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Networking
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Marketing Network Associates
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 Networking Opportunities!
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