Lunch For Success

A Business Lunch is Not a Social Engagement

Posted on 03. Feb, 2009 by Mark Cornish.

I want to take a moment to remind my readers that a business lunch is not a social engagement. It sounds simple enough, but it’s a fact that’s often overlooked or forgotten. It makes sense that it’s easy to forget. We’re trained over years of practice to sit down for meals with friends and family [...]

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Dwight Knows: You Can’t Get New Customers Without Business Lunch

Posted on 29. Jan, 2009 by Craig Peters.

Even Dwight and Michael understand the importance of business lunches.

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The Queen of The Business Lunch: Is a Power Lunch a Worthwhile Expense?

Posted on 28. Jan, 2009 by Mark Cornish.

Robin Jay, the Queen of the Business Lunch, has conducted thousands of lunches, and is truly an expert in the field. It’s no surprise that she understands the importance of spending a little to nurture your client relationships. She says it well in her recent post:
When belts get tightened and businesses start looking for ways [...]

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Don’t be Ruled by Fear: Business Lunches are a Great Investment

Posted on 23. Jan, 2009 by Mark Cornish.

Reading Craig’s post on Micheal’s $30 burger, one has to wonder, What is the appropriate amount to spend on a business lunch?
People make decisions based on emotions, and there’s a lot of fear going around right now. It’s hard to grasp the big picture when your emotions rule your business decisions. I mean, when you’re [...]

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Ahhh, the $30 Michael’s Burger

Posted on 22. Jan, 2009 by Craig Peters.

Everyone’s cutting back. If you work for the New York Times, you’re going to have to go easy on your Michael’s burgers, according to Keith Kelly’s article at newyorkpost.com:
New York Times Co. Chairman Arthur “Pinch” Sulzberger Jr. appears to have issued a de facto ban on Times staffers dining at Michael’s or the Four Seasons, [...]

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Harvey Korman, Tim Conway and Steve Lawrence do a Business Lunch

Posted on 21. Jan, 2009 by Craig Peters.

Time for a break. Here’s an oldie, but a goody. Enjoy.

Can you guess what year this was filmed?

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Staff Should Know When Enough’s Enough at a Business Lunch

Posted on 16. Jan, 2009 by Craig Peters.

Picture the scene. You’ve just started explaining to your prospective client why your product or service is going to help them. You’re almost at that part of the conversation where the prospect might raise a tough objection. You’ve prepared for it, but it’s not an easy sell. Just when you’re about to explain away their [...]

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Chili Dog Power Lunch with President Elect Obama

Posted on 15. Jan, 2009 by Mark Cornish.

The term ‘power lunch’ often carries the stigma of being only for the wealthy. I used to think the same thing. Power Lunches only happen in 4-star restaurants between wealthy businessmen in 3 piece suits, right?
Nothing could be further from the truth. Craig’s post about the at-home business lunch gave us an example of how [...]

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Even Sir Paul McCartney Has to Scope Out His Power Lunch Table

Posted on 14. Jan, 2009 by Craig Peters.

One of the fundamentals of conducting a successful power lunch is doing your homework. For example, you should physically check out the restaurant days in advance. That way you’ll know which tables are better than others for conducting your lunch.
Doing your prep work allows you to make adjustments on the fly when the day [...]

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Can You Do a Business Lunch at Home?

Posted on 14. Jan, 2009 by Craig Peters.

If you’re a stay-at-home business woman, mom, and blogger who’s meeting with the owner of a blog for moms, why not have your business lunch at home? That’s exactly what we see from Kelly King Anderson’s at-home business lunch interview with Allison Czarnecki. A quick look at Allison’s blog, Petit Elephant, and it’s clear that [...]

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