The key to following up is for you to take the initiative. Don’t ever wait for the other person to make the first move. Of course, if they do all the better! Hopefully the response you get is always positive, appropriate, and fun.
read moreI often share a story about a networking connection I made when on an airplane. I struck a conversation up with a young woman who was seated next to me. In fact, I always say hello to the person seated next to me on a plane. It feels weird to me not to at least say hello since we’ll be neighbors for some time and we’re only a few inches away.
read moreHere are 3 quick KO Networking Tips!
read moreHow many times have you set a goal for yourself and it fizzled? A business networking goal. A fitness goal. Weight loss. Business. Financial. New job. That vacation destination you may never see, etc. etc.
read moreHoliday parties are great! Whether it’s your company party, a client’s gathering, association festivities, or celebration with family and friends, it’s a chance to have fun and get into the spirit of things.
read moreDo you need to set up a coffee meeting with everyone you meet through networking? Only if it makes sense and you like the other person. Think about it. How many coffee (or tea!) meetings have you had over the years and nothing has ever come of them?
read moreNetworking is more than just showing up to an event and expecting business to come your way. It would be awesome if it worked that way, but it doesn’t. Business Networking, and establishing good connections, does require work. Lots of work. In fact, the word “work” is right in the word “network”! How about that?
read moreThe lack of closure made me think of how it feels when you’re dismissed from someone you’ve met at a networking event. I don’t mean dismissed right there at the event although that can happen. But when you follow up with someone that you’ve met and you never quite re-establish the connection after the meeting.
read moreWhat we’re going to discuss is not really an elevator speech. Or an elevator pitch! Because if we were to have that discussion, it may encourage you (maybe even force you) to pitch your products and services. And that’s not what an elevator speech should be about.
read moreBecause business owners and sales people exhibiting at conferences, conventions, trade shows, product shows, and expos want to sell their products and services while collecting lots of business cards. Of course! And if you’re looking to sell your product and service to them (as in the exhibitor), they don’t want to talk to you. Well, they almost never want to talk to you. Can you blame them?
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