Ilise Benun joins Jim Blasingame to discuss getting your customers to take an active role in your business, plus why peer, colleagues, mentors & even competitors should be part of your network.

Ilise Benun joins Jim Blasingame to explain that networking is the most important part of marketing, plus the kind of people you need in your network.

How much emphasis do you put on your handshake? Marvin Brown joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of the proper use of the handshake, especially when we first meet someone.

Is a smile part of your first impression body language. Marvin Brown joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of a smile - with teeth - when you first meet a new friend and make a first impression.

Joyce Weiss joins Jim Blasingame to explain that smart marketing and strategic alliances are important because you have to earn the right to ask for business from someone.

Use your own words to communicate with people. Janet Christy joins Jim Blasingame to encourage you to be original in all of your marketing and presentation efforts, even if you hire a ghost writer.

When you're using words, less is better. Janet Christy joins Jim Blasingame to encourage you to use an economy of words when speaking as well as writing copy for marketing messages.

Joyce Weiss joins Jim Blasingame to explain that smart marketing and strategic alliances are important because you have to earn the right to ask for business from someone.

Do you sometimes fail to have quality conversations? Beverly Inman-Ebel joins Jim Blasingame to help you maximize your conversations by having a purpose, find and answer a need, and follow-up on the opportunity.

Use these two practices to improve your conversations. Beverly Inman-Ebel joins Jim Blasingame to reveal two thoughts to keep in mind when starting an important conversations: get in conversation mode and initiate the conversation.