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Suggest You - How to Productively Network During the Holidays
1. Make sure there are numerous apartment complexes and small single–family dwellings within a one to two-mile radius of the location. Many of these may offer inadequate laundry facilities or none at all.2. Consider servicing the growing needs of lower income and ethnic communities. These areas typically feature larger families that depend on coin laundries. For example, according to US 2000 Census figures, the Hispanic community is the fastest growing population segment in the country.3. Make sure there is good visibility from the street and ample parking. Flags, roof s
Shop the display tables – if you are fortunate enough to attend functions that include trade displays, use the time wisely to also purchase holiday gifts. This will save you time battling the store lines with other holiday shoppers while supporting other businesses.
Book follow up time – when you book a networking function into your schedule, make another appointment with yourself the day after the event for 1 hour of follow up activity.
When I was first introduced into the Network Marketing industry, I was 22 years old and I lived in a 900 square foot rental home conveniently located behind a tavern. I distinctly remember one of the first nuggets of wisdom that my upline sponsor gave me."Sponsor Up".Next, I remember thinking to myself, "Where do I find "up" around here?". There was no "up" in my sphere of influence. Most of my friends were in college and no one was really established and when I asked my sponsor how I was supposed to sponsor up the socio-economic chain, he didn't really have an answer.<
Choose your activity – you will receive many offers to attend functions, choose wisely. Determine what time of day is best for you to attend. Do you prefer breakfast events, luncheons or after work activities. Assess when the function is being held and if it is the best use of your time. Ask yourself, ‘why am I attending this event’? If you are attending to ‘be seen’ that might be important for growing your business or are you attending from a sense of obligation? That is OK too, but be very clear on your personal agenda and why you are attending the event. If you just want to have a great time that is OK too!
Don’t accept every invitation – just like you need to choose which functions to attend, you also need to decline many invitations. You simply can’t attend every activity at this time of year and still run your business and meet your business goals. Respond quickly to invitations, send a ‘thank you email’ to the organiser and decline some invitations.
Take a raincheck – one of the most polite ways to decline an invitation to any event is to ask the person “may I take a rain check”. This simple question lets the person know you appreciate their invitation but you are unable to attend at this time.
Meet a friend - many people want to catch up with you during the holiday season, ask them to join you at a networking function, this way you can enjoy their company, meet new connections and make the most of the this busy time of year.
Send a ‘Happy Holiday’ follow up card instead of a thank you card – you have heard me say before I think it is important to re-connect with people after each networking event by sending a thank you card or a ‘nice to meet you’ card. At this time of year replace this with a ‘happy holiday’ card and include your business card for their records.
Shop the display tables – if you are fortunate enough to attend functions that include trade displays, use the time wisely to also purchase holiday gifts. This will save you time battling the store lines with other holiday shoppers while supporting other businesses.
Book follow up time – when you book a networking function into your schedule, make another appointment with yourself the day after the event for 1 hour of follow up activity.
Many website owners do not understand the importance of directories, some even question if directories are effective in their overall marketing campaign for their website. Many online businesses can increase web traffic, probability and rankings on search engines by just submitting sites to popular directories.By submitting your website to directories there are so many benefits associated with this. The first benefit to acquiring free traffic from web directories is that it is an economical way to obtain website visitors.Search engines continually search out new sites us
Don’t accept every invitation – just like you need to choose which functions to attend, you also need to decline many invitations. You simply can’t attend every activity at this time of year and still run your business and meet your business goals. Respond quickly to invitations, send a ‘thank you email’ to the organiser and decline some invitations.
Take a raincheck – one of the most polite ways to decline an invitation to any event is to ask the person “may I take a rain check”. This simple question lets the person know you appreciate their invitation but you are unable to attend at this time.
Meet a friend - many people want to catch up with you during the holiday season, ask them to join you at a networking function, this way you can enjoy their company, meet new connections and make the most of the this busy time of year.
Send a ‘Happy Holiday’ follow up card instead of a thank you card – you have heard me say before I think it is important to re-connect with people after each networking event by sending a thank you card or a ‘nice to meet you’ card. At this time of year replace this with a ‘happy holiday’ card and include your business card for their records.
Shop the display tables – if you are fortunate enough to attend functions that include trade displays, use the time wisely to also purchase holiday gifts. This will save you time battling the store lines with other holiday shoppers while supporting other businesses.
Book follow up time – when you book a networking function into your schedule, make another appointment with yourself the day after the event for 1 hour of follow up activity.
