Ilise Benun:
Master Networking and Self-Promotion Consultant
“The key to self-promotion is persistence. You can't start and stop. Building relationships with people is a constant seed-planting and watering process. So if you consider yourself introverted or shy, get over it – at least during the time you spend promoting yourself. The message you must convey is this: I have something of value to offer to you. Sit right down so I can tell you all about it.”

ILISE BENUN is a self-promotion expert. Her articles have been featured in Inc. Magazine, Nation's Business, HOW Magazine, and Working Woman. She's authored several books, and conducted countless workshops.
One of her most recent endeavors was co-founding Marketing Mentor, a website dedicated to teaching business business owners and executives the "marketing mindset" and giving them the tools to succeed in marketing their services.
Ilise Benun Articles
- 10 Things You Must Understand About Your Prospective Clients
- The Art of Networking: How to "Work" a Room
- Interview with a Pro: Ilise Benun on Promoting Yourself Online
- 5 Quick Hints for Walking That Fine Line Between Pestiness and Persistance
- Quick Tip: Using Email Address
Books by Ilise Benun
- The Designer's Guide to Marketing and Pricing
- The Art of Self Promotion
- Stop Pushing Me Around!
- Public Relations for Dummies
AWAI Programs by Ilise Benun
Effective Networking Made Easy
You Could Be One Conversation Away From Tripling Your Income … Will You Know Exactly What to Say?
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- Networking at its best is not a numbers game … it's a contact sport …
- Nine most important considerations when naming your business …
- How to use your outgoing voicemail message as a powerful networking tool …
- How to package yourself professionally so you can network more naturally …
- Three ways to make the most out of your business card …
- How to let your name tag do all the hard work of breaking the ice at an event …
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