Larry Bodine posts helpfully about taking advantage of networking events. Mostly basics which can’t be stressed too often but also insight into making connections before attending – getting attendee list, encouraging your clients to include you at their events.
But there are two things I would add and they are connected. Follow-up with your contacts and make your in-person networking part of your online social networking.
*Send the people whose business cards you obtained, a LinkedIn invitation. Make the invitation personal and circle back to something you talk with them about.
*Propose coffee or lunch or a presentation: calibrate that to the nature of your conversation.
*Make sure you follow-up that up with additional information for your new contact to keep them aware of you.
*Tweet, blog, update your LinkedIn/Facebook profile about the event.
Tags: Linkedin, networking, social networking
