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I think this is a great idea. However I'm not in Illinois , but I
guess it's not that far. Is there one going on closer to say Clayton, mo?

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I just became aquainted with BNI in the St. Louis area. They tell me
that there is about a hundred of them, and I'm not sure that they all
know about this group. I will advertise this fact around the area in
my travels to the BNI groups that I am visiting. I plan on visiting as
many as I can. If you would like a special mention when I go to these
meetings, contact me at Pupillo Group . 314-588-0024. Just ask for
Matt, and I will pass out your card to anyone looking for your
particular product or service.

Computer Retail Sales and Service

Ignoring word of mouth, there are two efforts/events that had good ROI for
me.  I participate yearly in a local "Discover Fairview Heights" show at
the park.  I meet a lot of people there, and even though I couldn't go in
'06, I still have a person every couple of months say "I talked to a girl
a couple years ago at the Discover FVH Day.."  It's a small event, and I'm
disappointed that I won't get to participate this year since I'm moving.

The second was from a news editorial I wrote after the April 2006 Tornado.
I was got hit in my car driving home by that tornado, and my business'
building was also affected.  I wrote a letter thanking the civil service
people who worked that event, as I was impressed by the way they handled
it.  I hadn't thought about it, but people started coming in and calling
like crazy after that letter!  Accidental marketing, but interesting
regardless.  That furthers my interest in wanting to get to do an
editorial piece in the local newspaper(s) on a regular basis, if I could
get a good contact at one of them.

I don't invest a lot in marketing... It's too expensive.  I find that
events I can invest time in have better results than the things I can pay
for.

I will have a marketing campaign to start this fall, because we're
offering new services.  I'm now an authorized IBM/Lenovo Warranty Repair
Center.  There's finally a good reason to buy laptops from me instead of
the box stores other than preferring to deal with me!

Other Thing's I've Tried:

I did the Dierberg's Receipt program while Coldstone had the Buy One Get
One Free campaign.  That got me name recognition which was worthwhile.  I
did the Auffenberg Auto Bargain Program, which got me 0 referrals.  I did
one of the newspaper mailers, which also had 0 return, but it was before I
opened the retail store. I've also been in the local coupon "magazines"
which also had 0 return, but again that was before I had a retail store.
I'm amazed how many Yellow Pages calls I get.  I was even accused of "not
being in the book" when I used to just do the SBC book, so I added
Hometown last year.  I've done various newspaper "sponsored" ads for
special programs, also 0 return.  I donate a free tune-up service to most
fund-raising programs, and almost everyone who has turned it in has done
other business with me, which has helped name recognition as well.  I have
vinyl letters on my car which has gotten me customers from various parking
lots.  I'm going to add some phrasing which should increase that soon too.
My local chamber isn't a terribly active one, and I'm not good at "happy
hour networking", so I prefer more community-based, or hands-on (BNI-type)
marketing.

I've found a small amount of in-store signage promotions have been
fruitful.  I'd like to try a 'referral rewards' program, but I haven't
figured out how to manage one that fits my business style yet.  I use such
a low margin, and it's flat rate based off my cost (either in part or
labor).  I don't run sales. That No Baloney attitude to business is what
makes my customers loyal to me.

-Kara


On Mon, 28 May 2007, robert.rice1 wrote:

> Just wanted to get an idea as to what has been everyone's best form of
> marketing yet.  Let us know what your profession is, and what form or
> forms of marketing (business building tools) you have experienced so
> far.
>
> what is everyone doing for online marketing?
>
> Dr. Rice
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

--
Kara Pritchard                          Phone: 618-398-3000
President, KS Computer Room Inc. kara@...
Southern Illinois Linux Users Group www.silug.org
--

Just wanted to get an idea as to what has been everyone's best form of
marketing yet.  Let us know what your profession is, and what form or
forms of marketing (business building tools) you have experienced so
far.

what is everyone doing for online marketing?

Dr. Rice

Mark.....The Mega MOM amongst ourselves sounds like a great idea!  Let
me know if you need any help arranging it!
Thanks,
Jennifer Thorson
(314) 435-3247
cardsbyjenn@...


