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| Townsville Bulletin |
July 2010 |
Business Success in Network Marketing... In terms of career, Mike Dinnison (Townsville) has gone about face – from completely regimented to 100 per cent unconventional. Mr Dinnison started out his career in the army then moved into aged care but now specialises in network marketing.
He’s using the power of BNI networks to build his own small business and to date he’s been so successful that he’s quit his day job. Once a Lieutenant Colonel in the army, Mr. Dinnison is now Assistant Director of the Northern Australia BNI (Business Network International) and runs his own business, Send Out Cards.
He has been part of BNI groups in Townsville since 2006 and has successfully leveraged that model to grow his own successful home based business.
According to Mr. Dinnison, BNI is the most successful network marketing company in the world but it is not like Amway or Nutrimetrics where members get paid by their company. Rather it is a networking platform that brings teams of people together from all kinds of small business so they can work together to promote their business to each other and wider networks, while learning about best business practice.
“Becoming a member of BNI is like instantly acquiring a new team of sales people who are constantly on the lookout for referral opportunities for your business” he said.” Astonishing results have been achieved by people from a very diverse range of businesses through their involvement with BNI”.
Like many before him, Mr. Dinnison joined BNI to grow his small business using the power of word-of-mouth advertising.
In 2006, he joined BNI and in 2008 he joined a network marketing company and set about creating a business that could take him comfortably through retirement. “In that time I have built very successful professional relationships with my BNI colleagues and these relationships have been directly proportional to the success of my business here in Australia.”
“BNI gives me a sales team that knows and trusts me….BNI is the ultimate networking marketing platform for any small business”
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| Sunshine Coast Daily - Qld |
June 2010 |
Group Gains Momentum - More than 180 business people gathered for the first meeting of the Business Network International Buderim Chapter last week.
President Wayne Slager said BNI helped its members find and exchange qualified business referrals for each other and develop word-of-mouth marketing techniques.
“The whole concept is you have one person from each cate- gory and meet once a week,” Mr Slager said.
“We look out for referral opportunities for each other. What goes around comes around.”
The concept originated in the United States 25 years ago and BNI has become the world’s largest business referral organisation of its kind, with more than 5400 chapters in 40 countries. Last year members of BNI in
Australia generated referrals resulting in more than $70mil- lion in new business.
Mr Slager said the regular meetings allowed individuals to get to know what each person’s goals were and help them more effectively.
BNI started on the Sunshine Coast with the launch of the Buderim club nine years ago, but it folded after four years.
But not all hope was lost when Mr Slager saw an opportunity to kickstart the venture again six months ago.
“It was time for a fresh chap- ter on Buderim,” he said.
BNI Sunshine Coast executive director Rob Warburton had big dreams for the Buderim Chapter, also known as Team Momentum, and was confident it would ex- ceed expectations.
“It’s the fastest growing chapter on the Sunshine Coast. It took three information meetings to receive 33 applications,” Mr Warburton said.
“I believe it has the potential to be the biggest chapter in Australia. The biggest at the moment is Maroochydore and this is going along the same lines.
“It’s the attitude of the people. Everyone wants to help each other and give them business.”
Last Thursday, the Buderim Chapter Visitors’ Day generated a lot of interest, with hundreds of local business people eager to find out more about BNI.
As a result, more than 50 individuals put their hands up to apply for membership.
“We will have a pool of con- tacts of up to 40,000 people,” Mr Slager said. “It just works.”
The Buderim Chapter meets at the Buderim Tavern from 6.45am to 8.30am every Thursday.
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| Redcliffe and Bayside Herald |
October 2007 |
Wizard Kippa-Ring branch principal Kerrie Slinger, is providing networking opportunities for Redcliffe businesses through the establishment of a new chapter of Business Network International (BNI).
Kerrie beleives that BNI provides the professionalism and structure that will help each member help each other via the BNI philosophy of "Givers Gain". |
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| Melbourne Business Now |
August 2007 |
| In a first for BNI in Australia, David Byers in Melbourne is interviewed on Melbourne Business Now about BNI and its value to business. Check out the interview at www.melbournebusinessnow.com.au |
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| Newcastle Morning Herald |
May 2007 |
Kindness Contacts Link The Network.
While rubbing shoulders with movers and shakers sounds like a good idea to increase business many people do not find moving outside their comfort zone all that easy. According to Glenn Kirkwood, Executive Director of BNI the 10 Commandments of Networking will make that task a little easier. |
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| The Satellite - Brisbane |
February 2007 |
| Networking works for business. The Centenary chapter of BNI in Brisbane's western suburbs is working well for its members according to chapter president, Kathleen Walmsley. With the BNI philosophy of "Givers Gain" it means all members help each other to generate referrals. |
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| Entrepreneur.com |
October 2006 |
| Why Getting Published Can Help You Network - an article by Dr Ivan Misner on the value of writing regular articles for the media. Read more in the complete article. |
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| My Business Magazine - October 2006 |
October 2006 |
The value of diversity and networking - Ivan Misner.
When it comes to networking you never know who other people know. One of the most important keys to being successful at building a powerful personal network is diversity.
See full story at The Value of Diversity - Dr Ivan Misner |
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| Central Coast Business Review - September 2006 |
September 2006 |
BNI helps local business grow!
