Comments on: How to Surpass 95% of your Competition with One Simple Gesture http://www.keithferrazzi.com/relationship-development-skills/how-to-surpass-95-of-your-competition-with-one-simple-gesture/ Business is Human. Relationships Power Growth. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:08:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Andy Rodie http://www.keithferrazzi.com/relationship-development-skills/how-to-surpass-95-of-your-competition-with-one-simple-gesture/comment-page-1/#comment-21615 Andy Rodie Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:29:44 +0000 http://www.keithferrazzi.com/blog/?p=1023#comment-21615 That is an excellent post. Great tips and advice. Thanks. That is an excellent post. Great tips and advice. Thanks.

]]> By: June http://www.keithferrazzi.com/relationship-development-skills/how-to-surpass-95-of-your-competition-with-one-simple-gesture/comment-page-1/#comment-21249 June Tue, 27 Sep 2011 07:32:10 +0000 http://www.keithferrazzi.com/blog/?p=1023#comment-21249 Excellent advice overall! I agree that point 2 is critical. Personally, I'll put in a vote of disagreement with the suggestion to use both email and snail mail. I don't remotely find physical mail more "personal" or in any way better than email. I can't think of any followup I'd be happier to receive as physical mail than as email. (The worst, something I don't recommend ever, is a physical letter that doesn't include an email address the person can use to respond. If you're asking me to call you or mail you a physical letter, your chances of a response are next to zero.) Excellent advice overall! I agree that point 2 is critical.

Personally, I'll put in a vote of disagreement with the suggestion to use both email and snail mail. I don't remotely find physical mail more "personal" or in any way better than email. I can't think of any followup I'd be happier to receive as physical mail than as email.

(The worst, something I don't recommend ever, is a physical letter that doesn't include an email address the person can use to respond. If you're asking me to call you or mail you a physical letter, your chances of a response are next to zero.)

]]> By: Buck Inspire http://www.keithferrazzi.com/relationship-development-skills/how-to-surpass-95-of-your-competition-with-one-simple-gesture/comment-page-1/#comment-12348 Buck Inspire Wed, 09 Feb 2011 21:22:47 +0000 http://www.keithferrazzi.com/blog/?p=1023#comment-12348 Terrific advice on establishing and maintaining relationships, but it also makes work flow better. If everyone makes effort to follow up, projects will run smoother. No more passing the buck, pointing fingers, and thinking someone else had it covered. Great job! Terrific advice on establishing and maintaining relationships, but it also makes work flow better. If everyone makes effort to follow up, projects will run smoother. No more passing the buck, pointing fingers, and thinking someone else had it covered. Great job!

]]> By: photo scanner http://www.keithferrazzi.com/relationship-development-skills/how-to-surpass-95-of-your-competition-with-one-simple-gesture/comment-page-1/#comment-9061 photo scanner Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:10:32 +0000 http://www.keithferrazzi.com/blog/?p=1023#comment-9061 #5 is the heart of it all in the 'follow up' science, I suppose. Your messages of gratitude might not mean anything to a busy man whom you're giving extra work by having to jug his memory to recall what your business with him was in the first place. #5 is the heart of it all in the 'follow up' science, I suppose. Your messages of gratitude might not mean anything to a busy man whom you're giving extra work by having to jug his memory to recall what your business with him was in the first place.

]]> By: Sales Goat - Salespodder: because today’s salespeople should be tomorrow’s chief execs http://www.keithferrazzi.com/relationship-development-skills/how-to-surpass-95-of-your-competition-with-one-simple-gesture/comment-page-1/#comment-8010 Sales Goat - Salespodder: because today’s salespeople should be tomorrow’s chief execs Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:52:17 +0000 http://www.keithferrazzi.com/blog/?p=1023#comment-8010 [...] enjoyed the reference to Keith Ferrazzi’s tips for ‘flawless follow-up‘. One of the earliest tricks I learned was that you must follow-up after a meeting as soon as [...] [...] enjoyed the reference to Keith Ferrazzi’s tips for ‘flawless follow-up‘. One of the earliest tricks I learned was that you must follow-up after a meeting as soon as [...]

]]> By: Rex http://www.keithferrazzi.com/relationship-development-skills/how-to-surpass-95-of-your-competition-with-one-simple-gesture/comment-page-1/#comment-6729 Rex Sat, 29 May 2010 23:01:33 +0000 http://www.keithferrazzi.com/blog/?p=1023#comment-6729 This is gold. This is gold.

]]> By: Lorraine http://www.keithferrazzi.com/relationship-development-skills/how-to-surpass-95-of-your-competition-with-one-simple-gesture/comment-page-1/#comment-6168 Lorraine Tue, 30 Mar 2010 02:33:17 +0000 http://www.keithferrazzi.com/blog/?p=1023#comment-6168 This article is great!!!!! Thanks for writing it. : ) This article is great!!!!!

Thanks for writing it. : )

]]> By: NURTURE: Follow Up after the Follow Up | Career Management Alliance Blog http://www.keithferrazzi.com/relationship-development-skills/how-to-surpass-95-of-your-competition-with-one-simple-gesture/comment-page-1/#comment-6114 NURTURE: Follow Up after the Follow Up | Career Management Alliance Blog Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:44:22 +0000 http://www.keithferrazzi.com/blog/?p=1023#comment-6114 [...] follow up!” My second reaction was new, though. Many times we follow up, which is great, and as Keith Ferrazzi says, makes us better than 95% of everyone else. But then we FAIL, since we don’t follow up anymore. If we only follow up once, and never again, [...] [...] follow up!” My second reaction was new, though. Many times we follow up, which is great, and as Keith Ferrazzi says, makes us better than 95% of everyone else. But then we FAIL, since we don’t follow up anymore. If we only follow up once, and never again, [...]

]]> By: NURTURE: Follow Up after the Follow Up | JibberJobber Blog http://www.keithferrazzi.com/relationship-development-skills/how-to-surpass-95-of-your-competition-with-one-simple-gesture/comment-page-1/#comment-6108 NURTURE: Follow Up after the Follow Up | JibberJobber Blog Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:53:00 +0000 http://www.keithferrazzi.com/blog/?p=1023#comment-6108 [...] Many times we follow up, which is great, and as Keith Ferrazzi says, makes us better than 95% of everyone else. [...] [...] Many times we follow up, which is great, and as Keith Ferrazzi says, makes us better than 95% of everyone else. [...]

]]> By: Eric http://www.keithferrazzi.com/relationship-development-skills/how-to-surpass-95-of-your-competition-with-one-simple-gesture/comment-page-1/#comment-5103 Eric Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:34:51 +0000 http://www.keithferrazzi.com/blog/?p=1023#comment-5103 When my step-daughter started her first job, I told her that now days just showing up puts her ahead of 50% of her competition....now that she has started college, I guess I will have to follow that up with (get it follow up), "following up will you put 95% ahead of your peers"...good post, it is amazing that with all the advances in technology, good ol personal and social skills can still be a great advantage! When my step-daughter started her first job, I told her that now days just showing up puts her ahead of 50% of her competition....now that she has started college, I guess I will have to follow that up with (get it follow up), "following up will you put 95% ahead of your peers"...good post, it is amazing that with all the advances in technology, good ol personal and social skills can still be a great advantage!

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