Affiliate Summit Guide To Networking
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Affiliate Summit Guide to Networking Shawn Collins, Co-founder, Affiliate Summit
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Affiliate Summit Guide to Networking from Shawn Collins.
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Affiliate Summit Guide to Networking
Shawn Collins, Co-founder, Affiliate Summit
Define Your Goals
You can’t get ROI if you don’t identify the targeted “R”.
Stay in the Conference Hotel
Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino: $159 per night (plus tax and service).
Informal networking all over the hotel before and after conference hours.
SOLD OUT! Be an early bird next time.
Target List of Attendees
Review list of attending companies.Seek out people in the Social Network.Set up meetings in Las Vegas.Search Google images for people and
create a discreet compilation of headshots of your targets.
Social Network
http://network.affiliatesummit.com
Schedule Appointments
http://sponsors.affiliatesummit.com
Map Out Exhibitors
Business Cards
Prepare for Networking Opportunities
Affiliate Meet MarketNetworking CocktailExhibit HallAffiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards GalaAsk the ExpertsUn-KeynoteThe Great Affiliate Road Rally
Pre-Engage
Become part of the conversation with industry leaders.Call in to podcasts.Post comments to blogs.Send feedback to newsletters.Respond in forum threads.Add them on Twitter, Facebook, etc.
Name Tags
Name tags will be color coded by attendee type. Find your target color and lock in.
Perfect Your Elevator Speech
An elevator pitch (or elevator speech) is a brief overview of an idea for a product, service, or project. The pitch is so called because it can be delivered in the time span of an elevator ride (say, thirty seconds or 100-150 words). - Wikipedia
Do Your Homework
Want to meet a speaker… read their bio on the Affiliate Summit site.
Looking for a rep from a certain company… read up on their recent news and “About Us” page.
Be Memorable!
The way you dress.Opening lines.Presence at the show as a sponsor.
K.I.S.S. Method
Keep It Simple, Stupid.Surgical strike – be focused and concise.Leave the details for later.
Follow Up
All the networking is for naught if you don’t follow up.
Forget e-mail and phone – lead off with a hand-written note.
