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Palm Beach Business Connection www.PalmBeachBusinessConnection.com Doing Business by Referrals Our New Website Our website makes it easier and simpler to exchange referrals and make new LOCAL connections. You can search, find other members and have all of your contact information, group meetings, calendar, agenda, and discussions all in one place. The Business Connection does not have dues, membership fees or mandatory meetings, just great education, fun networking events, and access to other like-minded business people. What is this group all about?... business networking and doing business by referral. Online and Offline We are a business referral and networking group. Think about it, you network all the time. How do you get information about a new car or about the next holiday trip? Why are you reading a specific book or why did you go see that particular movie? In many cases you will call on someone you know. Still, networking does not come easy for everyone... A lot has to do with knowing the rules of how to network. Today that includes online as well as offline. Effective networking will build you a LIFELONG community of colleagues, champions, friends and mentors. The great news is anyone can do it starting today. The secret to successful networking is truly connecting one relationship at a time Relationships really matter. Building strong relationships, which is what networking is all about, is even more important now in this new, fast-paced, global business ...

More with Bryan Daly...Effective strategies for online and offline business networking. LinkedIn basics. How to do a great 30 second "advertisement". For more info, visit www.palmbeachbusinessconnection.com Video edited by Alan Sills alansills.com

Jennifer Laycock and Andrew Goodman of Page Zero Media follow up their SES San Jose 2008 ""Igniting Viral Campaigns"" session with a discussion of the best tips on viral campaigns and social media marketing, especially for small business who want to make the most of their business online without spending too much money. The two talk about using social media sites like Linkedin and Twitter to communicate one's marketing message to a dedicated and enthusiastic audience.

There is a lot of fear surrounding networking, whether is be the fear of being a nuisance or being rejected. However, in business networking is a very effective way to gain connections to help the business out further down the road. Stephen Saber, CEO of The Pulse Network, discusses why business leaders need to get over the fear and start talking.

Social Media or Social Networking is not something that is just for the kids, it's a revolution that you cannot afford to ignore. It has destroyed the barriers to communication at a speed never before seen. If harnessed properly this offers tremendous opportunity for business to not only get to know your customers better but to harness the ideas and creativity of those customers to improve the way you operate. Adi Gaskell and Jacqui Hogan discuss ways in which you can harness the power of your customers to improve your business using case studies from CMI and other companies. Find other CMI Bucks events at www.managers.org.uk

Following on the from the success of the May SWIBN Social Media workshop, Sligo Enterprise have offered to run two further series of three half day sessions for the Sligo Women in Business Network. One of our members, Debbie Woodward from Logis Media is delivering the training course - logis.ie In our first session, we explored how to use LinkedIn more effectively and also how to setup a YouTube Channel and upload videos for our business. We're looking forward to next week where we will be finding out all about Facebook and Twitter.

Palm Beach Business Connection www.PalmBeachBusinessConnection.com Doing Business by Referrals Our New Website Our website makes it easier and simpler to exchange referrals and make new LOCAL connections. You can search, find other members and have all of your contact information, group meetings, calendar, agenda, and discussions all in one place. The Business Connection does not have dues, membership fees or mandatory meetings, just great education, fun networking events, and access to other like-minded business people. What is this group all about?... business networking and doing business by referral. Online and Offline We are a business referral and networking group. Think about it, you network all the time. How do you get information about a new car or about the next holiday trip? Why are you reading a specific book or why did you go see that particular movie? In many cases you will call on someone you know. Still, networking does not come easy for everyone... A lot has to do with knowing the rules of how to network. Today that includes online as well as offline. Effective networking will build you a LIFELONG community of colleagues, champions, friends and mentors. The great news is anyone can do it starting today. The secret to successful networking is truly connecting one relationship at a time Relationships really matter. Building strong relationships, which is what networking is all about, is even more important now in this new, fast-paced, global business ...

TD Small Business Webinar Workshop "Discover LinkedIn and Online Networking Tools". Learn how to optimize LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook to grow your business. Featuring Mario Sundar, Senior Social Media Manager, LinkedIn and Heather Molina, Vice President SEO & Social Media, Outrider, hosted by Irene Law, Senior Manager TD Business Banking.