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PRO Alliance Resources Newsletter 08152011
If you are a subscriber to this newsletter then you obviously believe in the power of networking. Each future issue will focus on a specific member and how we can all come together to help them out with growing their business. If you are a member of PRO and would like to be featured, speak to Karin.
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This week our focus member is Ken Goltz. He could really use our help with helping those individuals who are turning 65 and are now eligible for Medicare. He can offer them solutions to healthcare that doesn’t cost them any extra. Wow…not a lot of people can say that. Let’s show Ken how we can all come together and help a fellow member and friend. You can reach him in the following ways;
Kenneth J. Goltz – United Healthcare Medicare Solutions
10701 W Research Drive Wauwatosa, WI 53226
414.443.4783 phone 414.443.4060 fax
kenneth_j_goltz@uhc.com
Again, Ken is looking for individuals who are just turning 65 during September of this year, and are now eligible for Medicare benefits.
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Coach’s Corner with Dr Rick Schaefer, MD
Studies have shown that when humans converse face to face, 58% of the message is conveyed by body language, 35% by inflection and the tone of our voice, and only 7% by our actual words. As you reflect on this, you know it is true. Consider how many times in your life your words have been misinterpreted.
How many times have you asked a question of someone and gotten an answer to an entirely different question. How many times have you sent an email and gotten a response that had nothing to do with the words you sent. Reflect on the phone conversations you have had just this week, and consider how many times have you been misinterpreted over the phone recently. It’s astounding, isn’t it?
So let’s use the statistics above to evaluate the effectiveness of communication at work. Meeting in person and being a clear speaker and a great listener is 100% effective. Speaking by phone only includes the words you choose (7%) and the tone and inflection of your voice (35%) for a total of 42% effectiveness… a big drop! Using email rests solely on your words carrying your message effectively, with only a 7% chance of clarity. Seven percent… wow!
My recommendation for effective communication is to use email only for the purpose of transferring pure information: meeting times, schedule changes, attachments of documents or reports.
In summary, if you own a business or manage a department, resist the idea to bring efficiencies in by emphasizing emails and project management software in place of live phone calls and in person meetings. Remember, with the statistics above, a short walk or drive or computer video chat to have an in person conversation can increase the effectiveness 13 fold over sending an email.
Raise your effectiveness from 7% to 100%, and go and chat in person.
Enjoy,
Dr Rick
Read more of Dr Rick’s blog or comment here; http://www.rickschaefermd.com/blog/quote/daily-focus-7-35-58/
http://www.rickschaefermd.com/blog/
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August 20th, 2011 Saturday 1-6pm
Mrs Sippy’s Open House/Customer Appreciation Day
More details; http://www.meetup.com/Milwaukee-Business-Professionals/events/28853061/
Free Food, Door Prizes, Vendor Booths.
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WHAT: After 5 Networking @Flemings Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar on Tuesday August 23rd Brought to you by Dynamismo and PRO Alliance Resources
WHEN: Tuesday August 23rd from 5:00-7:00 pm.
WHERE: Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
15665 W. Bluemound Rd. Brookfield, WI 53005
WHO: Join Milwaukee’s best professionals for a great opportunity to meet other positive-minded professionals who do everything they can to be the best at what they do.
Come and meet Milwaukee-Area Professionals to share ideas, make introductions, and generate referrals that will energize your business! Are you looking for more referrals? More net income? Then this is where you want to be. The best and brightest entrepreneurs and professionals join us monthly because they know that this is the place to meet other like-minded successful business owners who want to use their products and services. These professionals understand the power of building relationships to take their business to the next level.
Always informative, always engaging, always professional, always fun!
Join us to see what the “buzz” all about! You never know who you’ll meet!
Abundant Business Professionals, Complimentary Appetizers, High-Level Networking, and Fabulous Door Prizes (win a free PRO membership), – what more could you ask for?
COST: $10, Free for PRO Alliance Members.
AGENDA:
5:00 — 6:15 pm – Open networking (cash bar)
6:15 – 6:30 pm – Door prizes, announcements from host/sponsors (bring a door prize if you would like to sponsor the event and be recognized)
6:30 – 7:00 pm…or later – More networking
REGISTER; http://www.meetup.com/Milwaukee-Business-Professionals/events/28850871/
Tell your LinkedIn network about this event; http://events.linkedin.com/Dynamismo-ProAlliances-BA5/pub/753873
Contact Karin for more information; Karin@PROAlliances.com or 414-687-9900
Check out Dynamismo at; http://dynamismo.ning.com/
Please register on MeetUp. If a PRO event is cancelled or changed, it will be posted to MeetUp.
