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Tom Vance Whodah thunk! Crop art in Japan

By planting different-colored species of rice in various designs, farmers in Japan have created an astonishing set of bigger-than-life images.

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Added by Tom Vance on March 19, 2010 at 8:45am — No Comments

Andrew Winig The Wizard of Oz and the Elevator Pitch

Like any comforting yearly family ritual, I found myself watching The Wizard of Oz during the recent holiday season.

Did you notice how Dorothy sold her motley band of followers on joining her for the dangerous trip to the Emerald City?

She mentioned why she was going.

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Added by Andrew Winig on March 17, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Tom Vance It's All About the People, Ain't It?

Seth Godin had a blog post yesterday I want to share with you. It's called Losing Andrew Carnegie.


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Added by Tom Vance on March 8, 2010 at 9:38am — No Comments

Joan Ross Why Hire a Professional Family Portrait Photographer, and What to Consider Before Doing So

It is a fact that we often times fancy ourselves to be a bit of a photographer – one who can catch the perfect family moment with a point and shoot digital camera. How hard can it be, right? Even so it is also a fact that a professional photographer is better equipped for this job and is always worth considering. So, when you make the choice to seek out a professional, consider the following:


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Added by Joan Ross on March 6, 2010 at 12:11pm — No Comments

Networked Events Facebook Connect

Networked Events has rolled out a new social media integration tool that allows you to connect your Networked Events profile to your Facebook profile and pages.

It’s simple to share and syndicate content from Networked Events to Facebook. Let’s say, you’ve just joined Networked Events and want to show your Facebook friends your profile page. If you click on the Facebook link on your profile you can sign into Facebook through Networked Events, post an update to your wall with pictures a… Continue

Added by Networked Events on March 1, 2010 at 9:17pm — 1 Comment

John Wolforth Are you Cyber-Savvy?

According to Earl Nightingale, author of The Strangest Secret (a fantastic book which I highly recommend), poultry workers in Japan have the innate ability to determine the sex of baby chickens, whose gender is indiscernible. How are these workers able to tell, 99% of the time, males from the females? They just are.

In business, every company wants their customers and prospects to think just like those poultry workers: the customer should JUST KNOW who the best company is to fill thei… Continue

Added by John Wolforth on March 1, 2010 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Tom Vance How do I have an effective One-on-One meeting?

This is the primary key to develop and deepen trust with another business person. These conversations cement understanding of how to ask a client or prospect about their problems and issues on behalf of your network referral colleagues.

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Added by Tom Vance on March 1, 2010 at 8:12am — No Comments

Rick Roberge See you there!

The MIT/Sloan School of Management opened registration for Sales Conference 2010. They're offering three high powered Keynote Speakers, six different panels, and six different workshops throughout the day.

Use this link to read about the entire program and/or register.

I'll see you there!

Incidentally, rumor has it that they sold out last year two weeks before the event.

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Added by Rick Roberge on February 26, 2010 at 2:23pm — No Comments

Stephen Labuda Blog posts I hope you write...soon

Blogging is a great way to communicate with your clients, peers, prospects and network. It allows you to tell people about who you are, what makes you different and what you are passionate about...it also puts a human voice to your business. Everyone should be blogging, but there is always one big obstacle...what should you write? Writer's block gets the best of us.

Chris Brogan is a social media gur… Continue

Added by Stephen Labuda on February 26, 2010 at 12:09pm — 2 Comments

Tom Vance Sites That Do Your Fare Digging

A great article from Sunday's New York Times Travel Section, February 21, 2010, describes meta search sites to save you time and money finding the cheapest airfare.


Click Practical Traveler

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Added by Tom Vance on February 25, 2010 at 10:27am — No Comments

Scott Farmelant What keeps executives awake at night?

The CEO of Toyota made some big news today by saying the four most difficult words in the English language:

"I am deeply sorry" said CEO Akio Toyoda, who apologized on Wednesday to Congress.

With those headline-invoking words, the grandson of the founder of the world's largest automaker took responsibility for safety lapses that led to deaths and widespread recalls for accelerator and braking failures which impacted millions of American Toyota owners.

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Added by Scott Farmelant on February 24, 2010 at 5:14pm — 1 Comment

Tom Vance Tip o' the Hat to Spencer Betts, Bickling Financial Services, Lexington MA

Congratulations to Spencer and his colleagues of Bickling Financial Services on being named a 2010 FIVE STAR Wealth Manager! You may have seen this in Boston Magazine.


Worth viewing information about Bickling, the award description & research methodology is found here -

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Added by Tom Vance on February 24, 2010 at 12:51pm — No Comments

Tom Vance Gov. Deval Patrick Announces "Massachusetts Entrepreneurship Day" February 23, 2010

It's was a festive occasion yesterday at the Cambridge Innovation Center, 1 Broadway in Cambridge. The Commonwealth's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem initiative was launched statewide. Read the Press Release


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Added by Tom Vance on February 24, 2010 at 9:02am — No Comments

Tamela Roche How's The Market?

In 2009 Single Family homes in Cambridge yielded an increase in median sale price by 1% and Multi-Family homes decreased by 8%.

The median sale price of Cambridge Condo's in 2009 held steady at $415,000; depsite the total number of Condo's sold down by 11% - sign of a strong market that can maintain median sale price even while selling less units and reduced total volume. But the real story is that Cambridge Condo's sold 26 days faster in 2009 than in the previous year!

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Added by Tamela Roche on February 22, 2010 at 8:10pm — No Comments

Stephen Labuda A Stunning Advertising Campaign

Every now and then I see an advertisement that is so good I want to watch it again. Take a look at this public service ad designed to encourage people to buckle up when they drive.



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Added by Stephen Labuda on February 22, 2010 at 11:03am — 4 Comments

Mike Bavuso Big Foot Moving & Storage, Inc. Earns Coveted Angie's List Super Service Award

Big Foot Moving & Storage, Inc. Earns Coveted Angie's List Super Service Award

Big Foot Moving & Storage, Inc., of Arlington, MA has been awarded the prestigious 2009 Angie's List Super Service Award! This award reflects the company's consistently high level of customer service! The Super Service Award, now celebrating its 11th year, is reserved for c… Continue

Added by Mike Bavuso on February 17, 2010 at 2:57pm — 1 Comment

Tom Vance 10 Ways to Waste Your Time in a Networking Group

Enjoy this excerpted piece from Dr. Ivan Misner's complete article of October 16, 2009

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Added by Tom Vance on February 16, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Tom Vance How do Connector Groups accelerate 'word-of-mouth' opportunities?

Nothing could be finer, than new business coming our way through word-of-mouth! Over time, word of mouth reaffirms our clients love of what we do for them.


Most of us let word-of-mouth just happen. Sometimes we ask. Sometimes we wait with our nose to the grindstone. But

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Added by Tom Vance on February 15, 2010 at 9:52am — No Comments

Tom Vance What’s my “value proposition” and why is it important to have one?

My good friend Steve Rankel acknowledges in the first key of his 5 Keys to Creating a Killer Value Proposition, the best definition for a value proposition: “A value proposition is a clear statement of how your product or service solves a customer’s business problem, delivers a benefit or improves their situation.” Notic

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Added by Tom Vance on February 12, 2010 at 6:56am — No Comments

Nancy C. Why a Professional Headshot is Good for Business

First Impressions Matter!

In today's fast moving business world, online social media sites are the hot place to meet other business professionals. One of the first things that prospective clients come in contact with on your page is the little square box that holds a photograph of you. This is where they are going to get their first impression of you and who you are as a professional.

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Added by Nancy C. on February 11, 2010 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

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