Good networking is a game-changer. Notice I said the word “good”. Done the right way, networking will build your sales revenues, your client base and your business. Good networking will do more to grow your business, both short and long term, than cold calling, brochures, newsletters, mailings, advertisements and social media COMBINED! The problem is, many people who think they’re …
No doubt about it. Networking is the best way to build your business. But you’ve got to do it right to get the results you want. Most people who think they’re networking really aren’t and they waste their time and resources while wondering, “Why is this highly touted way of generating business not working for me?” So I wanted to …
You will note from my previous blog post “Networking Inside Company Walls” that I am a big fan of the coffee catch-up. I think sometimes we forget that a good, old-fashioned coffee meet-up can be the most powerful networking/relationship building/business development tool you have in your arsenal. The trick is to make these meetings worthwhile and not merely ‘social’. There …
In a business development training program that I was running this week for a large company, discussions turned to the value and importance of networking across the company’s various business units and sub-business units by way of one2one coffee chats. I believe this particular activity plays a big part in creating a team networking culture which in turn is instrumental …
Are you not getting results from your business networking activities? I recently had a meeting with a coaching client of mine about the results obtained from his networking activities and what he could do to gain forward momentum. In the audio below you will find out exactly how to get results from your own networking activities. In this Audio: 00:24 …
This will be a short one. One of my Business mentors, John Thornhill recently posted a very interesting blog post on live events. On the post he discusses about ten basic rules you should be following when attending a live event to make the most of it. My favourite out of the ten was number six: “It’s Not About You”. …
