affiliate summit guide to networking
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Affiliate Summit Guide to Networking from Shawn Collins.TRANSCRIPT
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Affiliate Summit Guide to Networking
Shawn Collins, Co-founder, Affiliate Summit
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Define Your Goals
You can’t get ROI if you don’t identify the targeted “R”.
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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.
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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.
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Social Network
http://network.affiliatesummit.com
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Schedule Appointments
http://sponsors.affiliatesummit.com
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Map Out Exhibitors
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Business Cards
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Prepare for Networking Opportunities
Affiliate Meet MarketNetworking CocktailExhibit HallAffiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards GalaAsk the ExpertsUn-KeynoteThe Great Affiliate Road Rally
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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.
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Name Tags
Name tags will be color coded by attendee type. Find your target color and lock in.
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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
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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.
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Be Memorable!
The way you dress.Opening lines.Presence at the show as a sponsor.
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K.I.S.S. Method
Keep It Simple, Stupid.Surgical strike – be focused and concise.Leave the details for later.
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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.