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What is your Default Networking approach?
Dr. Jason Fox, spoke about how we often suffer from default thinking or auto pilot. He suggested we make a new goal of challenging the things we do automatically and the approaches that we use without thought.
It made me think more about innovation, which is a hot topic these days. We talk about businesses needing to continually change, to improve and look for a new ways. Products and services quickly become stale or redundant as new and better ways of “doing” are created.
The Question Everyone is Asking!
People buy from people they know like and trust. This means when you meet someone at a business networking event, and take the time to have a chat and connect with them meaningfully, it is likely that 1 in 4 of these people will either become a colleague, supplier, client or friend. I like these statistics, because they represent a strong conversion rate and also demonstrate the importance of connecting face to face with people.
Reap Rewards by Giving Without Expectation
This story is testament to why I do what I do. Networking is about creating relationships, sharing knowledge and experience and ultimately will reward you.
Thanks Izzy for sharing this story with me….I did not know this was happening, but am not surprised that you received the help you needed from Minuteman Press Prahran.
“Recently, I was working on a large print job for a client of mine. The deadline was tight and there were multiple changes to the brief.
5 Tips for Reluctant Networkers
When I started Your Time Matters , I knew the most cost effective way to build my business with a limited marketing budget, was to go out and build a network. I knew that to increase brand awareness and visibility of my service, I needed to meet people. I knew it was important to engage with other business owners who could help me develop my business skills, provide me knowledge and build relationships with likeminded others who in time would become my advocates, suppliers and clients.
People Buy On Emotion- Connect with Heart
In today’s world there is so much emphasis on Social Media and online marketing. Certainly, you can give people a taste of what you do very effectively online through blogs, social media, email newsletters, webinars, and podcasts but constant barrage of electronic messages can be tiring. Perhaps it is time to develop a strategy for more concrete establishment of relationships through face to face networking and print marketing to develop and embrace your audience?
How to Engage your Current and Potential Clients
Marketing is a key ingredient for business growth which all businesses must pay attention to, but gaining attention in the noisy world we live in is not always that easy. Creating content that engages with your current and potential clients in a variety of ways is good for your business growth and allows you to make a unique and relevant impression for those you want to me noticed by.
5 Lessons My Mother Taught me about BUSINESS Relationships
Life is precious. Our time is precious and relationships play a massive role in our success. Who has influenced you, your relationships and your business?
Recently, I attended two funerals of women aged in their 90’s.
The 90 Day Networking Challenge
You know when you have an idea and its been in your head for sometime and finally you act on it! Well, that is what happened for me. With four events in theSmall Business Festival on the horizon, I knew I could develop a working tool to help business owners focus on using their precious networking time wisely.
How Networking Accelerates your Success
My first full time job in the travel industry was the result of connections in my mothers network. It is a known fact that over 85% of jobs result from networking. I met my husband, Leigh, through a work colleague during that period, although perhaps we were always destined to meet, as I had booked his parents world trip before I even met him!
Innovative Networking- two heads are better than one!
Innovation is becoming a much talked about concept and requires businesses to continually change, improve and take a new approach. Quickly products and services are becoming stale or redundant as new and better ways of “doing” are created.
The Keys to Sales Conversion
When we cut through all the noise and deliver our communication the way the client/colleague likes, understands and knows we have a greater chance to build lasting business relationships. Understanding the 4 different styles and how to use them assists in greater understanding for all parties.
How to develop Trust
Did you know Melbourne turned 181 years old last year ? What an achievement! Last November, YTM Networking with a Twist turned three. Both YTM and Melbourne are built on conversations that create profitable relationships and achieve outcomes.
Learn Dangerously – your time matters!
Now into our fourth year of running events in Brighton and various locations throughout Melbourne, I have witnessed how learning brings people together to network and benefit from the experience of others.