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End the Dilemma of the Dangling Proposal
[Business:Sales] We've all experienced it: the elation of having the prospective client request a proposal as quickly as possible only to have it languish in the land of unreturned follow-up phone calls. What is really going on with these prospects anyway? How do we as professionals avoid the dilemma of the dangling proposal, and increase our proposal approval ratios?

Leveraging Linked In - 5 Ways to Use Linked In To Grow Your Business Or Practice
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] In March, Law Practice Magazine will be featuring my article on leveraging your online opportunities, as part of their regular "5 Things to Grow Your Business" series. Below, I drill down specifically on using Linked-In because it is a hot property and people are using it more and more. I don't want my professional service readers left behind in cyber-dust.

5 Ways To Drive Your Business Up During A Business Downturn
[Business:Management] A downturn in business can also offer opportunity for growth. Here are 5 tips for staying cool under pressure and leveraging the circumstances to your business' advantage.

To Cold Call Or Not To Cold Call
[Business:Sales-Teleselling] Is cold calling an essential piece of a successful business development or sales strategy? See how you can transform the unpleasant prospect of a cold call into an easy warm and productive call.

How To Say It Successfully For Women - Communicating Powerfully in the Workplace
[Business:Workplace-Communication] Secrets for Communications Success in the Workplace - For Women. A number of years ago, (and a whole career ago), I was on a business trip in Japan. As one of only two senior female executives in this large global corporation, my fellow female colleague and I were traveling in Kyoto with the Chairman (a Japanese male), and the President (an American male).

Five Tips For Successful Prospecting During The Holiday Season
[Business:Sales] No excuses - get more prospects than any of your competitors! Leverage this holiday season while everyone else is partying and procrastinating.

10 Essential Planning Tips For Success In 2008
[Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] Set yourself up for success in 2008 - How to SET GOALS and PLAN effectively and easily. 1. Write your goals down. If they are in your head, you won't have the same commitment to working on them.

5 Simple, Easy Ways to Stay In Touch With Clients, Contacts, and Prospects
[Business:Networking] You've simply got to stay in touch with your network. The old adage, "Out of sight, out of mind," is grounded in real truth.

Making Rain Without The Pain
[Business:Sales] Do you want new clients but hate sounding like a salesperson? Daily, we are bombarded with "sales pitches" almost from the moment we wake up until the moment we close our eyes at night.

Reinventing Yourself After 50
[Business:Careers-Employment] Transition your career and your life into one of fulfillment. You can do it and you are in good company. Millions of 50-plusers have changed careers and are happier and are living purpose-filled lives. If you are thinking about a career change, and are over 50, it's not too late. Get inspired and informed by reading this article.

Too Much Talking
[Business:Marketing] Read how too much talking to prospects actually drives business away from you. Learn to become a client magnet by speaking selectively and by asking the right "attractive" questions.

Could Your Best Client Be Shopping Around?
[Business:Marketing] Read crucial tips on how to avoid losing clients through neglect and lack of awareness, and have them bonded to you more tightly than ever!