Browsing archives for March, 2010

Text book Visitor Day at BNI Suria Chapter

Networking Expert 30 March 2010 | 15 Comments

Text book Visitor Day at BNI Suria Chapter

Yes, the holidays seasons are all over and finally we got to work!
Without much hassle, this networking group which seriously needs to add some new memberships to increase their referrals among the members, organized a Visitor Day this morning.
The earliest guest arrived at 6.15am! The team had just finished setting up and perhaps were thinking [...]

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You get the giggles…

Presentation for Referral Generation 25 March 2010 | 5 Comments

I have come across some members in Referral Generation groups, who give their Sales Manager Minute Presentation (the bit when each member of the groups educates and informs everyone about the type of referrals they are looking for.) but just say stupid things like:
‘I am a printer and can print everything except money’
‘I am a [...]

ABC: Always be closing

General 24 March 2010 | 7 Comments

This morning I conducted a Visitor Day with a networking group to add 10 new memberships in their organization.
As many as 42 guests visited and it was an energetic meeting. The members themselves have never seen their group to have this many visitors in one morning.
After adjourning, we received 16 applications for memberships, out of [...]

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Not a good idea, man

Networking Expert 21 March 2010 | 0 Comments

Recently, a member in a networking group rang me to solicit my opinion on the possibility of changing his business classification in a one-member-per-profession group that he is in.
He explained why he wanted to change his business representation in length.
Then he sought my opinion and before I offered him any thought, I asked for his [...]

Take your referrals received seriously

Referrals 17 March 2010 | 4 Comments

Take your referrals received seriously

Yesterday, I came across a BNI member from Suria Chapter who takes seriously, all the referrals which he gives and receives
I caught glimpse of how he tied using a string, all the referrals he has given and received ever since joining his group.
Here’s the member, Malcolm Sze is his name.

Organising a networking event for your contacts

Networking Expert 17 March 2010 | 2 Comments

Recently I had a conversation with a certain mutual-fund agent and we spoke at lengths about how to increase her business volume from her colleagues in her referral generation group.
In our conversation, I asked her to list down the members in her group who serves the same target market as her, and we came out [...]

Better not to give….

Referrals 8 March 2010 | 4 Comments

Last week I visited a networking group I am leading.
Everything was fine until I saw a member in that group who is an owner of a laundry service bringing with him a cleaned jacket in a plastic wrapper.
True enough, during the part of the meeting where members give referrals, a member had referred [...]