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Wednesday, August 24th 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
MMAC Business After Hours @ Milwaukee Community Sailing Center
Wednesday, August 24 | 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
1450 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive, Milwaukee
Ahoy, MMAC mates! Whether or not you fancy yourself nautical, come sail away at the NEW Milwaukee Community Sailing Center for an evening reception featuring delicious appetizers, courtesy of Zilli’s Catering. The Milwaukee Community Sailing Center is a private, not-for-profit agency located in Veterans Park at McKinley Marina. The Center provides educational and recreational sailing programs to interested individuals — regardless of age, physical ability or financial concerns. Chart your course for an all-hands-on deck night of networking!
>> REGISTER
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Does Your Product or Service Have a Personality? Bring Sexy Back!
Developing Your Marketing Plan – Product Positioning/Pricing
Date changed to September 15th!!! Thursday August 25th 2011 at T3 Training in Bishops Woods from 8:15am-10:30am. T3 Training 13400 Bishops Lane Suite 270 Brookfield, WI 53005
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August 25, Thursday 9am-noon. Discover How You Can Master Online Traffic Through Social Media. Held at; Best Western Midway, Brookfield 1005 South Moorland Road, Brookfield, WI 53005, (262) 786-9540. Sign up NOW as seating is Extremely Limited. Register; http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?af=1335447
August 25th, Thursday 9 am- 12pm at Best Western Midway, Brookfield 1005 South Moorland Road, Brookfield, WI 53005, (262) 786-9540
Discover How You Can Now MASTER Online Traffic through Social Media. From the desk of Sonny Ahuja, America’s Ultimate Internet Marketer Crushing Social Media with SEO. This is The Social Media Workshop you DON’T want to miss…
Sign up NOW as seating is Extremely Limited. Register à http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?af=1335447
Sonny also has other classes that are Twitter only, Facebook only, etc.
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Friday, August 26th, 2011 at 11:15 am – 1:30 pm Wisconsin Business Owners lunch & learn at Best Western Midway – 1005 S Moorland Road, Brookfield, Only $20 for lunch, speaker, and networking.
RSVP NOW AT http://www.meetup.com/wisconsin-business-owners/
Lunch & Learn with other Wisconsin Business Owners. Cost is $25 (cash) at event , or $20 (credit card) with advance reservations at;
Fee covers all-you-can eat buffet (delicious!) soft beverage, gratuity, & the speaker. Salad bar only, $20 (cash) at the event or $15 ($20 on credit card and $5 cash rebate at event) with advance reservations. http://www.meetup.com/wisconsin-business-owners/
ITINERARY
11:15 – MEET AND GREET – NETWORKING This is the start of the Lunch & Learn…early arrival allows more networking time
12 noon All-you-can-eat buffet, including salad bar!
or – Fish Fry 3 pieces, beer batter or broiled, French Fries, with New England clam chowder/or all you can eat salad bar – or – The Wisconsin Burger with sides.
12:15 – 25 Deliver your 30-second commercial during lunch
12:30 – finishing up with lunch…
12:35 – Prize Drawings & Speaker Introduction
12:40 Speaker – 45 minute presentation, including questions and answers.
1:25 End…or stick around….
The hosts plan to stay at Cali’s Lounge on the last Friday afternoon of the month for earnest conversation with Wisconsin Business Owners who stick around.
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Funtastic Times Networking Event
Louis Desert Grill
N7 W23825 Bluemound Road Waukesha, WI 53188
WEDNESDAY, August 31
WHERE: N7 W23825 Bluemound Road, Waukesha, WI 53188
WHEN: Wed. August 31 – 5:00 to 5:30 Register/ 5:30 to 7:00 Networking
COST: $10 per person at the door.
FOOD & DRINK: Appetizers served • Cash Bar
WEBSITE: http://www.funtasticnetwork.com
TO REGISTER & for MORE INFO: Visit: http://www.funtasticnetwork.com
Questions:
Please RSVP ASAP by emailing or calling » Dick (414-517-0663) funtastictimes09@gmail.com
or » Mark (414-737-2942) mabmortgage@wi.rr.com
Review: “Food was delicious, the salsa should be
Bottled and sold it is so good. Wait staff is
Attentive and very friendly. We will definitely
Be going back there again, and again….
Authentic Mexican food! Wonderful! “
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Does Your Product or Service Have a Personality? Bring Sexy Back!
