Networking Strategy

Five Great Reasons to be in a Mastermind Group

by Rob Brown on January 14, 2013 · 0 comments

“You’ve got to do it by yourself, but you can’t do it alone.”

Martin Rutte

business teamwork - business men making a puzzleCollaboration and partnership are key maxims for business success, whatever century or sector you’re in. Anybody who has achieved anything of note in the world has done it with some kind of a team around them. Mastermind groups (MMG) are the cutting edge of successful business networking – spending quality time with other like-minded people to accelerate your business goals. [click to continue…]

Remember Your Networking Toolkit

by Rob Brown on August 6, 2012 · 0 comments

You know you should network, and you hopefully know where you should be networking. But you can’t turn up to an event or network meeting empty-handed. What you bring with you through the door separates the good networkers and GREAT networkers. The good will go to the event, the great will go completely prepared. And part of showing up prepared is your ‘networking toolkit’.

Your networking toolkit will ensure that you achieve the best possible results from any networking event. Your toolkit is one of the biggest keys to the networking doors of success. Let’s take a look at some of the things your networking toolkit contains… [click to continue…]

Does joining the gym get you fit?

by Phil Berg on March 29, 2012 · 3 comments

I meet many different people from all walks of life during my working week, and I am always very interested, as any great networker would be, finding out more about them as a person and ascertaining  what they do in their business life.

Most of them talk about what they do with a good degree of passion.  In fairness, I am sure that a lot of them make the most of what they have and what they do. Therefore they have trained themselves to be naturally upbeat, after all, if they don’t show enthusiasm in what they do, why would we? [click to continue…]

As you review your year, as you celebrate your results and successes and re-live the challenges, what will you think about your networking results?  Will you be pleasantly surprised by the percentage of your business that has been created by your contacts, or will you be attempting to justify the cost and time again? [click to continue…]

Is LinkedIn a number’s game?

December 1, 2011

I’ve often wondered whether LinkedIn is a numbers game. My networking methodology and philosophy is firmly centred in relationship management. So, surely LinkedIn should be used to deepen and strengthen relationships rather than building up a large number of connections?

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How are your ten best customers doing?

November 28, 2011

Do you ever wonder how your ten best customers are doing?  In fact, do you know, right now, who your ten best customers are?  If not, I really urge you to find out without delay. Depending on your type of business, knowing who your best customers are today, six months ago, a year ago, can give you a valuable insight into your business.  Is the order changing. Have some customers disappeared and others taken their place?  Is their spending going up or falling?  Armed with this information you can not only thank those spending well, but, more importantly, if sales [...]

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Have you let anyone down recently?

November 14, 2011

Trust is a major factor when it comes to people recommending you. Let’s face it, however good you think a company’s service is, would you easily recommend them if you couldn’t completely trust them? I’m guessing that the answer is probably no – certainly I know that I would think twice. It’s really important that we don’t raise people’s hopes by making a promise only to dash them by breaking that promise.  It wrecks our credibility and therefore any trust that person has in us and our company.

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