Fall Down Seven. Stand Up Eight.
by Matt Mattson There’s an old saying that goes, “Fall down seven times. Stand up eight.” We’ve all probably heard that, but when it comes to recruitment, that saying has…
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Cartoons and Greek Life
by Matt Mattson So, I was watching a cartoon that is targeted toward toddlers today. Yes, I admit that. In my defense, my 1 year old daughter was watching in…
It Only Works If You Do It (& Results to Prove It)
by Matt Mattson Dynamic Recruitment doesn’t work if you don’t do it. If you learn it, read about it, come to the programs, shake the presenters hands, and talk about…
Big Events – When They Work and When They Don’t
by Matt Mattson Our regular readers know that Seth Godin (click on pic to the left to go to his blog) is one of our favorite authors and thinkers. His…
Recruitment Technique: “Chunking” and Closing with Phone #’s
by Josh Orendi During small activities and 1-on-1 meetings (fyi: coffee is awesome for this) with potential new members it’s ideal to close by asking them to share names and…
Look at Yourself
by Matt Mattson Take a look at yourself. Right now. Seriously, do it. Look in a mirror… what do you see? I’m not talking about the surface “attractiveness” stuff. I’m…
Turbo Boost Your Recruitment Motivation
by Matt Mattson When you look around your campus, do you see success stories? Or do you see the same-old, same-old Greek organizations doing what they’ve seemingly always done? Look…
The Fun Theory
by Woody Woodcock Watch this video from www.TheFunTheory.com… This seems to have clear applications to organizational recruitment. For those of you who have been a participant at a Dynamic Recruitment…
Not Just Talk — We Actually RECRUIT
by Matt Mattson Several members of our team, including me, just read the book Let My People Go Surfing by Yvon Chouinard. The author, and founder of the company Patagonia,…
Follow-Up or Fail
by Matt Mattson I got an E-mail recently from a member of Delta Chi Fraternity’s expansion staff (professional fraternity recruiter). There are two great lessons in his E-mail, so I’ll…
