It’s a great time to get out and shake some hands – make sure you collect the business cards of those whose hands you shake and send them a note the very next day.Remember to follow up. A good follow up system could include the following:
1. A phone call to say it was nice to meet you
2. A shout out on a social networking site
3. A card or postcard in the mail
4. A hand-written note
5. Sending a small gift
6. Stopping by and leaving a card and a cookie or donuts or new magazine or book (or a tschotcke from your business)
7. An email message to include nice meeting the person with an invitation to something such as another networking event and/or a FREE resource the person might find of value.
Make a game of it. See how many hands you can shake in a day… then the next day try to beat that number. Do this weekly and add up the number of hands you shake. At the end of the month, tally up the score. Start over next month and see if you can beat that score. Share your score with your circle. Invite them to “play.” Have an accountability partner. Someone you can share your goals with. Do your best to meet those goals. Its even okay to exceed them. Or not. Make it a contest. Give away a prize… Or win a prize.
Today is:
Celebration of the Senses
International Fairy Day
Also on this day:
In 1817 the first coffee planted in Hawaii on Kona coast
In 1901 the first exhibition by Pablo Picasso, 19, opened in Paris
In 1949 “Hopalong Cassidy” becomes the first TV western (NBC)
1974 The UPC label is used for the first time to ring up purchases at a supermarket
While you are thinking about ways to promote your business, check out Quirky Marketing Calendar ~ How to Use Zany and Non-traditional Holidays to Promote Your Business 365 Days a Year for More great marketing ideas.
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