Do you know what the networking disconnect is? Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal a dangerous condition. The networking disconnect is an expectation that your immediate goal for networking is to make a sale, instead of making a quality, enduring contact.

Why has networking grown in a global recession? Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to explain why networking activity has grown significantly over the past 20 years, including during the recent global recession.

Janet Christy joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to qualify networking events for the best opportunities for your small business, including industry networking events, plus balancing online networking with face-to-face.

Janet Christy joins Jim Blasingame to discuss a few ideas on how to create and take advantage of opportunities in the marketplace, plus the importance of networking and how to qualify networking events for the best opportunities.

Is it better to build customer communities instead of a social media strategy? Gary Vaynerchuk joins Jim Blasingame to discuss building customer communities, plus the power of digital word-of-mouth marketing, or user generated content.

Should communities trump demographics in your marketing strategy? Gary Vaynerchuk joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how things are evolving away from demographics and toward communities, and why that's good news for small businesses who have a social media strategy.

Do you have a social media marketing strategy? Mark Schmulen joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why social media is really just a tool to facilitate word-of-mouth marketing and develop deeper relationships with customers.

Want to be more successful? Learn how to listen better. Diane DiResta joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that intentional listening shows emotional intelligence, and offer tips on how to listen effectively and adapt your listening style to the person you're listening to.

Are you a good listener? Diane DiResta joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that even though listening, which is the other side of speaking, is powerful, most people are poor listeners primarily because of two things: lack of listening skills and/or ego.

Where is the small business advantage in social media? Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to continue their social media series including why it's relevant for small business, plus tips on your niche market and how to be laser focused.