What to do after you leave a networking event

What to do after you leave a networking event

When talking and thinking about ‘networking’ the first thing that pops into people’s heads is actual networking events. Standing in a room full of people, attempting to make connections, build relationships and find leads.

However – a networking event is just the introduction stage of the networking process. It’s often thought of as the most daunting stage, therefore the hardest, but actually it’s just about making a good first impression and setting yourself up for the start of a networking process.

The real work starts when you leave an event, armed with business cards and ideas as for how you’re going to turn those introductions into referrals.

There are a number of steps to follow after that initial introduction and I thought I’d cover some old ground and outline them. Please click on the link below to read a great article from the BNI Central London region.

https://www.bni.eu/regional-news.php?news=589


Isabelle Lovell

Owner / Massage Therapist at Sense of Balance Massage Therapy and Reflexology

8 年

Thank you. Very informative.

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Brian Kaplan,M.Photog.,Cr- AFP / CNII

UCN Biz Group Integrated Marketing & Networking Services

8 年

send a real thank-you card to the new person that attended the group appreciation marketing and some brownies and send out cards is a very powerful instrument in starting to develop a relationship. If you need to know more about send out cards your welcome to contact us to get our testimonial I don't understand why we use the tool on a regular basis

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G. Scott Graham

Boston Career Coach | Boston Business Coach | Author | Firefighter | Counselor specializing in Motivational Interviewing | Cybersecurity Analyst

8 年

Thanks.. Too informative

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