Centres of Influence | Magnetic Business Solutions

Clients are the bread and butter of any business, and pleasing them is the most important thing you can do on a day-to-day basis. But...

Is There Gold Lying Dormant in Your Database? It’s easy sometimes to consider former clients to be dead-end opportunities,...

As consumers, we love competition. All those great companies out there competing for our business by offering better quality, more...

I was a speaker recently at the Biz Brigade, an event sponsored by Dorothy Briggs, publisher of Womanition Magazine. There were over...

I met a hair stylist over the weekend whose business is thriving serving rising stars in the music, arts and entertainment world. She...

They say that it never rains, but it pours. And in business, that can be a good or a bad thing, depending on whether Murphy is...

As a business owner, you run into all sorts of situations in a day that require quick decisions. The Buck-Stops-Here-Right-Now kinds...

To develop a high quality list of prospects, you must first identify those who make the best clients for you. Take a look at your...

Actually “Fewer is Better” would be a more appropriate title. Networking is not about exchanging the most business cards, but...

If you have elected to pursue a low-cost, referral-based marketing strategy to help build your business, you will only be able to grow...

Like friendship, the essence of a referral-buddy relationship is respect and reliability. You wouldn’t want negativity, jealousy,...

People who attend business networking events are there for one reason – to network with other business folk, for the purpose of...

It’s inevitable when you’re at a networking event that the person you’ve just been introduced to will ask you “So… what do...

In general, business networking events provide an opportunity to meet many other people with similar interests – to grow their...

If the thought of networking in a room full of strangers starts your knees knocking, rest assured that you’re not alone. In addition...