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Casual Articles - 15 Ways to Maximize Your Networking Effort
One of the smartest things a business leader can do in their company is post monthly communication letters to employees. Of course now with all the over regulation out there the lawyers will have to look at it to make sure what you are saying is not breaking any laws, but it is a great way to build team work and increase dedication with the employees.Monthly communication letters are nothing new one famous CEO that does this is Michael Dell of DELL Computers, but also Fed Ex Chairman Fred Smith too and Starbucks Global Strategist Howard Shultz. The President of the United States who very much runs the Oval Office like a Corporate Board Room also has a weekly online email update of what is going on, what was said and an over view of the initiatives slated.Well if all these folks are doing this in their organizations then isn’t it about time you considered this too. You can send the letter to you close long time vendors, your employees and consultant teams to keep them engaged and thinking about what you are doing. You might even find that some of them indeed have experiences in the various endeavors you are planning and thus you will be surprised to find inside knowledge to help you go further faster. So, I would like you to consider this in 2006.
Always carry a pen, or some people will prefer a PDA, to take notes on the back of the cards you receive—something you would like to remember about the person, something they said, and something you promise to send them.
Use your business card as a marketing tool to help you stand out from the crowd. Don’t put only your name and address, but add your logo. I know it may sound obvious but
The Chicago Employment Agencies have the mission to provide diligent, cost effective staffing to the customers of Chicago. The customers are the Chicago employers who are the resource of employment for the city. The agencies are co-ordinate with the employers and manage the high productivity of human resources and make defect free workmanship in the city. They build long term partnerships with their customers providing on-site supervision and management for continually monitoring and improving the employee performance and process.Chicago job seekers can either go to an employment agency or refer the wanted advertisements in the local papers. They can find online employment agencies serving exclusive for Chicago. Employment agencies make the most of the resource work for the employers. The job openings are advertised in websites and in local newspapers are done by the agencies. They conduct job fairs or Career fair to network for jobs and many other opportunities for career and job networking.Chicago recruiting agencies have been helping Chicago job seekers connect with employers throughout the USA. They aim for more effective, reliable employment, affordable and recruiting resources, rather than then available job boards and newspaper classifieds. They help in the best possible way to provide information to the job looking candidates or an employee who wants to change jobs in Chicago. They are constantly striving to improve the technology and resources for recruiters as well as job seekers of Chicago.The recruiting agencies in Chicago design job resources for the Chicago job seekers to help th
When you join a group or an organization, it is very important that you commit to the group, and attend the meetings on a regular basis. Weekly or monthly depending on the group you choose.
In order to build relationships with other members, they need to meet you more than once and you need to meet them more than once. The more times you attend the meetings, the more you will get results you will achieve. At each meeting, you will learn a little more about them and their business, and they will learn more about you. The more they see you, the more they know about you, the more they trust you, the more referrals they will give you.
2/ Always arrive prepared.
Conduct some research before you decide to attend an event to know what kind of people will be attending. Are they in your target market, will you face a lot of competitors or do you have a clear way to stand out from the crowd?
Spend some time on the website of the group that organized the event to learn about them. Do they specialize in a specific industry? Does the group focus on small and intimate events? Or do they pack the room with hundreds of people?
Sometimes I have people who come to my events, and are surprised to see only 12 to 15 people, but it is mentioned on the website that is what makes Biba4Network and our meetings different from other groups’ meetings and programs. On our home page we mention : “Because networking is more than just shaking hands and collecting business cards, most of our events are limited to 15 people, to drive better results. There’s more time to introduce yourself and your business to the group, more time to get to know each other, so more time to get business.” So if they had taken a look at the website first, they would have known our style and wouldn’t have been surprised or disappointed.
When you go to an event, it is also very important to have one or two important goals in mind. Are you looking for leads, partners, new clients, services? You will not approach people the same way, and you want to be sure to send the right message and use your time wisely.
3/ Never leave home without your business cards.
Wherever you go—to a networking event, to the dentist, to the movies, to a party, always bring business cards with you. You never know where you will meet an interesting new contact, and you don’t want to miss the opportunity to exchange cards. Writing your telephone number or email address on a piece of paper or a napkin, doesn’t look very professional.
Always carry a pen, or some people will prefer a PDA, to take notes on the back of the cards you receive—something you would like to remember about the person, something they said, and something you promise to send them.
Use your business card as a marketing tool to help you stand out from the crowd. Don’t put only your name and address, but add your logo. I know it may sound obvious but m
The main goal of each Healthcare Institution in a highly controlled & competitive environment, is to reduce operating costs while maintaining a consistently acceptable level of patient treatment. Reduce operating costs at all levels:Cost of healthcare Professionals Cost of lab equipment & consumablesCost of pharmaceuticals / medical material Cost of a treatment per Diagnosis related grouping (DRG)Cost per type of medical intervention (e.g. specific medical operation)On the other hand, an acceptable level of patient treatment involves: Evidence based medicine, accurate diagnosis and efficient treatmentOn time admittance in the Hospital and healthcare treatment Treatment with respect for the Patient- analysis of optionsReduction of risks during treatment (e.g. related to the use of medicine, biomedical equipment, blood transfusions) Capture of medical history of the patient in order to support evidence based medicineMoreover, goals of each Healthcare Institution are: Reduction of medical errors and exposure of the patient to medical hazards (e.g. inappropriate levels of radiation)Support medical research with patient & treatment dataParticipate and support a larger Healthcare system, with the exchange of medical information on a patient, as well as statistics on population morbidity & mortality.In Private Healthcare, the excellent Patient service is critical to Customer retention & loyalty and business growth. In order to achieve these goals, each
2/ Always arrive prepared.
