Guide To Networking at Affiliate Summit East 2010
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Affiliate Summit East 2010 Guide to Networking Shawn Collins, Co-founder, Affiliate Summit
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Tips for networking at the Affiliate Summit East 2010 conference, taking place August 15-17, 2010 in New York City.
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Affiliate Summit East 2010 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
Hilton New York: $189 per night (non-refundable) and $229 per night (refundable).
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 NYC.Search Google images for people and
create a discreet compilation of headshots of your targets.
http://network.affiliatesummit.com
Map Out Exhibitors
Business Cards
Read FeedFront Magazine
http://www.feedfront.com
Prepare for Networking Opportunities
Affiliate Meet MarketAffiliate ShowcaseExhibit HallVertical ExchangeMealsAsk the ExpertsClosing Session
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.
Speakers on Twitter
@affiliatesummit/ase10-speakers
Name Tags
Color coded for type of attendee.Figure out the color of the people you
want to meet when you check-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.
http://ase10.sched.org
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.
See you in New York City!
Any questions? Contact us…[email protected] (278-6648)http://www.Twitter.com/affiliatesummithttp://www.Facebook.com/affiliatesummit
