Valentine’s Day Relationships - Business Style
Happy chocolate hearts and candy kisses on this day when we celebrate love and relationships. On Diva Marketing there is a lot of time spent talking about the Big R (Relationship) Word. In all honesty, I have always been a bit confused about how one has a relationship with an animate object like a box of cereal, a computer or even a red rose. However, what I do get is that I can develop a relationship with a person. That’s one of the reasons why this social media world makes so much sense to me. On Valentine’s Day it seemed like a fun post to explore business relationships. How do you build great business relationships with people? Do “clients” and “partners/vendors/suppliers” (I’m never sure word to use)have different points of view about what is important for each? I asked a few successful marketers to play along with me on this one. I’m excited to present 62 inspirational insights from people who work in a wide range of verticals: academia, packaged goods, retail, services, engineering, healthcare, high tech, online and in B2B, B2C and Not for Profit. To add a global perspective there are thoughts from marketers in India, Belgium and Canada. Special thanks to Julie Squires, Michael Rubin and M/errill Dubrow for extending the viral buzz to their networks. A heartfelt toss of the pink boa to all! Happy Valentine’s and may all of your relationship be sweet. How Do You Develop Great Business Relationships? Clients 1. Hilary Weber, Kaiser… Continue to read more…
