{"id":40,"date":"2019-06-28T21:02:08","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T21:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vwd-hosting.co.uk\/ebn\/blog\/?p=40"},"modified":"2019-05-27T09:17:30","modified_gmt":"2019-05-27T09:17:30","slug":"why-should-you-invite-people-to-networking-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vwd-hosting.co.uk\/ebn\/?p=40","title":{"rendered":"Why should you invite people to networking events?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As the owner of a membership business networking company it\ncould be said that, of course I want members to bring along people who might\nbecome members, and that is true. So why should members do this? As a networker\nwe all want to be the person who people come to when they need some product or\nservice, someone who people see as someone who knows people. Why? Because if\nsomeone asks me if I know a plumber, they are also going to ask me about my networking\nif they decide they want to review the networking they do. I recommend all\ntypes of networking to all types of people and, while I hope they will choose\nmy company when they decide on a membership type of commitment, I accept that\nmy type of networking, relaxed, informal, but business-focussed with no\npressure, is not for everyone. Some people need a formal style and pressure,\nwhile others need a less structured approach, to get the most from their\nnetworking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of my Group Directors (GDs) told me that, when they\nnetwork outside of ebn<\/strong>,\nthey talk very briefly about their own business and ask instead \u201cWhat other\nnetworking do you do?\u201d This means they get to hear of other networking which\nthey might not know about, and also means that they can talk about ebn <\/strong>and offer an\ninvitation. Why should they do this? Because if the invitation is accepted and\nthe visitor attends, the GD can then talk about their business as part of the\nmeeting and surrounded by people who have used their services and who can recommend\nthem. Since it is always better for others to say good things about your\nbusiness, rather than you (The \u201cYou would say that wouldn\u2019t you\u201d syndrome) the\ntrust is build a little quicker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another reason why we should all invite people to good\nnetworking events is that this helps build the relationship. If you tell me\nabout an event, I attend and have a productive time there, I think more highly\nof you, the business relationship becomes stronger and who knows where that\nmight lead for both of our businesses. If we attend a network event together we\nmight spend some time together, particularly if this is a relatively new\nbusiness relationship, but we shouldn\u2019t stay together. We are there to meet\nothers. It might be that I introduce you to someone with whom there might be a\nsynergy between your businesses. If we find we have lots more to say then we\nshould arrange a date to have a coffee sometime.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So invite people to good networking events, the organisers\nwill thank you (another benefit) and so might the person you invite. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want more networking tips go to: https:\/\/blog.ebn.uk.com\/tips-on-networking.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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