February 17, 2010 5:00 PM - 90 attended
How to Reduce Cold Calling and Increase Referrals
How to Reduce Cold Calling and Increase Referrals
Guest Speaker: Jeff McKissack of Defense by Design
Cost: FREE
Most everyone hates to cold call, yet everyone loves to get referrals from happy, satisfied clients. How can you decrease the former of these two while increasing the latter?
The answer is "Networking," but this is not about Twitter, Facebook and other social media, this is building your business through social gatherings.
Learn how to:
> pick a networking group
> do a great 30-second intro
> develop "strategic alliances"
> maximize opportunities for one to one meetings
> grow your business exponentially in 2010!
Bring a friend and lots of business cards. Look for great drink specials and free appetizers!
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Laura Davis, AIA
I am so excited about the awesome turn out we had for our first happy hour! Thank you to all who attended. You made it a huge success! I look forward to seeing you all at the next Meetup.
Posted February 18, 2010 at 12:21 AM -
T C Gonzalez
It was a great Meetup lots of info was gain from everyone I met. Enjoyed meeting Laura,Holly & Larry (hpd architecture)
Posted February 18, 2010 at 5:59 AM -
Suzanne Brown
Thanks for the invitation. It was a great opportunity to meet new contacts.
Posted February 18, 2010 at 11:14 AM
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Laura Davis, AIAEvent HostOrganizerOur first Meetup of The Architecture Happy Hour was AMAZING! Of course, as the Organizer I probably have a unique perspective, but judging by the comments I received I was not the only one who felt that way. The happy hour exceeded my expectations. I was very impressed with the members who attended. Everyone had a fantastic attitude. They came ready to network and to meet new people. I saw people having fun, smiling, laughing, and getting to know each other. Building relationships is what it's all about. I am thrilled that The Architecture Happy Hour is providing an opportunity for those relationships to grow. I was so pleased to have Jeff McKissack of Defense by Design as our speaker. He is such a professional. Even with a small mishap with the PA system, Jeff did a great job of delivering the message, "People do business with people they know, and people they like." It's just that simple. Thank you so much Jeff for getting our group started on the right foot.
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julie hallI enjoyed the meetup. I met a lot of new people that I hadn't networked with before. Thanks for the invitation.
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CherylIt was a good speaker, presented well. crowd was great, venue was wonderful. can't wait till the next one...
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Marcela Abadi RhoadsIt was a packed house. Great turn out for the first event! The speaker was really great also. And I met four people that I will definitely be contacting for a One on One! Thanks so much for organizing!
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Marilyn Miller+1 guestI think there were about 60 people at any one time, but saw people coming & going, so no idea how many total came through. Thanks for a different look at networking!
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Sherry KennedyI had a woman sitting next to me who commented on a man speaking about feelings...it was quite refreshing that he did! His ideas are terrific and I think we all forget that we can help one another.
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