Utilize the Business Cards after a Networking Event
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In the course of the year your company may hold a conference, an exhibition, a client meeting or any other networking event. After the event you are likely to have collected more business cards than you care to process. It is easy to identify people you are likely to do business with and keep their cards. But does this mean you must trash all the other business cards as irrelevant?
Instead of leaving all these business cards in your car or stuffing them into a desk drawer, use this as a golden opportunity to start building your network. Here are some things you can do to help you make the most of this opportunity:
A business card doesn’t really give you a lot of information. You may be surprised to discover that the person who came across as “average” is actually a well-respected person in the industry. Do a quick Google search to find out what’s being written about the person before you decide to discard the business card.
LinkedIn is a great place to do a bit of research on a person. Here you can get a neat overview of someone’s work history and experience, where they studied, who their contacts in the industry are and what type of skills they are endorsed for by their peers.
Utilize the information you gather from the business cards to grow your data base. The best way to track names and contacts is by capturing the information digitally. You can then reach out to them via email, social media and other available means.
Contact Minuteman Press, your leading printing company in Boksburg. They offer business card design and business card printing services that will ensure that your own business cards are memorable.
In the course of the year your company may hold a conference, an exhibition, a client meeting or any other networking event. After the event you are likely to have collected more business cards than you care to process. It is easy to identify people you are likely to do business with and keep their cards. But does this mean you must trash all the other business cards as irrelevant?
Instead of leaving all these business cards in your car or stuffing them into a desk drawer, use this as a golden opportunity to start building your network. Here are some things you can do to help you make the most of this opportunity:
- Search them on Google
A business card doesn’t really give you a lot of information. You may be surprised to discover that the person who came across as “average” is actually a well-respected person in the industry. Do a quick Google search to find out what’s being written about the person before you decide to discard the business card.
- Search them on LinkedIn
LinkedIn is a great place to do a bit of research on a person. Here you can get a neat overview of someone’s work history and experience, where they studied, who their contacts in the industry are and what type of skills they are endorsed for by their peers.
- Store their information and reach out to them?
Utilize the information you gather from the business cards to grow your data base. The best way to track names and contacts is by capturing the information digitally. You can then reach out to them via email, social media and other available means.
Contact Minuteman Press, your leading printing company in Boksburg. They offer business card design and business card printing services that will ensure that your own business cards are memorable.