Conduct some research before you decide to attend an event to know what kind of people will be attending. Are they in your target market, will you face a lot of competitors or do you have a clear way to stand out from the crowd?
Spend some time on the website of the group that organized the event to learn about them. Do they specialize in a specific industry? Does the group focus on small and intimate events? Or do they pack the room with hundreds of people?
Sometimes I have people who come to my events, and are surprised to see only 12 to 15 people, but it is mentioned on the website that is what makes Biba4Network and our meetings different from other groups’ meetings and programs. On our home page we mention : “Because networking is more than just shaking hands and collecting business cards, most of our events are limited to 15 people, to drive better results. There’s more time to introduce yourself and your business to the group, more time to get to know each other, so more time to get business.” So if they had taken a look at the website first, they would have known our style and wouldn’t have been surprised or disappointed.
When you go to an event, it is also very important to have one or two important goals in mind. Are you looking for leads, partners, new clients, services? You will not approach people the same way, and you want to be sure to send the right message and use your time wisely.
3/ Never leave home without your business cards.
Wherever you go—to a networking event, to the dentist, to the movies, to a party, always bring business cards with you. You never know where you will meet an interesting new contact, and you don’t want to miss the opportunity to exchange cards. Writing your telephone number or email address on a piece of paper or a napkin, doesn’t look very professional.
Always carry a pen, or some people will prefer a PDA, to take notes on the back of the cards you receive—something you would like to remember about the person, something they said, and something you promise to send them.
Use your business card as a marketing tool to help you stand out from the crowd. Don’t put only your name and address, but add your logo. I know it may sound obvious but
Understand "The Educational Spectrum" and You'll Increase Your SalesDo you ever notice that when you're in the market to buy a car, you notice almost every advertisement for cars on TV, radio, and in the paper? You even notice all those cars with prices shoe polished on the windshield in supermarket parking lots. You buy Consumer Reports and Auto Trader and read classified ads. You become the expert on whichever car you're interested in.After you scout the entire marketplace for just the right balance of price, condition, mileage, options, etc., you finally buy the car. And chances are you will be convinced that you got THE BEST DEAL available to mankind. You probably even brag about the deal to your friends. "This baby's only got 17k miles on it...but I picked it up for about what everyone else wanted for the same car with twice as many miles." What a deal.What about when you're not in the market to buy a car? You don't notice any of that stuff. Let's assume you're not in the market for a new Hyundai right now. I'll bet you haven't seen or heard a single ad for Hyundai lately. You might not even be aware that Hyundai still sells cars in America! Mentally validate this point: All prospects you contact in your marketing efforts will have different levels of interest and understanding about your product based on their circumstances.Don't Fish With A Spear...Fish With A BIG Net!!!I was talking to a client some time ago that used telemarketing as a major source of driving in new business. He wanted to increase his telemarketers' closing ratio
Sometimes I have people who come to my events, and are surprised to see only 12 to 15 people, but it is mentioned on the website that is what makes Biba4Network and our meetings different from other groups’ meetings and programs. On our home page we mention : “Because networking is more than just shaking hands and collecting business cards, most of our events are limited to 15 people, to drive better results. There’s more time to introduce yourself and your business to the group, more time to get to know each other, so more time to get business.” So if they had taken a look at the website first, they would have known our style and wouldn’t have been surprised or disappointed.
When you go to an event, it is also very important to have one or two important goals in mind. Are you looking for leads, partners, new clients, services? You will not approach people the same way, and you want to be sure to send the right message and use your time wisely.
3/ Never leave home without your business cards.
Wherever you go—to a networking event, to the dentist, to the movies, to a party, always bring business cards with you. You never know where you will meet an interesting new contact, and you don’t want to miss the opportunity to exchange cards. Writing your telephone number or email address on a piece of paper or a napkin, doesn’t look very professional.
Always carry a pen, or some people will prefer a PDA, to take notes on the back of the cards you receive—something you would like to remember about the person, something they said, and something you promise to send them.
