TNNW UPDATES AND ARTICLES - July, 2009, Week 1

Dear Friends, Colleagues, Subscribers, Members, Vendors, Advertisers and Affiliates [phew!]:


Whether or not you are a citizen of the United States, Happy Independence Day.

I believe that Independence Day should become celebrated as the first Internationalist Holiday. We have some things for which to be thankful... and many, many more that we should join our hearts, heads and hands and aspire to:

1. The world as a single nation, united in cyberspace, and beyond the impediments of time, distance and those despots who profit at the sport of dividing us instead of uniting us;


2. The rise of a new, exciting entrepreneurial culture from the rubble and ashes of an economic system that had become unconscionably wasteful, short-sighted and outmoded;


3. The opportunity to enjoy peace and prosperity simultaneously.


Thank you all for being a part of my world, and for letting me into yours. I am grateful to Adam J. Kovitz for his friendship, as well as for his having cleverly conned me into partnering with him in this amazing and wonderful endeavor. Every second is the beginning of time, and the dawning of opportunity.

Enjoy the articles.

Faithfully,

Douglas Castle, for
THE NATIONAL NETWORKER
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A NOTE FROM THE CHAIRMAN
TNNW Continues to Evolve
Adam J. Kovitz

TNNW UPDATES!
July, 2009, Week #1



TNNW Spotlight:
BEING THERE WHEN IT COUNTS
Will Your Customers and Prospects Next Purchase be From You or a Competitor?
Rick Itzkowich


CONNECTING IS NOT ENOUGH
It’s a Question of Trust
Andy Lopata



Columns

THE REHUMANIZATION OF NETWORKING
Walking On Eggshells
Douglas Castle

SALES & MARKETING
Appreciation Marketing
Bill Doerr

THE BOOM IN BOOMER NETWORKING
Tails From the Old Dawg
Elaine Ingis

BECAUSE I CAN
Why Givers Don’t Always Gain and Why the “Law” of Reciprocity is Bullsh!t
Adam J. Kovitz

DEEPENING NETWORKING THROUGH RELATIONSHIPS
Lessons From Busy Networking Professionals
Christine Sotmary, M.S., L.Ac., CPC

POWER THOUGHT OF THE WEEK
Building Powerful Relationships, Part 1
Patricia Parham, Ph.D.



Regional Reports
SOUTH AFRICA
Seek First to Understand
Karl Smith

U.S., NEW ENGLAND
The Dream Party is a Unique Form of Networking
Noelle Southwick


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THE ZIG ZIGLAR PARADIGM - TNNW Survey #89

THE ZIG ZIGLAR PARADIGM - TNNW Survey #89

Tom Ziglar quoting his father's time-honored business philosophy: "You can have everything in life that you want, if you will help enough other people get what they want." - Zig Ziglar

Many of us, myself included, have grown up with Mr. Ziglar's wisdom as mantra.

Is this classic paradigm still applicable in this changing society and economy? Do you believe it? Do you employ it as a regular business practice? How might you refine or modify it to make it more applicable? Take the TNNW survey -- it's quick and completely painless. THE NATIONAL NETWORKER would like your views.

Access the survey at http://twitlik.com/Download89 .

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We welcome your participation and we truly value your personal and professional input. Thank you for your consideration.

Faithfully,

Douglas Castle

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TNNW Survey #88 - THE TASKS OF LEADERSHIP - Update at 7/4/09

THE TASKS OF LEADERSHIP - TNNW Survey #88 - Update: Leadership - TNNW Survey #88 ["What actions must a Leader.."] response deadline is 7/10. Results to be published 7/18. Please take the quick survey @ http://twitlik.com/Response88. Subscribe free at http://twitlik.com/OK for results, news, alerts, services and business contacts via personal intro.

Findings will be posted at http://thenationalnetworkersurveys.blogspot.com/, THE NATIONAL NETWORKER Newsletter, Linked In, Facebook, Twitter and a large cross-section of electronic social and business media representing a potential audience of in excess of one million viewers.

Should you have an interest in having TNNW create, publicize, circulate, tabulate and publish the results of a survey for either yourself or your organization, please visit http://thenationalnetworkersurveys.blogspot.com/ .

Why? 1) people are fascinated by surveys and statistics, and 2) sponsoring a poll or survey with TNNW elevates you with superb branding, intellectual and professional credibility, public relations and publicity.

TNNW SURVEYS, BECAUSE KNOWLEDGE + APPLICATION = POWER.
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TNNW is looking for writers with Professional, Industry and Entrepreneurial Expertise.

WRITERS, ENTREPRENEURS, INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS & BLOGGERS - THE NATIONAL NETWORKER WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU. Writers with industry, professional and entrepreneurial experience to share. Writers who can capture interest.
[Originally posted at 7/1/09]

THE NATIONAL NETWORKER (http://www.TheNationalNetworker.com) has a subscribed readership of in excess of 10,000 individuals and businesses, with a total referred readership of in excess of 50,000 readers, and is growing. We do not pay for articles – but we get our authors famous, and we help them build their consultancies and followings.

We are looking for individuals WITH SOME EXCITING INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE to write about various key aspects of networking and relationship-building across a great number of vertical markets. We need writers to cover professional and industry networking events; to offer personal insights into network and relationship-building ideas and techniques; to discuss personal relationship-building experiences; to editorialize on how to choose and use contacts; to discuss what qualities you look for in a business contact, and what makes a particular contact profile exceptionally valuable; and, how you acquire your contacts. We seek to help our authors grow their professional practices, businesses and networks as part and parcel of their involvement. 



The industries we are most interested in are: Lobbyists and Government Relations professionals; 
Healthcare and Medical Service Providers; 
Institutional Investors, Venture Capitalists and Angels; 
Not-For-Profits and Volunteer-Based Organizations; 
Publishers; 
Fitness and Wellness Service Providers; 
Government Contractors; 
International Organizations (including import/export and trade); Outsourcing experts and others. 


Please visit http://twitlik.com/OK and obtain a free Newsletter subscription. Please contact us directly at adam@TheNationalNetworker.com if you would like to join us. Thank you.


--Douglas Castle


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TNNW SURVEY #89 - ZIG ZIGLAR - BE COMPLETELY HONEST

TNNW SURVEY #89

TomZiglar: Our Philosophy - "You can have everything in life you want, if you will help enough other people get what they want." - Zig Ziglar. Douglas Castle's question: Do you believe this to be true today? If not, say so. If true, then under what conditions? How do you determine which people you should focus your efforts and talents on?

Are Tom and Zig Ziglar oversimplifying?

Please submit your views to http://thenationalnetworkersurveys.blogspot.com/ In the subject line of your response (Click on https://ciof.wufoo.com/forms/your-response-to-a-tnnw-survey/ to submit your responses, now) , reference TNNW Survey #89.

Faithfully,

Douglas Castle

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