Oh, dear. Bad news for someone who loves red jackets for networking and presenting; according to researchers: “Red makes you sexy, dumb, attractive and repellant.” Well, wait a minute. I could live with attractive, and maybe just a little sexy. And I’m not sure how you can truly be attractive and repellant at the [...]
Tag Archives: Networking
3 places to network in November
Toronto-area colleagues, you might be interested in these upcoming events (I’ll be there!): 1. IABC/Toronto: Professional Independent Communicators (PIC) Demystifying communications measurement Wednesday, November 2, 2011, 6 to 9 p.m. Metro Hall, Room 310, 55 John Street, Toronto Demonstrate your worth to your clients or your boss by measuring your efforts! Speaker Adele McAlear, Director [...]
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10 tips to network like a pro
Whether you run your own independent business or work in a corporate setting, you need to get out and network. Like having a profile on LinkedIn (as I suggested the other day), networking gives you another way of building your connections. And in the same way you always want to have a resume updated to [...]
Learn & socialize with these networking events
Get your calendar out! With a hint of fall in the air, networking engines are cranking into gear. After vacations and a more relaxed pace over the summer, suddenly it’s time to get back to the business of shaking hands and meeting people. Here are a few of the networking events in the Toronto area [...]
Great sessions for Toronto indies
There are some great sessions coming up for Toronto-area independent communicators: Wednesday, May 4, from 6 to 9 p.m. Taking the fear out of cold calling Metro Hall, 55 John Street, Toronto Ugh – who likes calling a stranger and trying to quickly prove you’re worth talking to? It’s called cold calling, and speaker Tom [...]
Making the most of LinkedIn
There’s an art to using LinkedIn to promote yourself and your business, and on March 2, social media strategist Jaime Almond told a record crowd of IABC Professional Independent Communicators and guests all about it. First, you might be interested to know that LinkedIn has more than 100 90 million members in over 200 countries; [...]
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Freelancing 101 tips
You can have it fast. You can have it good. You can have it cheap. Pick any two. If these are words for independent communicators to live by — reflecting the value of what we do — why do so many of us buckle when a prospective client balks at the price we propose? A [...]
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How to get paid what you’re worth
Are you getting paid what you’re worth? Anyone can appreciate the value and attraction of that concept, but perhaps independent business owners most of all. Last week, I attended a networking/professional development event on just that topic, put on by IABC/Toronto’s Professional Independent Communicators (PIC). The session was a panel discussion about fees and getting [...]
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Don’t-miss sessions for Toronto indies
If you’re an independent in the Toronto area, help set the stage for a successful year by attending these two sessions in January: (1) Are you getting paid what you’re worth? Wednesday, Jan. 5, 6 p.m. IABC/Toronto’s Professional Independent Communicators Find out from a panel of seasoned independent communicators how to price your work so [...]
Come network in Oakville Sept. 15
Wednesday marks the fall kick-off of networking/learning/socializing season, with a session called “Getting off the fragmented focus treadmill.” The event is hosted by the Halton-Peel Communications Association (HPCA), and will be led by Judy Hughes of Your Planning Partners. Judy’s interactive presentation is designed for small business owners, like me and the other members of [...]