Use your business card as a marketing tool to help you stand out from the crowd. Don’t put only your name and address, but add your logo. I know it may sound obvious but
The ‘S’ corporation is a dinosaur. It has been over-rated and overused as a ‘knee-jerk’ default entity choice when in fact its usefulness is limited to specific circumstances. Many well-meaning advisers have for years urged their clients to use the ‘S’ corporation based upon outdated case law or cocktail party conversations that were a poor substitute for continuing education. As a practical matter, the ‘S’ corporation’s utility is severely limited, primarily because it restricts flexibility, ownership choices, tax savings and liability protection.The LLC is usually a better choice. Here’s why. Limited Liability Companies (‘LLCs’) do not burden you with the same formalities required of corporations under state law in most case. Failure of corporations to observe specific formalities can easily result in ‘piercing the corporate veil’, making the owners personally liable;LLCs do not have the severe Ownership Restrictions that ‘S’ Corporations do. This allows LLCs much better flexibility in planning for Asset Protection. Thus unlike ‘S’ corporations, LLCs can be owned by Limited Partnerships and trusts that are not likely to be pierced in a lawsuit;Tax court cases in the 21st Century have undermined the old argument that anything paid in excess of salary or bonus is a ‘dividend’ not subject to self-employment social security or Medicare taxes. In 2001 the court ruled all payments made to a sole officer were fully subject to self-employment taxes since it held that the payments were wages and not distributions of net income. In 2002 the same conclusion was reach
When you go to an event, it is also very important to have one or two important goals in mind. Are you looking for leads, partners, new clients, services? You will not approach people the same way, and you want to be sure to send the right message and use your time wisely.
3/ Never leave home without your business cards.
Wherever you go—to a networking event, to the dentist, to the movies, to a party, always bring business cards with you. You never know where you will meet an interesting new contact, and you don’t want to miss the opportunity to exchange cards. Writing your telephone number or email address on a piece of paper or a napkin, doesn’t look very professional.
Always carry a pen, or some people will prefer a PDA, to take notes on the back of the cards you receive—something you would like to remember about the person, something they said, and something you promise to send them.
Use your business card as a marketing tool to help you stand out from the crowd. Don’t put only your name and address, but add your logo. I know it may sound obvious but
D. W. Griffith is regarded by many as one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. More than anyone of the silent era, he recognized the potential of movies as an expressive medium. During that time, his achievements were momentous. In 1915 he finished the feature “Birth of a Nation,” regarded as the first masterpiece of cinema. In 1919 he finished the movie “Intolerance” (1919), which marked a new standard in filmmaking. His next two movies, “Broken Blossoms” (1919) and “Way Down East” (1920), sealed his reputation as America’s preeminent director. According to James Agee, "To watch his work is like being a witness to the beginning of melody, or the first conscious use of the lever or the wheel; the emergence, coordination, and first eloquence of language; the birth of an art: and to realize that this is all the work of one man." The great silent movie actor Lillian Gish called him "the father of film" and Charlie Chaplin called him "the teacher of us all." During the same time, D. W. Griffith also exhibited superb business instincts by founding the United Artist production company together with Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin, and Mary Pickford, the three greatest performers of the day.However, from the mid to late 1920s things began to change. His intuitive powers started to wane. In 1924, at the age of 49, Griffith wrote in an article published by the Saturday Evening Post, “We do not want now and we shall never want the human voice with our films.” Only three years later, in 1927 the first talking movie, “The Jazz Singer” with Al Jolson was released. The reaction of the public to the movi
Always carry a pen, or some people will prefer a PDA, to take notes on the back of the cards you receive—something you would like to remember about the person, something they said, and something you promise to send them.
Use your business card as a marketing tool to help you stand out from the crowd. Don’t put only your name and address, but add your logo. I know it may sound obvious but many professionals don’t have a logo at least on their card. Add your website address, so people can check it later to learn more about your business. Add your tagline which explains your business in one line; if you don’t have a tagline or slogan, it is time to think about it.
Let’s say you are a coach or a financial advisor, no doubt, you have a lot of competition. What makes you unique and special? When people see your card, they will probably say, “Oh, another one!” but if you mentioned your specialties on your card, it will make a difference immediately.
Take my business card as an example. Very often, when people receive it, even before they read it, they say “Nice card”. First, because of the quality of the paper, very thick, glossy, you can see that I didn’t print the card myself with my printer. It is very colorful and matches my website. The card mentions “Seminars, Workshops & Networking” which explains exactly what I do, and my tagline “Build Your Business While You Build Friendships” which is the purpose of the networking meetings that I organize to help people build relationships to grow their business through networking.
You can also use the back of your card, to provide more details about your business.
Use bullet points to emphasize the purpose of your products and services. Show how you can be a problem solver to others, to make sure that they will call you the next day.
A business card is a “space ad”. When you pay for an ad in a newspaper you pay a lot of money so you try to use all the space, to get the most benefit. Do the same with your business card; use the most space available.
4/ Have an effective 15 to 30 second elevator pitch.
We talked about this earlier in the book, but this is one of the keys to successful networking. Remember to introduce yourself, and tell them the old adage “What’s in it for me” or more accurately, “what’s in it for them.” Learn how to “sell” yourself before you sell your services and products. People want to learn about you - what you’re about, what you can do before they make a purchase or consider referring you to one of their valuable contacts.
When you tell others about your business, be passionate, energized and energetic. Personalize your story so that your new contacts can picture themselves as part of your story. This will help them become a part of y
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