What is the most valuable asset that your firm possesses? Is it your technology, trade secrets, credit line, or customer base? Although we realize the importance of these, most of us believe that our people or our leadership teams are most valuable to us. However, there is another asset that may be even more important as your business matures. A good name or reputation allows your firm to attract quality leaders, excellent employees, key customers, and financing.Proverbs 3:4 tells us that we should desire the favor of both God and Man. We are reminded that a good name is more v
Take a raincheck – one of the most polite ways to decline an invitation to any event is to ask the person “may I take a rain check”. This simple question lets the person know you appreciate their invitation but you are unable to attend at this time.
Meet a friend - many people want to catch up with you during the holiday season, ask them to join you at a networking function, this way you can enjoy their company, meet new connections and make the most of the this busy time of year.
Send a ‘Happy Holiday’ follow up card instead of a thank you card – you have heard me say before I think it is important to re-connect with people after each networking event by sending a thank you card or a ‘nice to meet you’ card. At this time of year replace this with a ‘happy holiday’ card and include your business card for their records.
Shop the display tables – if you are fortunate enough to attend functions that include trade displays, use the time wisely to also purchase holiday gifts. This will save you time battling the store lines with other holiday shoppers while supporting other businesses.
Book follow up time – when you book a networking function into your schedule, make another appointment with yourself the day after the event for 1 hour of follow up activity.
What is the best way to inform employees when you sell your business? Wait until the transaction is a done deal.After many years of representing people who want to sell their businesses, experience has taught me that complete confidentiality about any thoughts of selling are in the best interests of every business owner. Consequently, the best time to make any announcements about selling will be on the afternoon of the day your transaction closes. That announcement should be well rehearsed and should include a personal introduction of the New Owners.The meeting should
Meet a friend - many people want to catch up with you during the holiday season, ask them to join you at a networking function, this way you can enjoy their company, meet new connections and make the most of the this busy time of year.
Send a ‘Happy Holiday’ follow up card instead of a thank you card – you have heard me say before I think it is important to re-connect with people after each networking event by sending a thank you card or a ‘nice to meet you’ card. At this time of year replace this with a ‘happy holiday’ card and include your business card for their records.
Shop the display tables – if you are fortunate enough to attend functions that include trade displays, use the time wisely to also purchase holiday gifts. This will save you time battling the store lines with other holiday shoppers while supporting other businesses.
Book follow up time – when you book a networking function into your schedule, make another appointment with yourself the day after the event for 1 hour of follow up activity.
According to s study conducted by the Ipsos-Reid Corp for Ernst & Young, the average employer spends about $1500 on office supplies due to loss from theft. The same report goes on to state the cost can even triple if upper-level management are the ones responsible for the theft. All in all those pads of papers, post-its©, and pens going home with employees cost the average business at least $19,000 per year.Though theft is hardly ever discussed in the workplace the latest ADP Pre-Employment Screening Report found:* 5% of all employees had a criminal past within the last
Shop the display tables – if you are fortunate enough to attend functions that include trade displays, use the time wisely to also purchase holiday gifts. This will save you time battling the store lines with other holiday shoppers while supporting other businesses.
Book follow up time – when you book a networking function into your schedule, make another appointment with yourself the day after the event for 1 hour of follow up activity. Use this time to write your ‘happy holiday’ cards, send company information that was requested from you or make follow up phone calls. This will help you be more productive and know all those new connections you made and the new business cards you collected, won’t sit on your desk for the coming weeks or maybe months!
Arrive early, stay late – to maximise your time at functions you decide to attend, arrive early to meet the committee, speakers and hosts. Stay late to make new connections with people you have just met.
Don’t book multiple functions in one day – don’t make the mistake of rushing from one networking event to the next. Be fully present while you are at an event and enjoy the conversations and the connections you make. Many people try to fit in multiple events this time of year and don’t do justice to any of them. Choose wisely.
Book 1 hour to review your involvement in Networks – it is easy to join multiple networks but not be involved in any of them. Take one hour to assess every network you belong to, determine which networks you want to remain involved in for next year and decide which networks have not been valuable for you this past year. By conducting this activity before the end of the year, you can start 2007 afresh. This will help you make quick decisions about which invitations to accept and decline. Use these questions to help you:
1. What can I contribute to this network?
2. What is the investment I need to make?
3. What is the R.O.N?
Pro-NetworkingTM R.O.N is a way of calculating ‘Return on Networking’ – I use this proprietary formula to determine if the network is worth my time, attention, energy and money.
Set up your appointments for next year – now is a great time to schedule your January through March appointments, don’t overlook this time for planning your next year. Conduct annual reviews with clients; meet prospective leads and book time with your staff to help them set their goals for 2007.
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