Hello Everyone,

Mark your calendars for the next Savvy Network Lunch.  We have been enjoying a great turnout and the feedback has been exciting. We only have ourselves to thank. To keep this group interesting, we need the flow of new guests. Naturally, we can not all make it to every meeting. There are no attendance rules, if you can be there, we all will benefit. All I ask is that when you do come, try to bring a guest.

I started this group as a thank you to my clients and local networking groups for all their support in business and friendship. I feel as though I have opened up a Pandora’s Box of opportunity for business and our guests have the same reaction. Everyone needs more business.

Do you need to say thank you to a client? Is there someone that you owe a pay back to but do not know what to do for them?

• Think about your clients and vendors.
• Is there a business owner on your block that needs support?
• Members in a network group- this is a great referral for you

This is also a great way to get to know someone that you would like to know better. The invitation list is open, so invite more than one guest and help improve the networking opportunities.  Cost of lunch is $20.

Thank you and hope to meet your guests,

Judy Bennett

Grove Baskets and Gifts

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I find more and more of my elderly patients have cell phones on them when I stop to visit them. I am always pleased to see this, because the cell phone has become such an important emergency tool for a senior living alone or traveling about their day by themselves. I bought one for my mom. It is a convenience for her to be able to call me if her car breaks down, or when the Atlantic City bus arrives at her destination and she needs to be picked up at the bus stop.

Many are not aware of an emergency initative by Paramedics across the nation that actually has its origin in England. It is called “ICE” and it stands for ‘in case of emergency’. The idea is a fantastic one and home care nurses across America encourage their patients to add this entry into their cell phones. This is not just for the elderly, but for everyone with a cell phone. I am encouraging everyone to do this and pass the word. It is simple to do, all you have to do is enter the entry ICE or I.C.E. into your cell phone address book and enter the phone number of the person you would want to be called “IN CASE OF EMERGENCY” and save this entry. You can also add a second or a third…ICE1, ICE2, ICE3. In an emergency where you are not able to respond, the rescue squad or hospital staff will be able to contact the person you have designated. You may think that the entry MOM works, but not everyone wants their mom called, or possibly your mom lives in another state. This is an entry that emergency response personnel have been educated to look for. It is so simple to do and this information should be forwarded to everyone you know.

I hope everyone takes a minute to enter ICE into their cell phone. I have to also mention that there have been some Internet scares out there claiming that this entry will cause a virus to get into your cell phone and everyone connected to your ice number will get a virus….this is a hoax, it is just not true, you can check it out on ’snopes’.

Wishing everyone and your loved ones a safe holiday.
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It is during that I time that I look to market to corporate clients that have year round appreciation programs for clients or employees or some other customer gift campaign. Thankfully, we have a long list of loyal corporate customers that do not take the summer off when thanking their customers. This is usually a comfort for us, while we plan our holiday sales.

While we search for the next corporate client to market to, we have our steady stream of popular niche gifts for wedding favors and personalized gifts, sympathy and Shiva baskets, newborn gifts and baskets for mom/ baby and of course the new home gifts are also very popular this time of the year.

But…the ’status quo’ has changed. Overall the economy has slowed, and now the summer looks like a mountain instead of a hill. The pedaling begins. How do you respond when the satus quo changes and slows? Do you pedal faster or do you give in to the hill? A slow economy is not the time to stop thinking about your customers. It is the perfect time to show them that you value them. I promise you that a gift in kindness always comes back around. Just ask yourself “how does it feel when someone genuinely thanks you”? Does it change you? I am sure you understand the pay it forward principal?

We all need to respond to the changes ahead. What can you do to reach out to your current customers? Is there a low cost promotion that can help you market to new clients?
We can pedal together.

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