| Whether you are looking for a job or
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| | 6. Maximize every "per chance" meeting.
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| running a business, giving out business
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| | You never know when you might meet
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| cards is crucial to marketing your skills
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| | someone who can help you. Family or
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| or services. Even as a job seeker,
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| | friends social events could produce
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| develop the mindset of running the
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| | unexpected encounters with people. Don't
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| business of YOU, Inc. Business cards
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| | discount those events. So you're going to
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| speak volumes about who you are, what you
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| | a birthday party for your friend's kid.
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| offer and how serious you are marketing
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| | You never know who you might meet. At a
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| YOU, Inc. as a business. Oh! So, you have
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| | family holiday gathering last year, I met
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| a resume and don't need business cards.
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| | someone that has been instrumental in
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| Can you carry 10 resumes in your wallet?
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| | developing our business this year. Who
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| Do you or can you carry your resume
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| | would have thought this could happen by
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| everywhere you go? A church bell ringing
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| | giving him a simple business card.
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| lets people know they are open for
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| | 7. Place yourself at the right place at
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| business. Your business card is your
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| | the right time. Have you been to a job
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| bell. Here are some proven tips using
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| | fair or business conference and been
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| business cards to increase your chances
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| | disappointed with the networking results?
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| of landing a job or creating a business
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| | Turn the tables around. Consider
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| opportunity.
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| | volunteering to help out at the job fair
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| 1. Never leave home without them. Before
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| | or other types of events. This puts you
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| leaving home, your checklist should be
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| | in a better strategic position for
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| expanded to include business cards, as
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| | presenting your resume or business card.
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| part of "do I have my wallet/money, house
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| | Company representatives might view you
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| keys, driver's license?" Any "per chance"
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| | differently, if they know you are willing
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| meeting is an opportunity to give out a
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| | to go the extra mile in helping them make
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| business card. A morning run or a quick
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| | their presence easier to manage. Get
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| trip to the local store could be an
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| | involved by visiting Eventme.com,
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| opportunity to network. My wife and I
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| | TheLunchClub.net, or view the calendar of
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| always ask each other "do you have
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| | events for to place yourself in
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| business cards", before leaving the
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| | opportunities for giving out your
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| house. Make it a habit to carry business
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| | business card. Volunteering for events
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| cards.
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| | has been a very successful resource for
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| 2. Insert a business card when mailing
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| | my business partner and I to expanding
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| bill payments. Bills contain
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| | our business. Zig Ziglar, one of the most
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| advertisements. Why can't you advertise
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| | successful sales trainers in the world
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| your skills or services the same way?
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| | says "if you help enough people get what
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| Insert a business card with your payment.
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| | they want in life, you will get what you
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| You may not think a person in South
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| | want in life".
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| Dakota who opens your credit card bill
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| | 8. Use "In Your Face" follow up. Did you
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| payment can help you. Never underestimate
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| | ever have a job interview or meeting with
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| the power of networking. A movie,
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| | a recruiter, potential client or employer
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| entitled "6 Degrees of Separation" points
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| | and wonder why they never called you
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| out we are 6 people away from knowing
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| | back? "Out of sight, out of mind" is the
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| someone of influence. You could be 6
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| | operative phrase to remember. Today's
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| people away from knowing the President of
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| | economic climate dictates you might be
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| the United Sates, your favorite movie
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| | competing with 20, 50, 100 or more other
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| star or someone who is in a position to
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| | people for the same position or contract.
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| hire your skills or services. Each of us
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| | It's quite a task for people to keep
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| knows someone, who knows someone, who
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| | track of each individual meeting. So it's
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| knows someone etc. Developing this
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| | up to you to give a person a reason to
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| powerful networking attitude will be a
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| | call you back. Immediately after a
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| fundamental source of continued success.
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| | meeting snail mail a hand written note
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| 3. Use proper business card etiquette.
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| | thanking the person for their time.
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| Whenever you give a business card, ask
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| | Insert your business card. Now you're in
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| for a business card. When given a
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| | the driver's seat in standing out from
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| business card, don't just take it and
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| | other people. If you get no response, do
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| place it in your pocket. Make the person
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| | it again. Patience and persistence pays
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| feel important by looking at their card
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| | off.
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| for a few seconds. You might see
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| | 9. Use promotions to promote YOU, Inc.
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| something that could be a topic of
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| | Newspapers often have stories of people
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| discussion. Write comments on the card
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| | being promoted to high levels in
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| such as date, location and common points
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| | different organizations? This is an
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| of interest. These comments will prove
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| | opportunity for you. Consider getting
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| valuable when following up with that
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| | some invitation size blank greeting
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| person. This also demonstrates a sincere
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| | cards. Use the Internet's search
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| interest in the other person. Then place
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| | capabilities to find out the address of
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| it in your wallet. This lets them know
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| | the company's executive offices. Send the
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| they reside in a special place with you.
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| | blank invitation type card with a hand
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| "Skill with People" by Les Giblin is a
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| | written note sincerely congratulating a
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| book that expands on this approach. Make
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| | person on their promotion. Insert your
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| people feel important, in order to make
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| | business card. For the cost of a 37-cent
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| yourself important to them.
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| | stamp, you have just made someone's day
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| 4. Be generous. Give business cards out
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| | and may create an impression that makes a
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| to everyone, including family and
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| | person feel compelled to respond back to
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| friends. Don't let vanity stop you from
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| | you. Make it a habit to do this once a
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| giving out your last business card or
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| | week. Remember "6 Degrees of Separation".
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| giving 2 at a time to each person. I have
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| | You just never know . . . People open
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| met many people who have totally missed
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| | invitation type envelops faster than any
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| the purpose of a business card. I once
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| | others.
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| asked a person for a second business
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| | 10. Brand yourself with a slogan. Print a
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| card, so I could refer his services. His
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| | slogan on your business card that answers
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| response was "I only have a few cards
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| | the question "Why should I hire you? Or
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| left and I need them", as he looked again
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| | "What makes you different from everyone
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| at his name on the card. Hoarding your
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| | else?" A catchy phrase or slogan insures
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| business cards only makes your wallet
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| | people ALWAYS associate a company name
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| feel full, not your bank account.
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| | with their product or services. People
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| 5. Ask for referrals. When giving a
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| | remember even after the commercial is
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| business card, people feel more
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| | over. That's called branding. Companies
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| comfortable when you ask; "I would
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| | pay big bucks to advertising agencies to
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| appreciate a referral, if you know anyone
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| | come up with these lasting slogans.
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| that could use my services". Don't make
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| | Consider doing the exact same thing on
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| people feel like they are on the spot.
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| | your business card. This is your
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| This approach disarms people much better
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| | insurance people remember you, after you
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| than asking them, "is your company
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| | meet. Don't just put Hortence Smiley,
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| hiring?" People naturally like to do
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| | Accountant on your business card. Add
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| favors for people. Saying "could you do
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| | something like "Financial Services With
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| me a favor by referring my services to
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| | Integrity". A slogan makes all the
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| someone". This always places you in a
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| | difference between getting hired or not,
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| better position with them. They will feel
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| | because people will remember you long
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| better about helping you. Give them 2
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| | after a meeting.
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| cards.
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| | Happy trails networking . . .
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