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We are all familiar with the quote “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail” and it’s perfect opportunity at this time of year.
Summer holidays happen every each year, few businesses slows down market engagement to accommodate personal spaces such as holidays, family time and staff gaps. So, planning your networking well ahead with your team/colleagues to seize opportunities this Summer can be essential!
This can really help you make the most out of the next few months. Tomorrow’s success really does start today, so it’s your winning edge to keep a look out for opportunities no matter what season you’re in, you are winning ahead and getting ready for the next one!
This time of year, seize business networking opportunities. Networking in summer has a tendency to often be more relaxed, colleagues and connections are potentially more open to new ideas, so you never know who you may meet while you’re out and about, especially if the summer outing is business related.
Understanding that people are gathering together during the summer to celebrate, socialise, and enjoy the outdoors and special occasions, they often leave their “professional psyche” behind. Few are attending to discuss business as holidays have taken most of your competitors off the proactive events. View this first as very valuable relationship-building opportunity and as a networking one later.
Some winning tips from us;
Remember your well crafted introduction pitch. Its handy to rehearse on your way to the event.
Work the room. Business opportunities can come from the most unexpected places, leave your assumptions behind. Check in with all attendees.
Plan your follow - up activities. Once you committed and added your appointments on your diary, it is likely to happen.
Turn up. Really, be present and make it the best version of yourself. Many businesses take their guard off and expect the prospect to accept a substandard version of a great offer just because its summer! Make yours the winning deal all the time.
Measure and improve. At BforB, we are proud to be able to support our team do this. Call on us for support in making sure your activities are giving you the right return on investment. Only great KPI's measures gives you great results.
For more information and details of local availability near you contact us. As we are speaking to local businesses every day we believe in mutually beneficial activities. Creating the opportunities that benefits many.
Email for more details: centralservices@bforb.co.uk with your location, industry and ideal time to network. We will be sure to find you one that works, in some occassion we will build one with you.
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