--- In bnistl@yahoogroups.com, "Mark A. Bearth" <mark.bearth@...> wrote:
>
> Hey Folks,   Our Chapter: St. Clair County BNI, regularly holds Sphere
> MOMs.  One whole sphere, such as the Marketing Sphere, will get together
> with another whole sphere, perhaps the Wedding Sphere.  It is set up
> just like a regular mom but on a larger scale.  These Sphere Moms go
> over quite well.   Here's a thought for you all,  How about a Mega Mom
> amongst ourselves?  If there are any takers I would be happy to try and
> coordinate it.  (If no takers on the Mega Mom, I would still be happy to
> MOM with anyone in this group individually.)   [B-)]        [0]  Mark A.
> Bearth, an iPROMOTEu affiliate Bearth Marketing & Business Promotions
> 2661 North Illinois, PMB #353 Swansea, Illinois, 62226   PH:
> 618-670-5277 FX: 618-207-4501   mark.bearth
> <http://www.bnistl.com/memberdetails.php?ID=106>
>
>
>
> --- In bnistl@yahoogroups.com, "rbardin" <video@> wrote:
> >
> > Which chapters in our region have held 1 or more Mega Moms? A Mega
> > Mom is a meeting after hours at a members place of business.
> > Our chapter has had 2 with-in the past 6 months. The 1st one was
> > held at Instant Imprints where we all had the opportunity to learn
> > more about the products and services they offer. We also were taught
> > what is involved in screen printing and walked away with a new t-
> > shirt that night.
> > The 2nd was held here at my studio. I took a photo of each member as
> > they arrived. We then walked the group through how a photo keepsake/
> > slideshow is created. We used the Takin' Care of Business theme, and
> > everyone from our chapter received their own copy of the completed
> > DVD.
> > We have another one planned with-in the next couple of months with a
> > different member of our chapter.
> > A Mega Mom is also a great time to bring a friend or guest who might
> > benefit from the Chapter member's services! They get to meet the
> > person they might want to do business with, ask questions and see a
> > little bit more of their business in action!
> > Please post any positive things your chapter has done with any type
> > of meetings outside of your regularly scheduled Chapter events.
> > We would all like to hear what others are sucessfully doing!
> >
> > Robin Bardin
> > Bardin Video Service
> >
>

Hello Everyone!
      My name is Jennifer Thorson and I am the owner of CardsByJenn.  I
make handmade custom greeting cards for all occasions.  I really enjoy
helping others personalize their business.  Your clients are usually
looking for the "personal touch" and I help make that happen.
      I am the VP in the Referral Network.  I have been in the chapter
since the beginning.  Our one year anniversary is fast approaching.
      I am excited to be part of this group and learn more from other's
experiences!

Thanks!
Jennifer Thorson
(314) 435-3247
cardsbyjenn@...

My name is Derek Johnson I own AJD Landscaping.  We are located in
Collinsville, IL and service about a 25 mile radius.  I am currently a
member of the Leaders Council Chapter in Fairview Hieghts, IL.  I am
looking for a new employee with landscaping exp.  in case anyone knows
of someone.

There is a new article about our region under "chapters across the
globe".  Good article, I just do not know where the picture came from
(if you look real close, you see Holiday decorations) It is about our
spring conference and has links to the BNI Central and Southern
Missouri newsletter as well as the BNI South St. Louis- Illinois
newsletter.

To Our Success,

Mike Tobin
Director, BNI
Central and Southern Missouri

Here's a thought for you all,  How about a Mega Mom amongst ourselves?  If there are any takers I would be happy to try and coordinate it.  (If no takers on the Mega Mom, I would still be happy to MOM with anyone in this group individually.) 

--- In bnistl@yahoogroups.com, "rbardin" <video@...> wrote:
>
> Which chapters in our region have held 1 or more Mega Moms? A Mega
> Mom is a meeting after hours at a members place of business.
> Our chapter has had 2 with-in the past 6 months. The 1st one was
> held at Instant Imprints where we all had the opportunity to learn
> more about the products and services they offer. We also were taught
> what is involved in screen printing and walked away with a new t-
> shirt that night.
> The 2nd was held here at my studio. I took a photo of each member as
> they arrived. We then walked the group through how a photo keepsake/
> slideshow is created. We used the Takin' Care of Business theme, and
> everyone from our chapter received their own copy of the completed
> DVD.
> We have another one planned with-in the next couple of months with a
> different member of our chapter.
> A Mega Mom is also a great time to bring a friend or guest who might
> benefit from the Chapter member's services! They get to meet the
> person they might want to do business with, ask questions and see a
> little bit more of their business in action!
> Please post any positive things your chapter has done with any type
> of meetings outside of your regularly scheduled Chapter events.
> We would all like to hear what others are sucessfully doing!
>
> Robin Bardin
> Bardin Video Service
>

