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Oct 09, 2005 5:24 am |
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re: re: re: re: re: re: re: What is the REAL Problem with Business Mixers? |
Lynne Cogan
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Hi Lamar.
In response to your question about using Internet Marketing Tools for mixers . . .
The kind of networking I most appreciate can be done in chat rooms and by VoIP conferences. Would those be considered Internet Marketing Tools?
You see, the kind of networking that I appreciate most, is where we are assisting one another while building relationships.
For instance the entrepreneurial club I belong to has an online networking session in a chatroom once a week.
Here, multiple conversations are taking place at once. People are making requests: Such as, "I'm writing a children's book and am looking for a graphic artist who with experiencing illustrating children's fantasy books. Who do you know?" Or "I've invented a better mousetrap and need someone to develop the prototype. Who do you know?"
Of course, they could be seeking just about anything including customers. Or they could be seeking assistance wtih their marketing: anything from help with wording classified ads to branding to PR, depending upon what stage their business is at.
People open up their rolodexes, share their contacts, frequently making phone calls on the spot.
And as I said, that's much more focused networking than at a mixer. But I don't see why it couldn't be used for the mixers themselves.
Or for marketing mixers, which may be what you're actually asking. For instance, "We're having a mixer on ______. Food is being sponsored by the best deli in California. Who do you know who lives in Northern California in or around Middletown?"
The question then would be, are there any chatrooms, say on Yahoo, that would lend themselves to something like this?
Lynne
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