It's not who you know that will make you a success, it’s who knows you! Make sure you meet the right people and know what to say when you do.
Experienced Business Owners know they would like to talk to a professional equal qualified in Business Development to act as a sounding board, make Constructive Suggestions, tweak their Marketing Strategies, or help Prepare Presentations.
A recent study showed that: Over 80% just don’t like Networking, Fewer than 10% are good at it!
Experience has shown that Networking is the best way to meet other likeminded business people, particularly if it is your first year in network marketing.
Network marketing success relies on several strategies.
Business Networking Groups are popping up all over.
They promise to:
Hone your networking skills
Teach you network marketing strategies
Improve your business
Increase sales with your new contacts
Bring you numerous free network marketing leads
But can they?
Business group networking borrows from network marketing companies and uses many of the same techniques; they attend events, swap business cards and follow up on network marketing leads. The idea is to make contacts, decide if you can help each other and make referrals so you arrange to meet later, and then move on to meet someone else. The difference is that network marketing is multi-level, whereas networkers generally work for themselves.
Business Networking is a distinct and excellent way for businesspeople to connect, support each other and help grow each other's businesses by keeping an eye out for opportunities not just for themselves but for others in the group.
Important Things for Networking Planning
30 second elevator speech
Business Cards
How to start a conversation
How to end a conversation
What to do with the other guy's business card
How deal with "Uncomfortable"
...and so on
Networking—Good Reasons
Increasingly,
Networking is taking over as the number one way to gain business today.
People buy from people they know and trust,
it's all about "Face Time", particularly with
consumer services such as insurance, banking and mortgages.
The requirement for "Face Time"
is the same in Business.
Remember your Company's "Key Accounts" with their own reps?
Learn how to make Networking work for you.
Business Networking Groups
Social Networks
Internet Based Networks
Networking Events
Chamber Business After Hours
Chamber Breakfasts, Lunches, Dinners
Chamber Plus Networks
Trade Shows
Men's Groups
Women's Groups
Mixers
Little League and Hockey Games
The Grocery Store
A Walk in the Park
The Fitness Centre
Your Neighbour
Church Groups
PTA
Neighbourhood Groups
Service Clubs
Volunteering
...and so on…
I bet that you never thought of these as Business Networking Opportunities!
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