Local Director, Glenn Kirkwood said "...referrals are already being given in the new chapter and ... it had only just begun the process of building trust and how to make the referral process work for them." |
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| The Australian - Entrepreneur |
July 2006 |
| Not just who you know but how well. Dr Ivan Misner, during his recent visit to Australia said that one of the things we teach our members is that it is not who you know but how well you know them. BNI is about relationship building so that people will naturally refer you. And it works! In 2005 BNI passed A$2.4 billion worth of business referrals! |
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| Melbourne Age - Business Section - 10th July |
July 2006 |
| Dr Ivan Misner gave advice on business networking to more than 400 BNI members and guests at two functions in Melbourne last week as part of his Australian tour. Contact David Byers on 03 9376 6721. |
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| Hobart Mercury |
July 2006 |
| Lunch - time for networking. About 100 BNI members and other local business people attended a lunch on Friday to hear Dr Ivan Misner, the founder of Business Network International speak on the subject of success |
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| Canberra Times - July 6th |
July 2006 |
| Sharing Advice on Networking - Dr Ivan Misner was in Canberra today to share advice on networking and referrals as part of his Australian tour. More than 140 BNI members and visitors attended two events, the main one being a breakfast at Old Parliament House. Contact Barbara Knackstedt on 0414 761 794. |
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| Daily Advocate - Wagga Wagga |
July 2005 |
| Operators Gather to Talk Busines. Wagga business operators had a valuable experience yesterday after the National Director of Business Network International (BNI) visited. Geoff Kirkwood was intown to run a new training programme called the Reciprocity Ring exclusively to BNI members. |
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| The Bulletin with Newsweek - May 24 2005 |
May 2005 |
Power Networks by Vince Morello.
I've built stronger business relationships in the past 12 months than in the 10 years before that. ........ and much of that is attributable to BNI. Russ Holland.
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| Dynamic Small Business Magazine |
March 2005 |
| Our techno culture hasn't yet eradicated the need for human contact. Growing your people network may be the key to that next big contract. |
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| Your Money - North Queensland News |
February 2005 |
| On The Grapevine - Word of Mouth Referral is a big part of business - some say the biggest. And through BNI it has taken off in Townsville with 2 chapters and a total of over 60 members. According to Jacci Donovan, the local Area Director, members are benefitting greatly through the BNI system and some members have even built a new business on the referrals they receive from their BNI chapter. |
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| Sunday Telegraph - Sydney |
August 2004 |
Getting the message out.
For small business people, marketing can be a hard slog.
This is where an organisation like Business Network International comes into the picture.
And importantly it's a concept that works. Put simply, it's a network utilising an extension of the oldest from of advertising - word of mouth. |
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| The Australian |
June 2004 |
Help from others makes opportunity knock.
Word-of-mouth marketing is the lifeblood of small business, with Business Network International the largest networking group of its kind in the world.
"... the huge growth ... reflects the highly organised structure of the organisation. ... members receive professional training to help them better promote their business." |
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| Wentworth Courier - Sydney |
May 2004 |
Breakfast leads to profit!
Business networking used to be an informal process. But these days, networking has become a whole lot more focussed.
As its name suggests BNI was set up specifically for its members to foster business contacts.
Alex Roberts, a member of the Woolahra Chapter of BNI, says she gets at least one genuine referral a month, which leads to a sale. |
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| Riverina Leader - Wagga Wagga |
April 2004 |
Wagga Wagga's own Backyard Blitz
The members of the Sturt Chapter of BNI recently undertook a community service activity by doing a "blitz" on the backyard of a local elderly woman who is currently undergoing chemotherapy.
Members of the chapter said it was their way of giving back to their own community as well as raising the profile of BNI. |
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| Northern Leader - Illawarra |
March 2004 |
Your own dedicated sales team may seem too good to be true for most small business owners, but that's exactly what you get as part of a local referral group says insurance broker, Derek Pyrah. Derek is a member of the North Illawarra chapter of BNI.
"It is really a very simple concept" says John Moore of Safe House Inspections. "We encourage our members to keep an eye out for opportunities for other members of the group as they go about their normal work".
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| Cairns Post - Business Section |
February 2004 |
Word of mouth referrals are the most powerful yet least understood of marketing tools for small and medium business.
This age-old method of generating busainess is the principal activity of Business Network International which opens its 100th Australian and 1st far North Queensland chapter in Cairns later this month. |
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| Illawarra Mercury - Wollongong |
September 2003 |
Early birds catch on to benefits of Networking!
The early birds are members of the Wollongong Chapter of BNI - the world's largest referral organisation.
Some members are generating up to 90% of their business....through word of mouth.
"For many of us, BNI referrals now provide more new business than any other source" says Peter Jones of AV Jennings.
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| The Advocate - Coffs Harbour |
April 2003 |
Business Networking Opportunities!
A select group of Coffs Harbour business people now have the opportunity to benefit from the BNI proven system of networking.
At the invitation of Coffs Harbour firm, Davies Kniow Maynard, Business Network International (BNI) has set up the first chapter in Coffs Harbour.
... for more information check out the website at www.bni.com.au |
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