeting new people how do you answer the question: “What do you do?” If you are like most people you begin to dust off your elevator pitch in an attempt to dazzle and wow the questioner. Unfortunately your efforts to impress people with your “standard” elevator pitch is often the very reason why you do not connect. Eric Tsai’s “Creating the unforgettable elevator pitch” is a fantastic strategy that will improve your ability to connect and create business relationships.
Are you a Macro or Micro?
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elevator pitch: Networking's 10 Things To Avoid That Will Surprise You - 08/19/08 12:04 PM
“The #1 biggest mistake people make when networking is the Hard Sell”
Today a question came up in Susan Hanshaw’s career and transition workshop presented to the Marin Professionals Association in San Rafael, California. It was one of the biggest questions on everyone’s mind:
“What’s the best way to network?”
Before we examine the best method(s) to network and how to define networking, let’s identify the #1 biggest mistake people make when networking: The Hard Sell
Networking is not:
 

 
 
Selling yourself, your products, or your services Not "puking" your 15-30 second elevator pitch all over … (46 comments)

elevator pitch: Ann Tardy of Lifemoxie.com: How To Relentlessly Self Promote Your Business Without Alienating Your Audience - 05/23/08 12:54 AM
This past January I attended the San Francisco chapter of the Women in Consulting networking group in order to experience consultant Ann Tardy’s “Driving Revenue in 2008 with Asking + Relentless Self-Promotion.” Ann is the force behind www.lifemoxie.com.
Simply put Ann Tardy’s presentation was most valuable instructional 60 min workshop I have ever experienced. Ann’s delivery is crisp, fast paced and chock full of business altering information. She punctuates this onslaught of strategy, techniques, guides, and how to common sense with real life stories which establishes a sense of “we can do this together” camaraderie.
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Dean Guadagni

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Dean Guadagni is the Business Director for Inner Architect a social media marketing agency. We help businesses, corporations, and entrepreneurs understand how to utilize Web 2.0 and social media tools to deliver their value message. We perform diagnostics, create social media marketing plans, implement strategies, measure analytic information, as well as provide retainer based ongoing maintenance. We utilize direct marketing targeted strategies to measure our clients' message effectiveness and their ongoing engagement with their audience of consumers. This blog is an extension of http://Innerarchitect.com and my business self help real estate blog http://deansguide.wordpress.com. I write about business self help, networking, marketing, and branding. Interspersed within this core content are the techniques and tips on how to use social media like Linkedin and Twitter as well as your blog as the hub of your efforts to gain exposure and recognition with your target audience(s).


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