Why is Networking Without a Digital Introductions app Like Sailing Without a GPS?

Networking and sea navigation are more similar than they seem at first glance. If you happen to experience blind networking or sailing without GPS, you know that it is a daunting, tedious, and often (almost) futile endeavor.?

Networking has always been an essential component of a successful career. The bonds and relationships you build can lead to collaborations, long-lasting cooperation, and even partnerships. All of this with only one essential prerequisite: if you are fortunate to be in the right place at the right time.?

Have you been there? You bought a ticket, came to the event you have been waiting for a month or a few already, and at the moment the event starts, you depend on your luck.

Why? You're navigating a sea of potential contacts, major speakers, and exhibitions without your GPS. Networking without the Digital Introductions app is much like traveling in the style of a Caribbean pirate - neither easy nor efficient. And on top of that, outdated.

Instead of relying on luck, why not rely on the app to help you? Let me share my experience of being a “slave” to the Digital Introductions app and why I liked it.?

EV Summit Digital Introductions App

Now on the eve of EV Summit 2023 - one of the key events in the electric vehicle industry in the UK and beyond, I want to share my experience of participating in the EV Summit last year.

Digital Introductions app (available for IOS and Android ) is a pre-arranged meeting tool that has been supporting business development opportunities for those using it at the EV Summit events. I had a chance to leverage the Digital Introduction app at EV Summit 2022.?

For me as a Head of Business Development and a Co-Managing Partner at the IT company, the availability of pre-event information is one of the main building blocks for productive networking, not only because it increases the possibility that I meet like-minded professionals but also because their business goals and the type of collaboration match mine.?

Before the Event: Create a Profile, Search and Filter Delegates, Schedule Meetings

Creating a clear business profile raised my visibility and generated meeting requests. As every EV Summit?participant, I completed the app profile with relevant information, such as the name, photo, company, and business title. Taking into account the profile information, the Digital Introduction app suggested delegates for me to meet:

More than that, I could easily and, what is not less important, quickly find and filter people by company and business title. The professional matching tool was right there at my fingertips. Way before the event even started.

Search and filter options helped me to make an informed decision effortlessly and quickly. Besides that, having the Digital Introductions app at my fingertips allowed me to have a proactive standpoint, meaning that I myself could shape the pool of contacts I wanted to meet.?

If you have experienced event networking, you surely know that the result mainly depends on your choice. Why? Because you are limited in time to network, talking to one person prevents you from talking to another. That’s why the more informed you are, the better results you get.

Because of the Digital Introductions app , I could be sure that I would be talking to the person with whom my business goals were perfectly aligned, and, most importantly, the KPIs for both sides would be high.

But what about the right place and the right time? No worries; the Digital Introductions app has you covered.

After distilling the delegates with matching business goals, the app helps you schedule the 30-minute meeting while giving you the option to add a descriptive topic, place, and pick available time slots.

During the Event: Messaging and Rescheduling

What if not everything goes as planned? Sometimes an interesting keynote speech or prolonged prior meeting prevents you from arriving on time for the upcoming one.

The Digital Introductions app offers flexibility with messaging options to reschedule the meeting, send notice about arriving a few minutes later, or simply chat before, during, or after the event.

Why bother being a "slave" to the Digital Introductions app?

Way before EV Summit 2022 even started, the Digital Introduction app allowed me to create a comprehensive business profile with the option to share my name, photo, company, business title, and areas of expertise.

This not only raised my visibility and generated meeting requests but also simplified the networking process for me, as I could identify my ideal connections both via suggested delegate opportunities and through the delegate search and filter.

Thanks to the pre-arranged meeting option, I was sure that every minute I spent at the EV Summit, I was in the right place at the right time, talking to the ideal business connection.

The Digital Introductions app was a great deal of help in optimising my time, effort, and money resources and maximising my peace of mind while accelerating the efficiency of networking. Ideal app to be a "slave" to!

It will not be an exaggeration at any point if I say that the Digital Introduction app changed my entire networking experience to the extent that, now, if I consider participation at an offline event, I always ask about the app's availability. For me, the app’s availability defines whether I’ll invest in the entrance ticket or not. You might be curious why. Fair enough.

The KPI gap between networking without and with the Digital Introductions app is so significant that once you "slave" to such an app, the efficiency difference is impossible to overlook. Just like navigating at sea with or without a GPS.

Let's exchange insights!

Is it something that you also experienced while attending business events? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments or direct messages. I'd be glad to hear the networking insights and to know different opinions!