Posts Tagged ‘online networking’
10 tips for online networking for SMEs
Sunday, June 27th, 2010Small businesses tend to win business through referrals, and are recommended by people who already know the principals. How can SMEs accelerate this natural process to win more business more quickly? Here are my top 10 tips for using online networking tools to speed up the traditional methods of making personal contacts and building a reputation. They are based on my own experience and other SME’s whom I admire or have worked with. There’s a presentation that goes into more detail on the Penmaen Media slideshare page. (more…)
Tags: network marketing, online networking, referrals, reputation building, SME marketing
Posted in SME digital marketing, marketing
Building an active professional online network
Thursday, February 11th, 2010Business to business media owners planning to strengthen the community of their readers, or stand-alone networking and events businesses are keen to develop active vertical online professional networks, whether in the guise of forums, discussion groups or pure networking sites. Yet many struggle to build numbers of active members and encourage contributions. I don’t claim to have all the answers, but below are some approaches that I have seen work for other businesses or on the professional network that I run myself (it’s the Specialist Media Network on Linked in): (more…)
Tags: events, linked in groups, moderation, online networking, professional networks, surveys
Posted in b2b, business strategy, content, events, marketing
