Do you have few opportunities of meeting interesting people? Great business possibilities abound in a well-organized leads group. Here you'll find the right tips on how to arrange meaningful business networking meetings.
Intent
Define what kind of group you intend to create. Is it business people in the same industry or a variety of unrelated industries? Is it a group of business owners? Or are they marketing managers? Salespeople Cheap NFL Football Jerseys , perhaps?
Frequency
Also, specify how often you want to meet with your group. Monthly? Every Tuesday?
Purpose
Then, identify the purpose. All leads groups have a common purpose: building meaningful relationships. Write the purpose and edit it until it is completely clear to everybody.
Invite
Go beyond Internet invites and meet new people near you. Introduce yourself to the people in your neighborhood or during someone else's lecture and extend your invitation: "Hi. Know what? I'm organizing a Leads Group among (salespeople computer geeks teachers...); we'll get together for lunch next Tuesday at (place). Join us. The first time, you'll be our guest".
Ask for confirmation
Ask your group members to confirm their presence at least one or two days before the meeting. If you have a list of more than a dozen people, make necessary arrangements with the owners of the restaurant cafeteria.
Make a warm and exciting first meeting. Have lunchsnacks first, and then do business. By the time first encounter takes place, you'll already know everybody else, at least by name or username and photograph; but the others won't.
To alleviate the awkwardness of the situation, introduce them or let them introduce themselves. Better yet Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys , play a game. For instance, throw a small ball to someone in front of you and say his name and his field of interest. He, then, does the same with another member.
Explain the mechanics
Usually, you do not sell each other; rather everyone delivers a short speech and makes it clear to the other participants the ideal profile of a lead. After the meeting Cheap NFL Jerseys , members return to their habitual activities; and, when they come across potential customers for a particular member, they refer them to him or her.
Create a feeling of belonging
Assign simple duties to some members for the next meeting: a short speech reading of no more than two minutes to set everybody in the mood, another game, collecting a small fee for activities Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping , finding a more suitable place, etc.