referral: What Do You Think of LinkedIn?
- 11/17/11 06:37 AM
People are constantly talking about Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. But what about LinkedIn? That's where business is supposed to be done, right? While I want to keep up with my friends, I really want to drive more sales. So why isn't LinkedIn more popular and talked about? I ran across an article from BusinessInsider.com through a link on LinkedIn of all places called How Linkedin's Lousy Sex Appeal Could End Up Killing It. You can read the whole article here: http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-the-no1-problem-at-linkedin-right-now-lousy-sex-appeal-2011-11. So what do you think about LinkedIn? Do you use it to prospect for new business or keep up with client (46 comments)
referral: Business Generation - Cold, Internet or Referral?
- 10/10/11 01:35 PM
So what's the best way to get new business? By new, I mean new clients with whom you haven't worked before. In my business as a Corporate Real Estate Advisor (tenant rep), my ideal clients are companies which already lease office space in the Plano/Dallas area. Most of my competitors make tons of cold calls - especially agents new to the business. I haven't spent much time cold calling because it just seems to annoy people and reduce my chances of actually getting the business. Now it's entirely possible that I haven't done it enough to really test it properly. Occassionally, I (0 comments)
Anything and everything related to corporate real estate - a company's use of real estate. This is usually a company's lease or purchase of office, warehouse or retail space.