March 2007
Art of Networking(See Chapters Across the Globe and Breaking News for more coverage of International Networking Week™ events.)
International Networking Week™, Feb. 5-9BNI is the largest business networking organization in the world. Last year, BNI members passed 4.9 million referrals, which generated almost $2 billion in business for its members. If BNI declares that February 5-9, 2007 is International Networking Week™, then, by George, it is!
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Nevada Recognizes International Networking DayNevada governor Jim Gibbons, by formal proclamation, recognized February 7, 2007 as International Networking Day in Nevada.
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Networking whiz speaks from the tattooThere have been a lot of changes in the last 2,288 days of Scott Ginsburg's life—from the constant need to buy shirts to a change in his attitude.
Ginsburg, commonly known as "That Guy with the Nametag," was the featured speaker at Tuesday's International Networking Day event at the Hilton Pittsburgh and Towers, Downtown. He's worn a nametag daily since Nov. 2, 2000, and has built his life around the idea of always being approachable.
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Successful business all about who you know
Teaching businesspeople how to get positive word of mouth is one of the aims of National Networking Week™, which more than 2000 businesses from around New Zealand will celebrate next week.
National director of networking organisation BNI, Graham Southwell, said the aim of the week is to celebrate the key role that networking plays in the development and success of businesses and to highlight referral marketing as one of the most effective business tools around today.
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Michelle Donovan: International Networking Day—The ReviewLast night's inaugural International Networking Day event in Pittsburgh was outstanding! Of all the networking events that I have ever been to … and trust me … with my profession centered around networking … I've been to a few … this one event blew all others clean out of the water.
Why? Let's count the ways:
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LEADER-TELEGRAM BUSINESS: Networking night attracts wide range of businesses
There was a "whole lot of shakin' going on" at Florian Gardens Thursday evening.
Handshaking, that is.
More than 200 people from the business communities of Northwest Wisconsin, representing 11 counties, gathered to celebrate Eau Claire's First International Networking Night.
The cost for admission: A business card.
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International Networking Week™ Event in Toronto on YouTubeA five minute news story about BNI aired on the local Hispanic TV Channel in Toronto, and is now posted on YouTube. A TV crew filmed the whole International Networking Week™ Visitors Day event put on by the Master Networkers Chapter in Toronto.
Watch the video clip.
BNI on YouTube
Helder Falcao, National Director of Portugal, shot a short, four-minute video at the end of Ivan Misner's Chairman's Report during the November 2006 BNI International Conference. It offers Dr. Misner's remarks about why his books are an important component of furthering the BNI brand.
Watch the video clip.
