Brummet's Conscious Blog

Understanding Networking, (part 2) *** Check out Part 1 of this discussion, published on Feb 5th. Networking means you need to have something to offer. Will you include their name in your ad?  Can you feature some aspect of their business activities, policies or community projects on your e-bulletin?  Are you able to partner with them for a special sale, or get your staff together for a volunteer activity?  Can you collaborate on a community fundraiser?  How might you distribute each other's coupons or send referrals to each other?  Will you refer customers to them? Can you offer them great resources, for no other reason than to just help them out? Can you introduce them to someone on your contact list? Perhaps you can be a mentor, provide advice, offer services, discounts to their staff, coupon exchanges.  Can you hold sales on the same day, referring customers to the other store's bargains? Can you collaborate on events? Can you collaborate on sharing ad ...