Knowing How to Work the Room – Strategies for Successful Networking
Published on January 15, 2011
It’s a fact – 70% of new business and 60% of jobs are attained through some sort of networking or relationship marketing. With statistics so compelling, how can you not spend time honing your networking skills? An entrepreneur, consultant and trainer, Lisa Mattam delivers an impactful and insightful presentation so you can take your networking skills to the next level. In her five good ideas, she explores the traditional channels for networking in addition to newer social media. She also provides concrete tips and tools so you will leave an impression that lasts.
Five Good Ideas
- Know your brand
- Build your message
- Develop a map (how will you know where you are going?)
- Be consistent
- Embrace the unexpected
Five Good Resources
- Robin Sharma’s blog at Robin Sharma’s blog
- Me 2.0: 4 Steps to Building Your Future, by Dan Shawbel
- Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time, by Keith Ferrazzi
- The Brand You50 (Reinventing Work): Fifty Ways to Transform Yourself from an “Employee” into a Brand That Shouts Distinction, Commitment, and Passion!, by Tom Peters
- Life’s a Pitch: How to Sell Yourself and Your Brilliant Ideas, by Stephen Bayley and Roger Mavity