At the prompting of my friend, Leanne Berry, I applied for the following opportunity WANTED: Big thinking entrepreneur for documentary film. Must travel. My logic is simply that it could be a really good opportunity to help boost my efforts to build awareness of and promote the members of the online business community I serve – The Centurions. Here’s how it’s unfolded so far… [Read more]
August 16, 2010 by Robin Dickinson | 378 views | Comments (51)
July 14, 2010 by Robin Dickinson | 590 views | Comments (97)
Word-of-mouth recommendation drives business success – big time! And I’ve got 48 superstars I’m busting to recommend to you – people who have participated in the sharewords community and had their sharewords created. Sharewords are the new elevator pitch. They are shorter, punchier, and make it much easier for me to recommend you to my friends and colleagues. Check out these all-stars and their sharewords. [Read more]
July 8, 2010 by Robin Dickinson | 147 views | Comments (30)
When I first started blogging a year ago, I nearly fell off my chair with excitement when a reader left a comment on one of my blog posts. Since then, I’ve loved it every time a reader has commented. For me, this engagement is the web. With over 1000 comments to-date, the sharewords post has taken this engagement to a new level. In your opinion, what is the significance, if any, of this extraordinary level of reader engagement?
June 26, 2010 by admin | 241 views | Comments (24)
This is a guest post by Sharewords contributor Tony Hollingsworth. Tony’s own Sharewords “synergizes people and technology” inspired him to develop this idea for Sharewords. Tony has over 20 years experience in the information technology and data industries working with leading players including IBM Cognos, Dun & Bradstreet and The Nielsen Company. He is passionate about the Internet and excited about the way it is changing society and business. Tony’s primary passion is people – sharing his knowledge and experience to make them and their businesses more successful. Feel free to connect with Tony on LinkedIn, Twitter or his blog. [Read more]
tags | Boosting recommendation, Building an on-line community, Building sales, Business & social, Buying audience, Communication skills, Crowdsharing, Crowdsourcing, Data analysis, Diamond focus, Diamond-tipped focus, Effective communication, Growing sales, High-performance communication, Increasing referral, Referral business, Sales tactics, Sell without selling, Share-market, Share-words, Social media, Social networking, Tag cloud, Target audience, Valuable community, Word of mouth, Word-of-mouse
June 6, 2010 by Robin Dickinson | 49 views | Comments (4)
My mission is to help you succeed. To do this effectively, it will be really useful to know exactly what you are selling and whom you are selling it to. Any confusion here will make it difficult for us to refer business to you.
So let’s get diamond focused. Here’s your chance to spell it out for us – nice and clearly.
tags | Boosting recommendation, Building sales, Business & social, Buying audience, Communication skills, Crowdsharing, Crowdsourcing, Diamond focus, Diamond-tipped focus, Growing sales, High-performance communication, Increasing referral, Referral business, Sales tactics, Sell without selling, Share-market, Share-words, Social media, Social networking, Target audience, Word of mouth, Word-of-mouse
May 20, 2010 by Robin Dickinson | 326 views | Comments (73)
A community really thrives when we all help each other succeed – when we shift from being passive viewers to becoming active doers. It’s what I like to call ‘shared muscle’.
The most powerful way to do this – to build up this shared muscle – is to know exactly what each other wants and then help each other to get it. [Read more]
tags | Adding value, Boosting recommendation, Building an on-line community, Building sales, Business & social, Business success, Communication skills, Growing sales, Helping each other, High-performance communication, Increasing referral, People's needs, Referral business, Share-words, Shared understanding, Shared value, Shareworking, Social media, Social networking, Valuable community, Value over volume, Word of mouth, Word-of-mouse
May 5, 2010 by Robin Dickinson | 6,774 views | Comments (1,163)
I’m very keen to promote you to the people in my sphere of influence. I want them to benefit from your offering, so this post is about making it as easy as possible to recommend you.
What specifically do you want me to say when sharing you? What are your share-words? Here are some helpful tips. [Read more]
tags | Being remarkable, Boosting recommendation, Building sales, Business & social, Business advantage, Business skills, Commercial conversation, Communication skills, Crowdsharing, Crowdsourcing, Diamond focus, Effective communication, Elevator pitch, Growing sales, High-performance communication, Increasing referral, Linkedin, Mutual muscle, Referral business, Remarkable, Remarkable business, Revenue generation, Sales pitch, Sales tactics, Sell without selling, Selling skils, Share-market, Share-words, Sharewords, Social media, Social networking, Word of mouth, Word-of-mouse
March 14, 2010 by Robin Dickinson | 34 views | Comments (2)
BLACK CHAIR: Business Mentoring TV
EPISODE 6:
This episode of Black Chair looks at why not all referral business is good – and what to do about it.
tags | Black Chair, Business advantage, Business advice, Business development, Business mentoring, Business skills, Business tips, Commercial conversation, Commercial focus, Commercial mindset, Commercial skills, Differentiating yourself, Full fee, Maximizing profit, Premium pricing, Referral business, Word of mouth, Word-of-mouse
