January/February 2007
Art of Networking
NETWORKING University Interviews "The Father of Modern Networking"NETWORKING University presents "Givers Gain," a conversation with Ivan Misner, published in Networking Times.
This is a great article about how the notion of business networking has changed over the last twenty-five years, the history of BNI, and how network marketers can benefit from the BNI philosophy of Givers Gain.
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Duct Tape Author Recommends BNIDuct Tape Marketing - The World's Most Practical Small Business Marketing Guide by John Jantsch is the small business marketing road map - a collection of proven tools and tactics woven together in a step-by-step marketing system that shows small business owners exactly what to do to market and grow their businesses.
Duct Tape Marketing recommends BNI in the chapter on referrals (pg 200), lists Ivan Misner's book Business by Referral in the Suggested Reading list, and includes advance praise on the back dust jacket from Dr. Ivan Misner, Ph.D:
"Duct Tape Marketing is a great read for anyone in business. It has fresh ideas laid out in a practical and useable way. I highly recommend this book for growing any business." —Dr. Ivan Misner
Learn more about Duct Tape Marketing at http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/book.htm.
And while you're at it...
Be sure to check out Ivan Misner and Patrick Carneys "Referrals for Life" blog on the Duct Tape Marketing Blog Channel at referrals.ducttapemarketing.com
Ivan Misner Interviewed on KTLA 5Ivan Misner was recently interviewed on the KTLA 5 Morning Show, promoting his new book Truth or Delusion?
Click here to view the video clip from this morning news show.
Life, Business, and Money with Steven KayDr. Ivan Misner was interviewed by Steven Kay on this live Houston, TX business radio show. The topic of their conversation was "Truths and Delusions of Networking - Busting Networking's Biggest Myths."
Click here to listen to the radio interview, or go to www.StevenKayLive.com and click through to the archives for November 8, 2006 to listen to or read a summary of the interview.
International Networking Week™: Global Opportunity for Small and Medium BusinessesWhat success secret does a growing number of small- and medium-sized businesses around the world have in common? Hint: It's not a sexy new technology, a generous new venture capital fund, or a flavor-of-the-month business fad. It's a tried-and-true component of day-to-day life for smart businesses and professionals that often flies beneath the radar: Effective networking.
Networking works so well for growing businesses around the globe that an entire week will be devoted to help raise its profile among the uninitiated. International Networking Week™ will be held 5th-9th February 2007. The brainchild of BNI, the world's largest business networking organization, International Networking Week™ will feature a number of networking events around the world.
Read this article.
North Attleboro Author Has Best-seller
BY Amy DeMelia, Sun Chronicle Staff
Saturday, December 2, 2006 11:58 PM EST
NORTH ATTLEBORO
Local resident Michael Macedonio can now add "best-selling author" to his list of credentials now that a book he co-authored has landed on the New York Times best seller list.
Macedonio of North Attleboro co-authored the book Truth or Delusion? Busting Networking's Biggest Myths along with colleagues Ivan Misner and Mike Garrison.
Click here to view a .pdf of the entire article.
Networking Guru Says Business Links Are 'Farmed'
Friday, December 08, 2006
By Aaron Ogg
Is a funeral an appropriate venue for networking?
Yes, according to Ivan Misner, founder and chairman of Upland, Calif.-based Business Network International (BNI), with about 4,600 chapters in 33 countries—about 40 in West Michigan.
Just be sure to "honor the event," he said Thursday to about 270 BNI members at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5700 28th St. SE.
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BNI Breakfasts Prove Best for Business as They Celebrate 10 years in UK
BNI is the one of the most successful business networking organisations in the world today and has 4,500 local business "breakfast" groups meeting regularly worldwide. Established by an American business guru, Dr. Ivan Misner, in 1985, it later launched in the UK. Ten years on, there are now over 500 thriving UK Chapters with 12,000 members turning up for regular breakfast meetings passing in excess of pounds180 million to its members. There is little wonder the concept is rapidly expanding across Europe.
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