Frequently I walk into “networking” events and see the following: people registering, walking into the meeting room, finding their friends or co-workers, sitting down, and starting to eat. They chat with the people they know …
This is a controversial topic. When you are volunteering, it should be from the heart and because you want to help your community. That said, I have met many wonderful people through my volunteer efforts over …
Lack of follow up. Networking is useless if you don’t do any follow up. After the event, immediately enter the business cards you collected into your database. Be sure to add any notes you made …
If you want to make the most of networking events you need to plan ahead. Ask yourself these questions: 1. Why are you attending the event? 2. What kind of audience is this event targeting? …
by Maribeth Kuzmeski (reprinted from the Sales Gravy Newsletter ) It’s a question most of us have asked ourselves: What makes successful people so, well, successful? It’s tempting to think that those at the top of …
We all know you have to develop and maintain relationships with people who can do business directly with you or refer business to you. Concluding this series of posts is the eighth and last method …