--- In bnistl@yahoogroups.com, Kara Pritchard <kara@...> wrote:
>
>
> Good Morning All,
>
> I didn't introduce myself, but my name is Kara Pritchard and I own
the
> Computer Room in Fairview Heights.  We provide custom computer
hardware,
> parts, and repairs, and other geek-related help.  While there are
few
> people who aren't good referrals for me, other computer geeks are
the
> best! Whether they're independent computer consultants themselves,
own
> small repair shops, or are professional computer geeks working for
another
> company, people who do what I do are the fastest to recognize the
value in
> the parts I sell (both in price and quality) and respect the
experience we
> have to offer.
>
> I have been in BNI for 4+ years, starting while I was still
operating out
> of my home (I opened the retail location 3yrs ago after providing
on-site
> services for 7 years prior).  I have held VP and P positions, as
well as
> Marketing and Education coord.  I have transferred into a new group
(6 mos
> ago) and currently help with mentoring the new members of the group
(which
> is pretty much everyone).
>
> My current Mentoring project includes meeting with the 10min
speakers the
> week prior to their presentation.  I am trying to help them develop
their
> presentations into training sessions for their fellow chapter
members and
> learn to realize the value of every minute they have to speak
during a
> meeting.  This week, I helped a member who hosts home wine tasting
parties
> convert her 10 minute from "telling about the company" to a mock
wine
> tasting party to train us how to "taste" various types of juices as
she
> would be doing with wines.  I hope this will not only be fun, but
make the
> speaker more comfortable, and help other members understand (and
talk)
> about what she actually does!  We also talked about not wasting her
> infomercial with the line "I'm ABC from XYZ and I'm giving my 10
minute
> today, so I'll talk to you then".
>
> Sometimes its awkward to find ways to open dialogue with another
chapter
> member about the things they can do to be better members without
making
> the other member feel uncomfortable.  I hope to use these pre-10min
MOMs
> to improve the content of our meetings and help the members train
the rest
> of us better, thus improving the quality of the member, and
improving the
> quality of their referrals!
>
> --
> Kara Pritchard                          Phone: 618-398-3000
> President, KS Computer Room Inc. kara@...
> Southern Illinois Linux Users Group www.silug.org
> --
>

Kara~

Thank You for your introduction.  I appreciate you sharing what you
are doing as a Mentor in your Chapter.  I am also a Mentor for my
group and what you have been doing sounds like a great idea!
I think I will try something like this and post the results.

Robin Bardin
Bardin Video Service
www.bardinvideo.com

Good Morning All,

I didn't introduce myself, but my name is Kara Pritchard and I own the
Computer Room in Fairview Heights.  We provide custom computer hardware,
parts, and repairs, and other geek-related help.  While there are few
people who aren't good referrals for me, other computer geeks are the
best! Whether they're independent computer consultants themselves, own
small repair shops, or are professional computer geeks working for another
company, people who do what I do are the fastest to recognize the value in
the parts I sell (both in price and quality) and respect the experience we
have to offer.

I have been in BNI for 4+ years, starting while I was still operating out
of my home (I opened the retail location 3yrs ago after providing on-site
services for 7 years prior).  I have held VP and P positions, as well as
Marketing and Education coord.  I have transferred into a new group (6 mos
ago) and currently help with mentoring the new members of the group (which
is pretty much everyone).

My current Mentoring project includes meeting with the 10min speakers the
week prior to their presentation.  I am trying to help them develop their
presentations into training sessions for their fellow chapter members and
learn to realize the value of every minute they have to speak during a
meeting.  This week, I helped a member who hosts home wine tasting parties
convert her 10 minute from "telling about the company" to a mock wine
tasting party to train us how to "taste" various types of juices as she
would be doing with wines.  I hope this will not only be fun, but make the
speaker more comfortable, and help other members understand (and talk)
about what she actually does!  We also talked about not wasting her
infomercial with the line "I'm ABC from XYZ and I'm giving my 10 minute
today, so I'll talk to you then".

Sometimes its awkward to find ways to open dialogue with another chapter
member about the things they can do to be better members without making
the other member feel uncomfortable.  I hope to use these pre-10min MOMs
to improve the content of our meetings and help the members train the rest
of us better, thus improving the quality of the member, and improving the
quality of their referrals!

--
Kara Pritchard                          Phone: 618-398-3000
President, KS Computer Room Inc. kara@...
Southern Illinois Linux Users Group www.silug.org
--

Hello Everyone, How are you? I would like to pass along something i
did for my ten minute last week.

Instead of being about my services and referrals for me, i used it to
educate the chapter on what BNI is about and how to help build our
chapter.

i called it " how to help build our chapter "

this is what i did, pass out the page upside down so no one sees,
spoke about the mission, goals , etc.... about BNI, then stopped and
had everyone turn over their sheets, gave them about three minutes to
fill out, then i had them pass it over to the person on there right,
now what happens next is this.

the person recieving the sheet had to do a MOM with that person, then
they would need to do a MOM with the person they gave it to. at the
MOM you would bring your sheet to discuss your list, then the goal
would be to bring those people as guest.

So in essence this developed two MOM's per person within the chapter.

Example: If we have 15 people that would develop about 30 MOM's to
try and bring these guest.

***Check it out in the files on the left.***

I thought it went over well, will keep track of the deveoplment and
keep you informed.

any questions , please call me.

thanks for your time



Up & Going LLC
President
Roger Ordonez
Systems Engineer
O'Fallon,MO 63366
Phone 314-374-1304
Fax 636-240-5094
E-mail: roger@...
Website: www.upandgoing.com

Hello,

This email message is a notification to let you know that
a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the bnistl
group.

