Following Up
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Following Up: Warm up your cold networking contacts
Life is busy. This often means that you don’t always have time to keep on top of your professional network and it is inevitable that your relationships with some of the people…
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NTFB guide to Informational Interviews
What are informational interviews? Informational interviews are conversations that you have with people in your industry or field of interest to learn more about their experiences and careers. These interviews are typically informal…
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Following up: Send a Card
There are many different types of cards you can send to networking contacts to show your appreciation and maintain your professional relationships. Here are a few examples: By sending these types of cards,…
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Following Up: Give a Gift (not a marketing tool!)
Thoughtful gifts can be a great way to build relationships with a personal touch. I personally like to gift a book to a contact that I am building a relationship with. However, there…
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Following-Up: Things to Say on Twitter
New to twitter and not sure what to say? Twitter is a social media platform that allows users to share thoughts, ideas, and information in short, concise messages called “tweets.” Here are a…
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Following up: Send a Newsletter
Quick Tip: Send a Newsletter to Follow up with Your Contacts If you have a large network and don’t have the time to dedicate your full attention to them – a great way…
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Excuses to Reconnect with your Network (that actually work!)
Excuses to reconnect with your network! It is easy to fall behind with your business networking. You might realise that you haven’t been networking in a while, or realise that you have attended…
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How to: Choose your Priority Contacts
With limited time in the day most people choose to focus and streamline their networking strategy so that they can easily fit it in alongside their other commitments. As well as choosing the…
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The Art of Following Up
The real “art” in professional networking is what comes after the networking event: the follow-up and the building of a relationship. Everyone has their own style and their own rules to following-up. What…
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Following up: Send a Christmas Card
Are you sending a christmas card to your networking contacts or customers? I love receiving a personalised Christmas card and therefore one of my standard tools in my “following up tool-box” is to…
