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In this short video, I share a portion of the results from the survey of 12,000 businesspeople on which my most recent book, Business Networking and Sex: Not What You Think, is based. The results I discuss here indicate that there is a very powerful, direct linear correlation between the time spent networking and business success. You’ll also hear some colorful comments in the video relating to the book and my co-authors (e.g., “Frank, you’re a bad, bad boy . . .” ). After watching the vide...
In this short video, I share a portion of the results from the survey of 12,000 businesspeople on which my most recent book, Business Networking and Sex: Not What You Think, is based. The results I discuss here indicate that men and women act differently when it comes to the VCP Process®, transactions, and relationships. Based on your experience, would you say these results jive with what you’ve found to be true in the networking world? Please share your thoughts in the comments section–I’d lo...
In this short video, I discuss the five ways people learn to network, based on the results of the worldwide survey on which Business Networking and Sex is based. The results clearly show that there is a vast difference between how men and women learn to network. As I say at the end of the video . . . to all the men out there, please don’t shoot the messenger. The survey data is what the survey data is.
It was truly an honor to be interviewed on the “Today” show last Tuesday (2/21/12) by Kathie Lee and Hoda. It was such a great experience that I’m going to post a blog next Monday about the interview and what happened behind the scenes. For now, I’d like to share the 4-minute video clip of the interview here and please feel free to leave your feedback in the comments section–I’d love to hear your thoughts on the information that was discussed in the interview! CLICK HERE, or o...
In this short video from a business networking conference this past November, I offer a very brief overview of why my co-authors and I decided to conduct a four-year, worldwide survey of over 12,000 businesspeople and write Business Networking and Sex. I also offer an important warning about the book (no need to be scared by this . . . chances are it will only pique your interest a little and maybe even cause you to chuckle). If are interested in reading the book, be sure to watch this quick video and, by all means, ...
How did you learn (or how are you learning) to network? Do you think there is a difference in the way women learn to network vs. the way men learn to network? If you think both genders learn to network in relatively similar ways, let’s just say you’re in for a surprise . . . In this short video, my Business Networking and Sex co-authors and I discuss five different ways of learning to network and how, based on our worldwide survey of over 12,000 businessmen and businesswomen, one of the genders...
Business Networking and Sex (not what you think) is officially released this week in bookstores. This book was more fun to work on than any book I’ve ever written. My co-authors: Frank De Raffele and Hazel Walker were fantastic to work with. You may be wondering what sex has to do with networking. You may also be excited to learn how to use your sexual prowess to influence business deals. Well, get your mind out of the gutter! Sorry to burst your bubble, but this book is really more about gender than...
As part of the survey for the book, Business Networking And Sex (not what you think), my co-authors and I asked several questions which weren’t used in the final manuscript. The survey was open to the public and was conducted with over 12,000 business people from every populated continent in the world. One of the questions we didn’t use in the book was “What types of organizations do you belong to?” (note that respondents were able to pick more than one). We also asked a question that was used in the ...
The BNI Business Index is a website that was created to consistently gauge the ever-changing economic state of business based on quarterly global survey results of retailers, service companies, and manufacturing companies all around the world. The statistics gathered from the survey results are intended to keep small business owners, entrepreneurs, and companies, as well as the media and the general public, educated and informed as to the changing state of the global business economy and the current business trends t...
How’s Business For You in 2011?06/09/11
BNIBusinessIndex.com has had a facelift. Check out the new site. This is a website that gauges the pulse of entrepreneurs from all around the world through a very simple quarterly survey. If you have a few minutes, look at the site and take the current survey. It only takes a couple minutes (really)! To take the current survey, CLICK HERE. Note – you can get a FREE copy of one of my books (some rules apply) by taking the survey. When you check out the site, please leave a comment here about what you...
BNIBusinessIndex.com has released its worldwide business survey findings for the first quarter of 2011. Almost 1,500 business people participated in the survey—people from every populated continent around the world—and the results (see graph on the right) indicate that, overall, the global economic state is improving. 69.4% of the respondents for the first quarter of 2011 feel that business is growing or growing substantially (compared to this time last year). This number has increased since the prior BNI...
Last week I posted a blog asking all BusinessNetworking.com blog readers to take a short survey relating to the book I’m currently writing with Frank De Raffele and Hazel Walker about gender and networking. The book won’t be released until early next year but I’ve already received several requests for more details in regard to what the book is going to be all about. In light of that, Frank, Hazel and I decided to make a short video for those who are curious to learn more about our upcoming book. ...
Frank De Raffele, Hazel Walker and I are working on our new book about gender and networking. It discusses the difference between men and women in regard to how they network. We have a REALLY short (two question) survey that we need as many people as possible to take. The purpose of the survey is to gauge how comfortable people are when networking with the opposite sex. If you have 30 seconds to spare, PLEASE take this survey (if you don’t have 30 seconds to spare, good luck with getting everything done–...
Last month I announced that my company recently created a “business index” to consistently gauge the ever-changing economic state of business based on quarterly global survey results of retailers, service companies, and manufacturing companies all around the world. The statistics gathered from the survey results are intended to keep small business owners, entrepreneurs, and companies, as well as the media and the general public, educated and informed as to the changing state of the global business economy...
The End is Near!01/20/11
No, not the end of the world, silly . . . I’m talking about the end of the recession. Recently, I wrote about “Business Looking up in 2011″ which was based on a survey of over 5,000 businesspeople and entrepreneurs at www.BNIBusinessIndex.com. The survey was a global survey that was taken by people from every populated continent in the world. The survey found that almost 68% of the respondents say that business is growing or growing dramatically compared to this time a year ago. What the survey...
