BNI Modesto Nooners Business Cards are here!

14. May 2009

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The leadership team decided it would be a great idea to put together a business card that we could put in the hands of the members to give to people inviting them to visit our chapter. I am sure most of you have the same issue as I do when it comes to talking to someone about BNI, it is never planned and always ends up sounding awkward. Linda Mangum presented me with a business card from another chapter so which led to this idea and the business card below. I wanted our card to be something that if found sitting on a table would beg a passerby to pick it up and take a look. I think this card does just that. The new business cards will be available next week in our BNI Business Card Binder. The Modesto Nooners first business card. Designed and printed by Jerad Hill Studios.

BNI Modesto Nooners Business Card
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Education Moment: THE WISDOM OF WARREN BUFFETT

14. May 2009

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This weeks Education moment comes from the “HR That Works” newsletter editors column.

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Thursday Quote Day

30. April 2009

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Legacy is the greatest currency.

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First Quarter of 2009 Movers and Shakers

30. March 2009

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The first quarter of 2009 has came to a close (1/09-3/09). As you can see from our chapter totals over in the sidebar we are doing well for 2009. I would like to take this time to recognize those who are rocking the house in our chapter. We have several ties so I will list those in alphabetical order.

Attendance:
1. Saul Carter (Perfect Attendance)
2. Jerad Hill (Perfect Attendance)
3. Brenda Olson (Perfect Attendance)
4. Katie Floyd (Perfect Attendance – 1 Sub)
5. Maria Vieira-Lee (Perfect Attendance – 3 Subs)
Having a substitute if you are going to miss helps keep your attendance clear

Referrals Given:
1. Stephanie Burnside (38)
2. Brenda Olson (38)
3. Daniel Versola (17)
4. Maria Vieira-Lee (12)
5. Jerad Hill (12)

Referrals Received:
1. Anita Stoll (19)
2. Lori Crivelli (18)
3. Curt Zimmerman (18)
4. Katie Floyd (14)
5. Brenda Olson (14)
6. Ralph Stewart (14)
Some close ties going on!

Dance Cards:
1. Jerad Hill (7)
2. Carl Stange (4)
3. Curt Zimmerman (4)
4. Linda Mangum (2)
5. Brenda Olson (2)
6. Paul Scheele (2)
Dance Cards happen when members meet one on one outside of regular BNI meetings

Value of Referrals Given:
1. Jerad Hill ($15,765)
2. Brenda Olson ($13,235)
3. Katie Floyd ($9,970)
4. James Fultz ($6,555)
5. Curt Zimmerman ($3,489)
These members have given referrals resulting in these totals collectively.

I am proud to be a part of such a thriving networking chapter. Congratulations everybody, this is proof that BNI works and that our chapter provides value to it’s members.

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Visitor Day a Huge Success

20. March 2009

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Hats off to everybody who helped make our visitor day so successful. We had 22 visitors join us on Thursday the 12th. The room was packed and the energy was incredible.

We would like to thank the visitors that came who were invited by our members:

Jerad Hill’s Visitors:
Jeff Chapman – Vision Multimedia
Ashley Dunne – Massage Therapist
Cory Warner – Warner Studios
Cortney Forsmann – Graphic Designer
Jim Stewart – Healthy Marriage Coalition
Aaron Stout – TechSafari
Sarah Fields – Effective Solutions

Brenda Olson’s Visitors:
Bettina Modaresi – Modesto Alarm
Ted Lew – Principal Financial

Kimberly Boothe’s Visitor:
Becca Boothe – The Heavenly Spa

Curt Zimmerman’s Visitors:
Dan Williams – WCI Construction Inc.

Paul Sheele’s Visitor:
Juliana Wanger – Modesto Flowers and Gifts

James Fultz’s Visitors:
Pablo Ocegueda – Blinds By Design
Jim Brannon – Brannon Electric
Alan Patrick – General Building Contractor

Anita Stoll’s Visitors:
Shayna Osborne – Osborne & Nelson
Michael Moradian – Peace of Mind Home Inspections

Saul Carter’s Visitor:
Nikki Hoffman – Springhill Suites
Knowledge Hardy – Hardy Appetitez

Katie Floyd’s Visitors:
Violet Whitworth – Neverboring
Harold Avila – Neverboring

We enjoyed meeting so many new people. The day was a success, everybody went home with a pocket full of new contacts.

