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Answer Upon - Getting Information From Prospects
I was in Boston and wanted to buy a homeopathic remedy for my young daughter. At 9:10 pm I drove up to a local health food store, Bread & Circus.The store closed at 9:00 pm and cash registers were sealed for the night. But the manager could see my concerned face through the glass door and let me step inside.He listened to my concern, then walked down the aisle, picked up a
It doesn't matter what prompts the follow-up as long as it PERSONALLY matters to the prospect- to their work or to their family. It proves that you were lis
In this installment on medical billing of electronic claims, using NSF 3.01 specifications, we're going to continue our review of the FB0 record, which is more line item detail, picking up with field number 8.FB0 field 8, positions 61 - 67, is the coinsurance amount. This is the amount of the claim that is covered by any additional insurance that the patient has. In the most co
The hardest thing for people to understand about networking functions is that very little real business gets done on an initial contact at these functions. If you go into the function NOT EXPECTING to get business, but to make contacts, you will have a far greater success rate. When your approach is one that is obviously intended to drain your current contact of all of their contacts and resources, you will be met with opposition.
You need to draw the attention away from yourself and onto the business prospect at hand. I have found that a great response when asked to introduce myself at a function is to state my name, and my company's name, followed by "I am here to see how I might best be able to refer some business to your firms".
Yes, you read that right. I don't make any attempt to talk about what I do. "But", you say", how will I get any business for my firm if I don't TALK about my firm?". You won't get any anyway, in most cases...People have no relationship with you. But they will if you take this approach. This opens up a whole new avenue of discussion- THEM!!
People love to talk about themselves. They could spend DAYS at it. The conversation should center around THEM- what they do and how they do it, how they got their start in that field, what changes they have seen in their industry- anything about THEM.
The goal here is to find a reason for a follow-up contact. A contact that can be made away from this group environment. In other words- a one-on-one contact. I have gotten into the habit of writing notes on the back of business cards about points brought out by the prospect which could aid me in a follow-up contact.
This follow-up may be business or it may be personal. I have found information in the newspaper about a firm's competition and forwarded it to my contact with a note saying- "Thought this might interest you". I have also heard about people's families and seen info about their children's Little League team and forwarded that.
It doesn't matter what prompts the follow-up as long as it PERSONALLY matters to the prospect- to their work or to their family. It proves that you were list
There are three basic types of logos: text, symbol, and combination logos. The type of logo that will work best for your company depends on a number of considerations, such as the size of your company, the uniqueness of your name, and a variety of other factors.Text logoA text logo (also sometimes called a logotype or word mark) is a logo largely made up of the text of the
You need to draw the attention away from yourself and onto the business prospect at hand. I have found that a great response when asked to introduce myself at a function is to state my name, and my company's name, followed by "I am here to see how I might best be able to refer some business to your firms".
Yes, you read that right. I don't make any attempt to talk about what I do. "But", you say", how will I get any business for my firm if I don't TALK about my firm?". You won't get any anyway, in most cases...People have no relationship with you. But they will if you take this approach. This opens up a whole new avenue of discussion- THEM!!
People love to talk about themselves. They could spend DAYS at it. The conversation should center around THEM- what they do and how they do it, how they got their start in that field, what changes they have seen in their industry- anything about THEM.
The goal here is to find a reason for a follow-up contact. A contact that can be made away from this group environment. In other words- a one-on-one contact. I have gotten into the habit of writing notes on the back of business cards about points brought out by the prospect which could aid me in a follow-up contact.
This follow-up may be business or it may be personal. I have found information in the newspaper about a firm's competition and forwarded it to my contact with a note saying- "Thought this might interest you". I have also heard about people's families and seen info about their children's Little League team and forwarded that.
It doesn't matter what prompts the follow-up as long as it PERSONALLY matters to the prospect- to their work or to their family. It proves that you were lis
There are countless resources to turn to when looking for employment - from online job catalogues to company recruitment pages. However, chances are you have a pretty good idea of the type of job you're after. So why not target employment agencies that specialise in job placements within your field? You'll increase your chances of finding the position you want and speed up the process o
Yes, you read that right. I don't make any attempt to talk about what I do. "But", you say", how will I get any business for my firm if I don't TALK about my firm?". You won't get any anyway, in most cases...People have no relationship with you. But they will if you take this approach. This opens up a whole new avenue of discussion- THEM!!
People love to talk about themselves. They could spend DAYS at it. The conversation should center around THEM- what they do and how they do it, how they got their start in that field, what changes they have seen in their industry- anything about THEM.
The goal here is to find a reason for a follow-up contact. A contact that can be made away from this group environment. In other words- a one-on-one contact. I have gotten into the habit of writing notes on the back of business cards about points brought out by the prospect which could aid me in a follow-up contact.
This follow-up may be business or it may be personal. I have found information in the newspaper about a firm's competition and forwarded it to my contact with a note saying- "Thought this might interest you". I have also heard about people's families and seen info about their children's Little League team and forwarded that.
It doesn't matter what prompts the follow-up as long as it PERSONALLY matters to the prospect- to their work or to their family. It proves that you were lis
The global demand for heavy construction equipment has increased dramatically over the preceding years. This demand of heavy construction equipment is highly accredited in part to the recovery from a recession in assorted Asian countries, as well as in Latin America, Russia, and Africa. Regardless of the fact that the heavy construction equipment industry is not as heavily concentrated
The goal here is to find a reason for a follow-up contact. A contact that can be made away from this group environment. In other words- a one-on-one contact. I have gotten into the habit of writing notes on the back of business cards about points brought out by the prospect which could aid me in a follow-up contact.
This follow-up may be business or it may be personal. I have found information in the newspaper about a firm's competition and forwarded it to my contact with a note saying- "Thought this might interest you". I have also heard about people's families and seen info about their children's Little League team and forwarded that.
It doesn't matter what prompts the follow-up as long as it PERSONALLY matters to the prospect- to their work or to their family. It proves that you were lis
When I ask people what kind of time management system they use, and we talk about the effectiveness of it, I'm often amazed at what I see.Frankly, many people use the worst system they can for their needs but simply use it because it was available to them at a price they could afford, or they liked the color of the cover, or the software came with their computer, or they spent so
It doesn't matter what prompts the follow-up as long as it PERSONALLY matters to the prospect- to their work or to their family. It proves that you were listening and that you are willing to give before you receive.
It also sets you apart from all the people who are at these functions trying to push their own business. It helps you get past the "gatekeepers" when you can say "I'd like to speak to Mr. Jone's about the info I sent him about his son". You always get connected to him and remembered by him.
I attend many functions and never mention to anyone anything about what I do. I spend the whole time listening and writing. I understand I am not going to "close any sales" then. These people don't know me. But before I leave, I know a lot more about them.
Next time: What do you say when someone finally does ask you, "Well, what do you do?".
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