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You can access this file at the URL:
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Regards,

tech_roger <roger@...>

I have two strong team members from another chapter that I likely would
not have met if it weren't for BNI.  I did not meet them at a special BNI
event, however.  I met them through visiting their chapters.  We actually
have overlapping "categories" and are even competitive in some areas, but
we've found a great balance by working together in our strength areas.

The two other team members include an on-site computer consultant and a
printer/copier sales person.  I have a retail store, including in-store
and on-site repairs and customer computer hardware sales (which includes
some workgroup printers).  They rely on me for computer hardware, repairs,
and new system sales.  I rely on them for specialty support (or sales) in
their areas (printer/copiers, Apple/Mac, etc).

-Kara Pritchard


On Mon, 9 Apr 2007, rbardin wrote:

> Good Morning~
>
> Please share an example of a referral you received from a BNI meeting
> outside of your chapter (MSP, Regional Meeting, Mentoring program, etc)
> that resulted in business you would not have received if you did not
> attend that particular event.
> Or an example of a Power Team member you have met outside of your
> chapter at one of the above mentioned events.
>
> I invite as many responses as possible to help us all start thinking
> outside of the box for additional ways we can give and receive
> referrals, as well as build our Power Teams outside of our respective
> Chapters.
> Thank You in advance for your thoughts and ideas!
>
> Have a Great day and great selling :)
>
> Robin Bardin
> Bardin Video Service
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

--
Kara Pritchard                          Phone: 618-398-3000
President, KS Computer Room Inc. kara@...
Southern Illinois Linux Users Group www.silug.org
--

--- In bnistl@yahoogroups.com, "kassblossoms" <kassblossoms@...> wrote:
>
> Hello!
>
> My name is Kass Adams, owner of Blossoming Events, an event design and
> custom floral company. I am a member of the St. Louis Professional
> Network Team (I know, the longest chapter name ever!) in Webster
Groves.
>
> I'm looking forward to being a part of this group!
>
> have a great day,
> kass
>
   Kass,

   how is this for a long chapter name "BNI Springfield Metropolitan
Area Referral Team".  They go by S.M.A.R.T.- Springfield.

Sincerely,

Mike

Which chapters in our region have held 1 or more Mega Moms?  A Mega
Mom is a meeting after hours at a members place of business.
Our chapter has had 2 with-in the past 6 months.  The 1st one was
held at Instant Imprints where we all had the opportunity to learn
more about the products and services they offer.  We also were taught
what is involved in screen printing and walked away with a new t-
shirt that night.
The 2nd was held here at my studio.  I took a photo of each member as
they arrived.  We then walked the group through how a photo keepsake/
slideshow is created.  We used the Takin' Care of Business theme, and
everyone from our chapter received their own copy of the completed
DVD.
We have another one planned with-in the next couple of months with a
different member of our chapter.
A Mega Mom is also a great time to bring a friend or guest who might
benefit from the Chapter member's services!  They get to meet the
person they might want to do business with, ask questions and see a
little bit more of their business in action!
Please post any positive things your chapter has done with any type
of meetings outside of your regularly scheduled Chapter events.
We would all like to hear what others are sucessfully doing!

Robin Bardin
Bardin Video Service

Hello!

My name is Kass Adams, owner of Blossoming Events, an event design and
custom floral company. I am a member of the St. Louis Professional
Network Team (I know, the longest chapter name ever!) in Webster Groves.

I'm looking forward to being a part of this group!

have a great day,
kass

Good Morning~

Please share an example of a referral you received from a BNI meeting
outside of your chapter (MSP, Regional Meeting, Mentoring program, etc)
that resulted in business you would not have received if you did not
attend that particular event.
Or an example of a Power Team member you have met outside of your
chapter at one of the above mentioned events.

I invite as many responses as possible to help us all start thinking
outside of the box for additional ways we can give and receive
referrals, as well as build our Power Teams outside of our respective
Chapters.
Thank You in advance for your thoughts and ideas!

Have a Great day and great selling :)

Robin Bardin
Bardin Video Service

Good Morning~

My name is Robin Bardin.  I am the owner of Bardin Video Services
located in Bridgeton.  I have a studio that specializes in video
editing, production, training videos, 8mm film transfer, duplications,
VHS and other media to DVD, as well as event keepsakes, montages, and
slideshows. Please visit my web site at www.bardin video.com for more
information.
I have been a member of the St Charles Givers Gain chapter for 9
months. I am also a Mentor in my group, and I am totally convinced of
the power this networking organization provides!
I am excited about this new forum, and invite any questions or comments
that I can help any other BNI members with.

Have a Great Day and Great Selling :)

Robin