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Biznik - a business-building social network for indie professionals
Posted by Pierre Leonard, Brussels Belgium | Apr 30, 2007
Brand building - Post your 10-words elevator pitch here
Since this network is about Radical self-promotion, here's one useful tool to pitch your brand. Enjoy!
Instructions for use
- Your 10 Words Elevator Pitch is one of your most powerful marketing tools.
- Hence make sure it reflects perfectly your Unique Selling Proposal.
- Also make sure everybody understands it - including those who don't know anything about your industry.
- As the list grows, look each day at the pitches others have posted.
- Who do you know who can help them, buy their product or use their service?
- Connect them with each other.
- Be ready for more business as others will do the same for you.
Pierre
PS - Here's mine - just for the record
Virtual Words Translations Get your message across in 50 languages
Who's next?
157 Bizniks have posted replies
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Posted by Pierre Leonard, Brussels Belgium | Apr 30, 2007Hey Dan - "business networking that doesn't suck" is a smasher too! (-;
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Posted by Dan McComb, Seattle, Washington | Apr 30, 2007Does that qualify as an elevator pitch? I've always thought of that as a tagline...
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Posted by Rich Swier, Sarasota, Florida | Apr 30, 2007Here is mine
Social Networking for Business Meet Professionals and do business
best
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Posted by Pierre Leonard, Brussels Belgium | Apr 30, 2007
Yes, but your tagline can be your pitch, can't it? Plus you make it sooo attractive to anybody who's fed up with old, grumpy, stiff networking a la linkedin (he he)
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Posted by Pierre Leonard, Brussels Belgium | Apr 30, 2007
Dan, Yes, but your tagline can be your pitch, can't it? Plus you make it sooo attractive to anybody who's fed up with old, grumpy, stiff networking a la linkedin (he he)
I also like "indie" in your official pitch. Very USP-ish.
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Posted by Yitzchak Goldman, Seattle, Washington | Apr 30, 2007Mine: The most amazing way to tour your mind
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Posted by Brian Crouch, Bothell, Washington | Apr 30, 2007We cut your heating bills by close to half- guaranteed.
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Posted by Dan McComb, Seattle, Washington | Apr 30, 2007
<img src="/images/fastpitch.gif" height="156" alt="graphic" width="375" />
Looks to me like what makes Fastpitch unique is something they started doing in October! Nice work Rich. So, I'm dying to know, what DID you start doing in October???
(by the way, compete.com is a fantastic tool for comparing traffic on websites to see how they're doing relative to each other - and more accurate than Alexa)
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Posted by Dan McComb, Seattle, Washington | Apr 30, 2007
Pierre, I like your pitch - after hearing it I know exactly what you do, and I think that's the point. Do you think it could be improved slightly by shortening the last line to simply "Deliver your message in 50 languages"?
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Posted by Dan McComb, Seattle, Washington | Apr 30, 2007
Brian, Your pitch sounds great, except for the "close to half" bit, which sounds kind of vague to me for something that has a guarantee attached to it. I mean, how do you define "close?" Seems like something you'd need to put a real number on - like 40 percent, for example. I'd be more interested if you said "We cut your bills by 40 percent - guaranteed," because now I have a real number to work with.
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Posted by Pierre Leonard, Brussels Belgium | Apr 30, 2007
Ho ho ho this feels like Xmas :-D
Fantastic pitches & suggestions here.
Way to go Bizniks!
Dan Thanks - I'm still trying to figure out what the ultimate pitch for Virtual Words would be, with the help of EU, UK, AUS and US reviewers. Any feedback most welcome!
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Posted by Lara Feltin, Seattle, Washington | Apr 30, 2007I describe Biznik a tad differently:
Biznik is an online social network facilitating face to face networking and educational events for indie business people.
Mine for Studio LEAF:
Black & white photographic portraiture of babies and children in a documentary style.
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Posted by Michael Austin, San Luis Obispo, California | Apr 30, 2007There are 1,000's of Actors who can't get a job without experience...which they can't get without the job. So ours would be...
"Film Production Company that gives talented, new Actors their break."
...If anyone can think of a spicier way to say that, I'd welcome suggestions :)
Michael J. Austin, CEO, Harlequinade, Inc.
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Posted by Hannah Albert ND, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Apr 30, 2007Intuitive Body Expression: Creating clarity & confidence through bodymind reintegration
"You are your own best medicine" tagline
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Posted by Hannah Albert ND, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Apr 30, 2007
Documentary style black and white portraiture for babies and children....
And Laura, what does LEAF stand for? does that relate to the documentary aspect, the child aspect....?
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Posted by Lara Feltin, Seattle, Washington | Apr 30, 2007
The "LEAF" was actually branded as "LEaF" and stands for Lara Eve Feltin - my initials.
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Posted by Lara Feltin, Seattle, Washington | Apr 30, 2007
O, and I should have added...
The reason I went for "Studio LEaF" rather than "Lara Eve Feltin Photography" is because my first name is often misspelled as "Laura" and my last name is often misspelled as "Felton" and I was afraid if someone tried to find me phonetically, they'd not be able to.
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Posted by Beckie Bruffey, Kirkland, Washington | May 01, 2007My business is brand new... So, what do you all think of this?
DesignDayz - first Event Planning Company to specialize in planning people's weekends.
Tag Line - World's Wisest Weekend
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Posted by Ross Johnston, Seattle, Washington | May 01, 2007Works been crazy (wait for response) Oh i do home loans all day.
finding clients has to start somewhere, the elevator may be just the place :).
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Posted by Lisa Mills, Seattle, Washington | May 01, 2007Ross, that's brilliant! What a conversation starter. Hmmm let's see, if I were to go along those lines....
"Today I helped a guy change his life by showing him how to change his mind"
More than 10 words, but don't you think they'll be dying to know more?
"I'm a hypnotherapist, see, and this guy had BIIG problems..."
Am I on the right track?
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Posted by Brianna Young, Tulsa, Oklahoma | May 01, 2007For my Virtual Assisting business:
I handle all the administrative stuff that takes you away from your clients.
Just a little over 10, but I think it's short and sweet!
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Posted by Jessie Upp, M.S., Edmonds, Washington | May 01, 2007hmmm...I'm just starting on this, so I welcome your suggestions!
a supplemental/alternative approach to premarital and relationship counseling.
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Posted by Sarah Johnson, Seattle, Washington | May 01, 2007Alright, I've been meaning to sit down and think about this again. Thanks for the kick in the butt, Pierre!
Here goes:
Incombustible Design: Connecting you to your customers through effective visual communication.
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The sure-fire way to visually communicate your company to the world.
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