Saturday, November 15, 2008

Meeting Five: Michael Port

In this meeting, we heard a presentation by author of Book Yourself Solid, Michael Port. You can learn more about Michael at his website: www.michaelport.com Download the podcast here.

This SIG meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 4 pm Eastern (1 pm Pacific). All ICF member coaches are eligible to attend the live calls and receive CCEU credit (when available). To see the phone number and PIN for the calls, you must log in on the ICF webpage, then follow the links For Current Members-->Find a Special Interest Group.

Our next meeting will be held on Wed, Dec 3 when we'll hear from attorney Michael Vanderpool. His presentation is entitled: “The Legal Aspects of Establishing and Operating a Coaching Business.”�

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Meeting 4: Creating Your Business Attraction Success Plan

Are you curious what's really possible when you use law of attraction principles and tools with smart business practices?
-Business gets easier
-Your next steps are clearer (what a relief!)
-You tap into inspiration that gives you added energy to the action done with greater ease
-You experience more success that is truly meaningful because you are aligned with your values and dreams
-You laugh more, dream easier and unique big thoughts that you never believed were possible!

Listen as Laura West (http://www.JoyfulBusiness.com) explores:
-how attraction principles and smart business strategies work together
-what is law of attraction and how does it work
-5 steps for creating an attraction plan
-Specific tools for business attraction
Download the podcast here.

Remember, if you want to receive recordings of all our calls automatically, you may subscribe using iTunes. Simply paste this URL: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ICFBizDevSIG under Advanced: Subscribe to podcast.

This SIG meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 4 pm Eastern (1 pm Pacific). All ICF member coaches are eligible to attend the live calls and receive CCEU credit (when available). To see the phone number and PIN for the calls, you must log in on the ICF webpage, then follow the links For Current Members-->Find a Special Interest Group.

Thursday, September 11, 2008

September meeting recap

The SIG met on Wed, Sept 3 to hear a great presentation by Elinor Stutz, author of Nice Girls Do Get the Sale. Download the podcast here.

Remember, if you want to receive recordings of all our calls automatically, you may subscribe using iTunes. Simply paste this URL: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ICFBizDevSIG under Advanced: Subscribe to podcast.

This SIG meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 4 pm Eastern (1 pm Pacific). All ICF member coaches are eligible to attend the live calls and receive CCEU credit (when available). To see the phone number and PIN for the calls, you must log in on the ICF webpage, then follow the links For Current Members-->Find a Special Interest Group.

Sunday, August 10, 2008

August meeting recap and September call announcement

The SIG met on Wednesday, Aug 6 and enjoyed a dynamite presentation by marketing expert, Robert Middleton. Download the podcast here.

Our next meeting will be on Wed, Sept 3 at 4 pm Eastern with guest presenter, Elinor Stutz. Elinor is the author of Nice Girls Do Get the Sale: Relationship Building that Gets Results. She is the CEO and founder of Smooth Sale LLC and provides business-to-business sales training and coaching based on 11+ years of experience as a top performer in corporate sales. Elinor's presentation has received ICF approval for 1 CCEU in Business Development. You must be present on the live call to receive CCEU credit.

Elinor's Smooth Sale methodology is based upon building relationships throughout the entire sales cycle in order to earn repeat business, referrals and testimonials. This system will enable coaches to grow dynamic businesses. Elinor utilizes the “Nice Girl” philosophy – make every communication warm by beginning from prospect's point of view first. She finds that when you put your client’s goals first, they will in turn help you meet yours. Participants on this call will learn how to:
1. Build relationships with prospective clients
2. Communicate the value of their services
3. Ask for business with confidence

Remember, if you want to receive recordings of all our calls automatically, you may subscribe using iTunes. Simply paste this URL: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ICFBizDevSIG under Advanced: Subscribe to podcast.

This SIG meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 4 pm Eastern (1 pm Pacific). All ICF member coaches are eligible to attend the live calls and receive CCEU credit (when available). To see the phone number and PIN for the calls, you must log in on the ICF webpage, then follow the links For Current Members-->Find a Special Interest Group.

Monday, July 28, 2008

First meeting of the Business Development SIG

Welcome to the blog and podcast site of the Business Development and Marketing Special Interest Group. Here, you can access recordings of our calls as podcasts using your favorite podcatcher (like iTunes) as well as learn about upcoming calls.

Our first meeting was held on July 2, 2008. We covered meeting times, schedule, CCEU credit. Members shared their backgrounds and business needs. To listen or download the recording, click here. If you want to receive recordings of all our calls automatically, you may subscribe using iTunes. Simply paste this URL: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ICFBizDevSIG under Advanced: Subscribe to podcast.

This SIG meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 4 pm Eastern (1 pm Pacific). All ICF member coaches are eligible to attend. To see the phone number and PIN for the calls, you must log in on the ICF webpage, then follow the links For Current Members-->Find a Special Interest Group.

Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, Aug 6 at 4 pm Eastern. Our presenter, marketing consultant and coach Robert Middleton of Action Plan Marketing, will explore how to manage the marketing conversation so that you increase the chances that a conversation about your business will actually lead somewhere.

In this presentation Robert will:

1. Demonstrate how to get immediate attention with your marketing message.
2. Explain what can be accomplished and what can't be accomplished with a marketing message.
3. Show how to continue the marketing conversation once you have a prospect's attention.
4. Outline the steps needed to keep the marketing conversation on track.
5. Reveal the secrets to making an offer that paves the way for effective follow-up.

Robert Middleton has been working with Independent Professionals on their marketing since 1984. Robert is an expert at developing and teaching non-manipulative strategies for attracting more clients. He is the author of the online bestsellers, the InfoGuru Marketing Manual and the Web Site ToolKit and the publisher of the More Clients eZine which goes out to 50,000 subscribers every week.