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You own a small business, are a powerful marketing — Strength. It was his idea, his passion and knowledge that companies created. They are the face, personality and charisma of the company.

He has seven powerful tools that a business owner are often underutilized.

Your elevator speech should have its name and business, with a memorable hook or theme to give. There should be more than 60 seconds, and focus on the benefit that comes with opportunities and advantages for customers. Elevator to spread the word of your passion and enthusiasm. Be sure to choose each word carefully, you only have 60 seconds. This practice, which flows only natural sound with no memory. They want to be a noise and conversation in a position to be minor adjustments to fit perfectly with the event and the person you speak.

Your cards of quality should be good, not fragile. Come for you. Models and free cards look cheap and do not give the impression that you want. Get a distinctive logo and show the personality of your business.

Be sure to view all contact information including e-mail. I can not tell you how annoying it is to contact someone after an event to do business with them, only to find that your card does not have an e-mail. I will not try to walk on its website and experience to find his e-mail or to an e-mail. No e-mail that you missed. (You say you do not want the spam? Be contacted is part of the company. Why do you lose contact with?)

Use the map as a tool. Leave notes or references in it, if your contact or write in a way that can help. Type a reminder of how the card check that you receive. And I still have your card with you!

Use the online profiles to help you or your club membership that comes with the media to make a true statement. Use a recent picture of Good and enter your full bio. Nobody wants to deal with a bio empty too. Do not confuse with a re-take should focus on the benefits and light. Remember that there is a great way to give others a list of former employers and alma mater. Avoid jargon, and focus your message to your target audience. Let your personality shine. Let people know you and provide valuable information.

Make your professional association and a member of the club really work for you. Take advantage of online profiles and a directory, get the value of discounts and benefits, and make sure all the benefits you have to use to pay your membership. Assume a visible and active. In some organizations undertake, they often go and make him a valuable resource. Give generously to a resource to answer important programs and committees. Contact us and ask what fulfills its responsibilities to the bridge between people and organizations. Be the first to see voluntary or fill the need and then. His leadership will be felt.

Make more of your media with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other sites to find the connections and resources. Use your “window on the world” to provide recommendations and advice, and share information. Search for people you know the company, team or club members and their previous work or his alma mater. Connect you and provide a resource. Accepts online groups and show off your order with responses lot of help and exit. “levers of Six Degrees of Separation, to recognize” who are your friends with your friends and connections of ‘call. And do not resist the temptation to friends without distinction that more important to be able to accommodate. On Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace, the friendly people who share an interest in the subject, as we did for membership in this group has shown. At LinkedIn, the only friend people who really know.

Create more value from their lectures and presentations. Ask the groups concerned, if it can be a speaker. The lead and provide workshops on the proposed seminars. Make sure your appearance is a way to build your opt-in list, to participate with a bonus track for the people. Ask the program coordinator for references to other groups, which could also be a spokesperson. Be sure to promote his appearances before and after the exchange of audio or video link and sending press releases. Above all, go to an event with a plan of how it will help you develop your business and target the type of value (potential customers, product sales, etc.) will receive that day.

Accept the strategic involvement of the community. It’s great to help voluntary organizations in the community, but if you do for the business (not personal) reasons, make sure that people, through your company still wearing a T-shirt logo or driving a company car with magnetic signs or screen printing. Contribute logo merchandise, when asked about gifts, money, and if the sponsors of the event, all profits, by a sign or banner Nice. Take a leadership role and opportunities for volunteers to choose to show your talent for business. For example, if you want an accountant and his clients to volunteer for the Finance Committee, the Committee is not the public. They have only a limited time to volunteer, then select the organizations, not only on the basis of sincere interest, but if a company uses, you take a look at the ability of compounds that have active business. Promote your participation in commissions and committees. Find ways of leadership and innovation. And make sure the network of volunteers and leaders to get the most from your investment of time and talent.

Do you see the best of its seven powerful tools, and get your enterprise, even if the economy is tight.