On Friday’s I attend my weekly BNI meeting. It’s an amazingly productive way to speed up client acquisition.

This week we had a very full room. We had some great guests: Alex, a computer guy; Roxane, sells ad space at bus stops; Linda, runs an organic bakery; Jason, offers virtual office services. I’m looking forward to meeting each of them.

The main thrust of our meeting this week was to recruit people that we can refer business to.  Right now we have 10 people who are looking for personal banker. If you know a banker who wants a lot of business now, we would like to meet that person.

We are also looking for a Chiropractor, a Florist, a Landscaper, a Heating and Cooling Professional, an Alarm Systems Installer, a Hairdresser or Barber and a auto mechanic.

If you would like to know more about any of this post, contact me.

I’ve decided to start sharing what I’ve learned from dance cards and meeting the many interesting people in Tucson.

My first entry if for Dee Anne, the Director of Sales for AdVision. Her company places ads on all the bus stops in Tucson. That is a lot of bus stops.

Dee Anne has 25 years in the ad business. She started in radio in New Orleans and moved to Clear Chanel Radio in Tucson. She was recently offered a nice job with AdVision and had taken to it like a fish to water. She’s a really nice lady.

Dee Anne explained that her company has benches and signs all over Tucson and that advertising on them cost way less then you would imagine. Benches start at $37.50 per week. (That’s $150 for 4 weeks!) There is a one time fee to make the banner/artwork that goes in the ad, but you can use that for years. The posters last 9-12 months on the streets.

As a web site developer and host, I strongly encourage people to get their website out there. If you’ve ever driven across town, you’ve probably seen at least one bench ad.

If this sounds like something that would work for you, call AdVision at 520/292-6200 and tell them Nohl sent you