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Today we are continuing the discussion of utilizing 3 follow up activities and how this can be essential if your aim is to gain business success over the long-term. In Part 1 (published Nov. 4th) we discussed what the 3 activities are.  The next step is to ease the workload that yearly follow-ups require, and be ready to receive a lot of responses. By this I mean that if we have offered to introduce them to a contact we need to be ready to do so. If we know that we will be offering interviews on our blog to last year's contacts then we need to have some interview questions ready to send off.  Or if we plan on suggesting projects to collaborate on, we need to have all the information ready for any responses you may receive.  It is helpful to develop 2 draft emails that can then be edited and personalized for each recipient.  https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0845RLK1X One draft email is short, and is meant to show appreciation for past networking activities, or me...

Today in the first of 2 articles on this topic we'll be discussing the 3 types of follow-up activities that every artist, entrepreneur or business owner should employ. Part 2 will be published on Nov 13th.  Some of our loyal readers may recall that we created a few videos on the Brummet Media Channel (YouTube) to help show others the value of taking the time to follow up. Now, keep in mind that the type of follow up you are taking on will depend entirely on what you are managing that month or that year. Perhaps that month you were reaching out to current and potential suppliers. The next month you might be doing a campaign to build on current connections. As such this article is to be used as a guide to help you develop the follow-up policy for your current situation.   Generally speaking, there are 3 types of follow-up: • Weekly • Monthly • Yearly The main rule here is to have a reason to reach out to your contacts without appearing as "spam" or annoying them. The...

Brummet Media Channel Have you had a chance to visit our  YouTube channel  yet?  It is very new... this video below was the 4th one that we produced for this channel, in an effort to help people understand what networking is, and start out with the right mind-set - which makes all the difference re: the return on your investment in networking efforts. Check it out and let me know what you thought of this video!  https://youtu.be/nmDgXxlBeeE   ~~   Visit the Brummet's   Main Website Find them elsewhere online  HERE   ~~

Brummet Media Channel Have you had a chance to visit our YouTube channel yet? It is very new... this video below is one of the first ones we produced and it offers a little behind-the-scenes look at who we are - Dave & Lillian Brummet - how we work together & what we do. I hope you enjoy it :) https://youtu.be/1EF0JFBlKoU   ~~   Visit the Brummet's   Main Website Find them elsewhere online  HERE   ~~

Announcement  I recently set up accounts both at the MeWe and Instagram social networking sites.  Instagram is : https://www.instagram.com/brummetmediagroup/ MeWe is: http://www.mewe.com/i/lillianandbrummet Both of these accounts are very new (opened accounts there in mid-January) and so I don't have very much up on our account just yet, re: number of posts and interactions.  However if you would like to connect with us there, please feel free to do so.  You can find us elsewhere online HERE  

Dave built us some beautiful country-style shelves to convert a corner of the Angle Hill studio into a lovely little Gift Shop.  We'll be adding more items for sale in the weeks to come, and next spring... well just watch out! We've got lots of plans ;)  By appointment only - Location: Creston BC (Canada)   Today, you'll find in the Gift Shop: - copies of our books - gift certificates - a few kinds of organic garden seeds - percussion instruments - hanging xmas tree  drums  ornaments - various drum gear and drums - used gear and cymbals - organic - gourmet - home preserves from jelly, jam, syrup to relish and dehydrated herbs - decorative houseplant boxes - gift certificates ...and more   ~~ Visit the Brummet's @:  http://BrummetMedia.ca ~~

Hello Everyone! Holiday season upon us and we are sooooooooo excited! lol We are just about to re-launch our business under the new name: Brummet Media Group. Just as we are coming to the launch, we are hearing from old and new drum students who must have caught the excitement vibe (ha ha) and what great timing! The new website will be launched in a few days, and as you can see we are about to get this blog going again. Get ready for networking ! woo hoo! By the way - we are really super excited to announce a new opportunity locally. We have now arranged to work with a local design studio who will be stocking our products as they come available. We may be holding some of our larger sized group workshops there too. I hope you have time to drop by this store - they are super supportive of local talent and seem to be really great people. Here's the post I put up on local FaceBook groups: Check out our new products now offered at https://www.facebook.com/puffindesign.ca/ ...