Developing Your Marketing Plan – Product Positioning/Pricing
Thursday Sept 15 2011 at T3 Training in Bishops Woods from 8:15am-10:30am. T3 Training 13400 Bishops Lane Suite 270 Brookfield, WI 53005
Part of the Marketing Foundations Series brought to you by Greg Dugan of Green Koala Marketing and Karin Conway of PRO Alliance Resources. Seminars held the fourth Thursday of the month with a few exceptions.This Seminar series covers all the components of an effective product marketing plan. Each of these seminars will explore the different components of a marketing plan more in-depth. You will be an active participant and will have help creating your own marketing plan as we go along.
Objectives of the seminar include;
• Focus on specific marketing objectives as it relates to the product component of marketing
• Walk-away with useful information you can use when you get back to office
• Get started or revisit your product marketing plan
• Clarify information about marketing and business plans
• Help you increase sales, get financing, clarify business direction and goals
• Perform self-evaluation and change perceptions
Why should you care?
-Support a loan application
-Raise equity funding
-Identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats (SWOT Analysis)
-Define objectives and describe programs
-Create a regular business review and course correction process
-Define a new business or venture
-Define agreements between partners
-Set a value on a business for sale or legal purposes
-Evaluate a new product line, promotion, or expansion
Presented by Greg Dugan of Green Koala Marketing and Karin Conway of PRO Alliance Resources. Agenda; 8:15am-8:30am registration/networking, 8:30-10:30 seminar presentation, 10:30- 11:00 wrap-up/questions
Please register on MeetUp. http://www.meetup.com/Milwaukee-Business-Professionals/events/24900121/
Please share with your LinkedIn network, thanks! http://events.linkedin.com/Developing-Marketing-Plan-Product/pub/730793
Investment is only $10 per session. (Free to paid PRO Alliance Members)
Distribution/Sales – tba
Communications (PR, social Media) – tba
Customer Service – tba
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Thursday September 22nd from 9-11am at TGIF at the Stadium.
SAVE THE DATE FOR A VERY SPECIAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EVENT!
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October 13th, 2011
William Horton Designing E-Learning that Learners will Engage, Connect, & Apply on LinkedIn Events – October 13th day long workshop event at Klemmer’s Banquet center in Milwaukee.
http://events.linkedin.com/SEWI-ASTD-Legend-Series-Presents-William/pub/747413
Participants who apply themselves will be able to create learning activities that: – Motivate learners to put forth the effort required for learning. – Engage learners in challenging activities that result in deep learning. – Connect separate bits of learning to prior learning and to the per…
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Mastermind Alliance Meetings (Milwaukee Area)
North Shore Mastermind Alliance
Monday, August 15th, 2011 at 8:30 AM – 9:30am
Glen Cafe the – 6823 North Green Bay Avenue Milwaukee, WI
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Tosa Power Connection – Circle Of Influence Networking Group
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011 at 8:00 AM – 9:00am (Open networking 7:30-8am)
Mrs. Sippy’s Coffee- 12862 West Blue Mound Road Elm Grove, WI
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Elm Grove Mastermind Alliance
Thursday, August 18th, 2011 at 5:30 pm -7pm
Mrs Sippys Coffee – 12862 West Blue Mound Road Elm Grove, WI
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Mequon Mastermind Alliance
Friday, August 19th, 2011 at 8:30 AM – 9:30am
Fiddleheads Coffee Cafe – 10530 North Port Washington Road Mequon, WI
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Bayview Mastermind Alliance
Monday August 22nd, 2011 at 7:15am-8:30am
Sven’s European Café 2699 Bayview
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Waukesha Health Enthusiasts
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011 at 11:30 AM – 1:00pm
Good Harvest Market – 1850 Meadow Ln. Pewaukee, WI
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SW Mastermind Alliance
Friday, August 26th, 2011 at 9:00 AM – 10:30am
Genesis Restaurant Hwy 100 and Beloit Rd.
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North Shore Mastermind Alliance
Monday, August 29th, 2011 at 8:30 AM – 9:30am
Glen Cafe the – 6823 North Green Bay Avenue Milwaukee, WI
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For more information on any of the above Mastermind Meetings, visit the PRO blog;
https://proalliances.wordpress.com/ or visit the MeetUp group; http://www.meetup.com/Milwaukee-Business-Professionals/
Hope to see you soon!
Karin Conway
Connections Coach
PRO Alliance Resources, LLC
414-687-9900
Karin@PROAlliances.com
http://www.meetup.com/Milwaukee-Business-Professionals/ (PRO events)
http://www.linkedin.com/in/karinconway
http://karinconway.com/ (personal blog)
https://proalliances.wordpress.com/ (PRO blog)
http://PROAlliances.com
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