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Visitors Day is March 12th!

10. March 2009

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Visitors day is only 2 days away. Have you invited your best contacts and clients yet? Make sure you RSVP for yourself and your visitors online, the web address for the invite is below.

We are expecting between 30-40 people so far so make sure you have enough business cards on you.

If you are a visitor who plans to attend our meeting on Thursday, March 12th please RSVP also so we have a clear count for lunch!

Click here to RSVP for the BNI Modesto Nooners Visitors Day

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Spring 2009 Membership Drive Announced!

5. March 2009

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Spring is almost here so why not kick off a Membership Drive for the Modesto Nooners! Watch the video to learn more about the Membership Drive and what the winner will receive.

The Rules are as follows: The winner is the Modesto Nooners Chapter Member who has brought the most visitors who convert to members of our chapter. This means that bringing visitors will not help you win, bringing visitors who become members of our chapter will help you win!

Good luck!

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The Power in Power Teams – Inviting Visitors

5. March 2009

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Finding visitors is not that hard when you think about who is referring to you already. Use our Power Team Worksheet to put together a power team for yourself and for those with in your power team.

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Our Team Photo

19. February 2009

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We decided to take a new chapter team photo to place on our website and on the BNI Central Valley website.

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New Year, New MSP Training

9. January 2009

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What a way to start of the new year. The MSP training (Member Success Program) held earlier today was great. I personally enjoyed going through our infomercials and providing feedback as to how we could better direct others to find exactly what it is we want for our business. I look forward to bringing this knowledge back to our chapter. We will most likely be doing a similar workshop next month during one of our meetings. The new MSP Training seminars are a lot better then they have in the past. It is hard to touch on all of the info that is available in a small amount of time. I recommend that all BNI Members attend the new MSP Trainings. More info below the image.

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Those in attendance from the Modesto Nooners from left to right: Donald Wright (Send Out Cards), Jarius Bryant (Aflac), Stephanie Burnside (Burnside Body Shop), Jonathan Strong (CLIMATE Heating & Air Conditioning Services), Maria Vierra-Lee (Century 21 M&M), Brenda Olson (California Mortgage Associates), Curt Zimmerman (The Cleaning Authority), and Jerad Hill (Jerad Hill Studios).

MSP Training now provides us with a book of valuable information on BNI Best Practices.

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MSP Training used to take place during a chapter meeting in which a BNI Director would attempt to cram a ton of valuable information into an hours time. With so much information to convey the directors were left with little or no time to do any group activities or allow us to test our new knowledge on each other. The new MSP Training is much more group involved.

The first portion of MSP training covered policy and visited many important factors of BNI which include writing “Good” referrals, giving thanks for close of business, what constitutes a “Good” substitute and an in depth look at how our chapters are suppose to operate. Discussed next was how BIG our network really is. Our network is not just the 25 people in our chapter but the 200-500 people each of us knows that the rest of us does not. Inviting visitors was touched on. We talked about the fact that visitors should be invited to our chapter because of the offer to network with others. Who cares about the lunch? We are their to network and we want to offer that to our friends and customers who could benefit from it the same way we have. One topic discussed that I need to work on is dance cards. We should be meeting with each other much more often. I am going to commit to having at least one dance card a week. It will be hard but I need to do this in order to train my mind to act on opportunities to pass business to my chapter.

The most powerful part of today’s MSP Training was the Infomercial refinement time spent in groups. We broke up in to two groups and wrote infomercials based on templates we were given. We gave our infomercial, critiqued them, rewrote them again and then gave our infomercial before the entire group. As you can see from the image below, I crossed out a lot and refined statements to make them more effective. All of us had this opportunity.

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Even though MSP Training may end up costing $25 in the future, I believe it is worth it. Yes you are learning information about BNI and how to optimize your experience with in BNI but you are also learning valuable techniques that will better help you explain yourself and your business to people outside of BNI. $25 for three hours of learning how to be a better giver is not much of an investment if you ask me.

To see when future MSP Trainings are happening visit: http://bnicentralvalley.com

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