{"id":75274,"date":"2018-03-02T15:03:05","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T23:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/?p=75274"},"modified":"2018-03-02T15:07:23","modified_gmt":"2018-03-02T23:07:23","slug":"top-13-dos-and-donts-of-business-introductions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/top-13-dos-and-donts-of-business-introductions\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 13 Do&#8217;s and Don&#8217;ts of Business Introductions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"75274\" class=\"elementor elementor-75274 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b762a69 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b762a69\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6a0326\" data-id=\"d6a0326\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e65d30c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e65d30c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>First impressions are crucial for any business and can have a huge impact on your reputation and chance of success.\u00a0<\/p><p>Be memorable for all the right reasons with our top do&#8217;s and don&#8217;ts for introductions. Put your best foot forwards and make key connections with these guidelines.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcea053 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"bcea053\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/Zf_hDDHichQ&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-video .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden;transform:translateZ(0)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper{aspect-ratio:var(--video-aspect-ratio)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{height:100%;width:100%;display:flex;border:none;background-color:#000}@supports not (aspect-ratio:1\/1){.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper{position:relative;overflow:hidden;height:0;padding-bottom:calc(100% \/ var(--video-aspect-ratio))}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0}}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-open-inline .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0;background-size:cover;background-position:50%}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{cursor:pointer;text-align:center}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay:hover .elementor-custom-embed-play i{opacity:1}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{display:block;width:100%;aspect-ratio:var(--video-aspect-ratio);-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover;-o-object-position:center center;object-position:center center}@supports not (aspect-ratio:1\/1){.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:relative;overflow:hidden;height:0;padding-bottom:calc(100% \/ var(--video-aspect-ratio))}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0}}.elementor-widget-video .e-hosted-video .elementor-video{-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-video,.e-con>.elementor-widget-video{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b3e5be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b3e5be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"407\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Introductions-Infographic.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-75276\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Introductions-Infographic.png 407w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Introductions-Infographic-768x3864.png 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Introductions-Infographic-13x65.png 13w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94aeb3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94aeb3a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff152b0\" data-id=\"ff152b0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3aa3b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c3aa3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a598ec elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0a598ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-content{width:100%}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper,.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{display:flex}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:right;flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:left;flex-direction:row}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-top .elementor-image-box-img{margin:auto}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-top .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-start}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-middle .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:center}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-bottom .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-end}}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;margin-bottom:15px}}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-title a{color:inherit}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-description{margin:0}<\/style><div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/hG-_NlHc.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-85\" alt=\"Keith Ippel - CEO &amp; Founder of Spring\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/hG-_NlHc.jpg 512w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/hG-_NlHc-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/hG-_NlHc-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/hG-_NlHc-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/hG-_NlHc-239x239.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Keith Ippel, CEO and Co-Founder @ Spring<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">With over 15 years experience as a leader in technology-centric businesses, Keith has accelerated the growth of both small and large companies, launched new products, and raised over $20m in angel investment and venture capital. He has an unparalleled ability to collaborate with entrepreneurs, employees, and investors to deliver amazing products to the market. Keith is passionate about creating opportunities that previously did not exist for people and co-founded Spring to bring that into the social venture space.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49af727 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49af727\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3382ffb\" data-id=\"3382ffb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First impressions are crucial for any business and can have a huge impact on your reputation and chance of success. Be memorable for all the right reasons with our top do&#8217;s and don&#8217;ts for introductions. Put your best foot forwards and make key connections with these guidelines. Keith Ippel, CEO &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":75279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[357,773,771,774,750,772,156,728,770,524],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Top 13 Do&#039;s and Don&#039;ts of Business Introductions - Spring Activator<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Top 13 Do&#039;s and Don&#039;ts for Business Introductions. First impressions are crucial for any business and can have a huge impact on your reputation and chance of success. Be memorable for all the right reasons with our top do&#039;s and don&#039;ts for business introductions.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Top 13 Do&#039;s and Don&#039;ts of Business Introductions - Spring Activator\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Top 13 Do&#039;s and Don&#039;ts for Business Introductions. First impressions are crucial for any business and can have a huge impact on your reputation and chance of success. Be memorable for all the right reasons with our top do&#039;s and don&#039;ts for business introductions.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/top-13-dos-and-donts-of-business-introductions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Spring Activator\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SpringImpact\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-03-02T23:03:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-03-02T23:07:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Header.