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RSFbpw Newsletter
Rancho Santa Fe Business & Professional Women’s Association
NOVEMBER 2008
Dear Members & Guests,
It’s November and the campaigning is finally over, so please remember to get out and vote this Tuesday, the 4th.
October’s meeting featured Sandra Kay Artistic Photography, Julia Uhll of the USA Team/ Keller Williams, Karla Olson of Bookstudio, Kim Horner of C&H Gardens and Bobbi Dupré of Fuel Freedom. These showcases are a great way to get to know our members better. The next one will be May 2009.
Next Meeting: November 20: time 11:00 – 2:00. This meeting will feature an extended networking time with a shopping bazaar. There will be an extra table for gift certificates only. We have a unique program planned for this meeting – featuring a special Thanksgiving celebration that honors our Nation’s Freedom. At this meeting we also will be collecting new and used books for our service men and women overseas as our Holiday charity. Please bring what you can – the shipping is taken care of. I’m looking forward to this special meeting, please invite friends and business associates to join us. Networking tips follows the RSVP information. Sincerely, Pamela Croft, President RSFBPW Board Members: RSVP & Treasurer: Betty Potter VP Programs: Sandra Kay Publicity: Julia Uhll Recording Secretary: Mary Ann Downing Correspondence Secretary: Nancy Bahr Kelly Hospitality: Darlenska, Connee Johnson & Sandra Kay Greeter: Julee Jobe Past President: Joy Brande This newsletter will also be posted on the website www.rsfbpw.com under Resources. *Please mark your calendars for Future Meetings - at The Inn, Rancho Santa Fe – 3rd Thursday December Holiday Party: Dec 18; January lunch on Jan. 15th 2009 Meeting time: 11:15 - 1:30 Meeting Registration Process for November 20th: Reservations may be made online at www.RSFBPW.com to pay by PayPal - OR Mail checks to Betty Potter, 505 Arden Dr., Encinitas, Ca. 92024 to arrive BEFORE the Monday of the event - (November 17th, 2008). Members - Reservations made by PayPal after that date, please pay the guest amount. Please email or call with any questions 760-753-7644. Make your check payable to RSFBPW. Your cancelled check is your receipt. Note: if mailing, sometimes mail is late or lost, so please confirm by email also. Always put your return address on your envelope! Email: bettyap@sbcglobal.net or info@rsfbpw.com Reservations for: Name__________________________________ Guests only or members with changes need fill out below: Business________________________________ Address________________________________ Phone_____________email_______________ Sorry, no refunds or changes after November 18th! Please, only take the choice you ordered. Ladies, last month some asked to change their food selection when served, the Inn graciously allowed this but, Ladies, this is very inconsiderate and will not be done in the future. If you have a food allergy, please tell me when you make your reservation and I will take care of it. Thank you. Choice A: Spinach Salad w/chicken, julienne pears, candied walnuts, bleu cheese _______ Choice B: Roast chicken w/acorn squash & honey glazed ______ Choice C: Vegetarian plate _ ___________ Members $25 Guests $30 (Members after 11/16/08) Reservations for_________ Amount enclosed: ___________ Excerpt from: Southern California Business Networkers and Chamber Members: In this faltering economy, the time to network is NOW. Following is a copy of the "Tips" page found on the M&M web site. Find this and much more information and schedules of Business Meetings and Networking Events. info@meetingsandmixers.com www.meetingsandmixers.com PR/MARKETING JUICE Download this PDF file for Tips and Best Practices from Orange Countyʼs Public Relations and Marketing Professionals. 38 pages of pure PR and marketing brainfood provided by 18 Southern California business experts. LISTEN! The best conversationalists are not those that talk a lot, they are the ones who know how to listen! When you meet someone new at a meeting, pay attention! Don't interrupt to tell them about your business before they are through. The chances are better that they will listen to you if you have listened to them. Even if they are not a prospect for your service or product, you never know who they may happen to know that could need you. DON'T PREJUDGE Just because the person you just met is in a field that is usually incompatible with yours it doesn't mean that they don't have a friend that needs your services. Be polite. Listen. You may miss out on a good opportunity if you don't. GET OUTTA THEIR FACE! It's happened to all of us and we all hate it, so don't do it. A stranger approaches us and asks us probing and very personal questions about our income or finances or health, you name it. It makes us very uncomfortable. So don't you be the one doing it! Back off and build a relationship first. Then you may earn the right to ask questions of a more personal nature. Or not. (This is a pet peeve--I don't want to discuss my financial past, present or future with someone I just met at a mixer.) GET TO KNOW YOUR COMPETITORS It has happened more than once that forming an alliance with a competitor will generate additional business. Perhaps you are in the same field, but with a different specialty. For any number of reasons you may find it advantageous to pass or receive clients back and forth. And it also helps to understand how they work and how they attract business. FOCUS YOUR FOCUS You will get far more out of networking meetings if you focus on a few groups rather than attend lots of meetings hosted by different organizations. The key to success is being the one that comes to mind when someone in your field is needed. Become known by zeroing in on a group or a couple of groups that you like. Go to all of their functions. TAILOR YOUR EXPECTATIONS Many networkers become easily discouraged when they don't have a backlog of business after attending a meeting or two. It is indeed a very rare occurrence for you to have people flocking around you trying to hand you money just because you showed up. It takes time for you to get known and for people to gain confidence in you. DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT I don't mean dye your hair green, but create or emphasize something about yourself that will make you memorable. It could be a slogan or a manner of dress or a unique handout; it really doesn't matter what, so long as you are the person that is thought of when someone in your field is needed. APPEARANCES DO COUNT Inspire confidence by dressing and looking like a professional in your field. 'nuff said. ________________________________________ Mackay's Maxim: When two people exchange dollar bills, each has only one dollar. When two people exchange networks, they each have two networks. 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