decision makers

Referrals are (nearly) everything you need

by Andy Bounds on December 2, 2011 · 0 comments

Your ‘BNI words’ don’t always work when selling

Referrals are the best way to get in front of decision makers.

I mean, think of the options – advertising (expensive), waiting (slow), cold calling (horrific).

But, great though referrals are, the best outcome they’ll give you is a meeting with a decision maker. There’s still plenty to do if you’re to seal the deal. [click to continue…]

How to make money from 1-2-1 meetings – Part 1

by Richard White on October 6, 2011 · 0 comments

Many networking organisations like BNI put a lot of effort into encouraging people to meet up and get to know each other. A meeting referred to as a 1-2-1 meeting – or a 1-2-1 for short. In my experience, the real money in networking comes from doing these 1-2-1s meetings and in this article I explain why. [click to continue…]