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"261\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Keith Ippel\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@spring_is\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@spring_is\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Keith Ippel\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/top-13-dos-and-donts-of-business-introductions\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/top-13-dos-and-donts-of-business-introductions\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Keith Ippel\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/#\/schema\/person\/b7da8f962957aab4d34ceb4a5e8f48ed\"},\"headline\":\"Top 13 Do&#8217;s and Don&#8217;ts of Business Introductions\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-03-02T23:03:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-03-02T23:07:23+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/top-13-dos-and-donts-of-business-introductions\/\"},\"wordCount\":146,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"business\",\"Business Introductions\",\"Do's and Dont's\",\"First Impressions\",\"infographic\",\"List\",\"startup\",\"success\",\"Tips\",\"video\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Blog\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/top-13-dos-and-donts-of-business-introductions\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/top-13-dos-and-donts-of-business-introductions\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/top-13-dos-and-donts-of-business-introductions\/\",\"name\":\"Top 13 Do's and Don'ts of Business Introductions - Spring Activator\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-03-02T23:03:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-03-02T23:07:23+00:00\",\"description\":\"Top 13 Do's and Don'ts for Business Introductions. First impressions are crucial for any business and can have a huge impact on your reputation and chance of success. Be memorable for all the right reasons with our top do's and don'ts for business introductions.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/top-13-dos-and-donts-of-business-introductions\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/top-13-dos-and-donts-of-business-introductions\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/top-13-dos-and-donts-of-business-introductions\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Top 13 Do&#8217;s and Don&#8217;ts of Business Introductions\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/\",\"name\":\"Spring Activator\",\"description\":\"Changing the World Through Innovation\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Spring Activator\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cropped-spring_logo-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cropped-spring_logo-1.png\",\"width\":2140,\"height\":1762,\"caption\":\"Spring Activator\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SpringImpact\/\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/spring_is\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/springactivator\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/spring-is\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCZzAdH-eUqQkKxVD8odgEhg\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/#\/schema\/person\/b7da8f962957aab4d34ceb4a5e8f48ed\",\"name\":\"Keith Ippel\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5d035c85edad89e4f5477698ef836aad?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5d035c85edad89e4f5477698ef836aad?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Keith Ippel\"},\"description\":\"With over 20 years of experience as a leader in technology &amp; impact businesses, Keith Ippel has accelerated the growth of both small and large companies and raised over $30M in angel investment and venture capital. As a global keynote speaker, teacher, and advisor, he has an unparalleled ability to collaborate with entrepreneurs, employees, and investors to grow businesses and change the world.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/author\/springcommunity\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Top 13 Do's and Don'ts of Business Introductions - Spring Activator","description":"Top 13 Do's and Don'ts for Business Introductions. First impressions are crucial for any business and can have a huge impact on your reputation and chance of success. Be memorable for all the right reasons with our top do's and don'ts for business introductions.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Top 13 Do's and Don'ts of Business Introductions - Spring Activator","og_description":"Top 13 Do's and Don'ts for Business Introductions. First impressions are crucial for any business and can have a huge impact on your reputation and chance of success. Be memorable for all the right reasons with our top do's and don'ts for business introductions.","og_url":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/top-13-dos-and-donts-of-business-introductions\/","og_site_name":"Spring Activator","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SpringImpact\/","article_published_time":"2018-03-02T23:03:05+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-03-02T23:07:23+00:00","og_image":[{"width":"800","height":"261","url":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Header.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Keith Ippel","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@spring_is","twitter_site":"@spring_is","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Keith Ippel","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/top-13-dos-and-donts-of-business-introductions\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/top-13-dos-and-donts-of-business-introductions\/"},"author":{"name":"Keith Ippel","@id":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/#\/schema\/person\/b7da8f962957aab4d34ceb4a5e8f48ed"},"headline":"Top 13 Do&#8217;s and Don&#8217;ts of Business Introductions","datePublished":"2018-03-02T23:03:05+00:00","dateModified":"2018-03-02T23:07:23+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/top-13-dos-and-donts-of-business-introductions\/"},"wordCount":146,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/#organization"},"keywords":["business","Business Introductions","Do's and Dont's","First Impressions","infographic","List","startup","success","Tips","video"],"articleSection":["Blog"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/top-13-dos-and-donts-of-business-introductions\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/top-13-dos-and-donts-of-business-introductions\/","url":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/top-13-dos-and-donts-of-business-introductions\/","name":"Top 13 Do's and Don'ts of Business Introductions - Spring Activator","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-03-02T23:03:05+00:00","dateModified":"2018-03-02T23:07:23+00:00","description":"Top 13 Do's and Don'ts for Business Introductions. First impressions are crucial for any business and can have a huge impact on your reputation and chance of success. Be memorable for all the right reasons with our top do's and don'ts for business introductions.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/top-13-dos-and-donts-of-business-introductions\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/top-13-dos-and-donts-of-business-introductions\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/top-13-dos-and-donts-of-business-introductions\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Top 13 Do&#8217;s and Don&#8217;ts of Business Introductions"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/#website","url":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/","name":"Spring Activator","description":"Changing the World Through Innovation","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/#organization","name":"Spring Activator","url":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cropped-spring_logo-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cropped-spring_logo-1.png","width":2140,"height":1762,"caption":"Spring Activator"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SpringImpact\/","https:\/\/twitter.com\/spring_is","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/springactivator\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/spring-is\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCZzAdH-eUqQkKxVD8odgEhg"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/#\/schema\/person\/b7da8f962957aab4d34ceb4a5e8f48ed","name":"Keith Ippel","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5d035c85edad89e4f5477698ef836aad?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5d035c85edad89e4f5477698ef836aad?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Keith Ippel"},"description":"With over 20 years of experience as a leader in technology &amp; impact businesses, Keith Ippel has accelerated the growth of both small and large companies and raised over $30M in angel investment and venture capital. As a global keynote speaker, teacher, and advisor, he has an unparalleled ability to collaborate with entrepreneurs, employees, and investors to grow businesses and change the world.","url":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/author\/springcommunity\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75274"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75274"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75274\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75280,"href":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75274\/revisions\/75280"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}