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		<title>MEGA NETWORKING &amp; REFERRAL EVENT &#8211; Melbourne March 27th to 29th 2009</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are in Small Business or are an Entrepreneur then you will want to join us for the worlds first ever &#8220;Mega Networking &#38; Referral Event&#8221;. There has never been an event quite like this one. At the event we are giving you 10 different opportunities for you to promote your business. You will [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "MEGA NETWORKING &#038; REFERRAL EVENT &#8211; Melbourne March 27th to 29th 2009", url: "http://www.profitminute.com/blog/marketing-consultant/mega-networking-referral-event-melbourne-march-27th-to-29th-2009/" });</script>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you are in Small Business <img height="292" alt="businessWoman1" hspace="5" src="http://www.profitminute.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/businesswoman1-1.png" width="225" align="right" vspace="5" />or are an Entrepreneur then you will want to join us for the worlds first ever &#8220;Mega Networking &amp; Referral Event&#8221;. There has never been an event quite like this one.</p>
<p>At the event we are giving you 10 different opportunities for you to promote your business. You will have the chance to:</p>
<p>* Meet New Business Contacts<br />
* Generate Referrals<br />
* Identify &amp; Establish New Joint Venture Partnerships<br />
* Attract New Clients<br />
* Plus &#8230; You will hear from leading Australian Business Growth Specialists</p>
<p>To place yourself on the Priority Notification List and be the first to hear all of the details when we officially launch head over to:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.MegaNetworkingEvent.com">http://www.MegaNetworkingEvent.com</a></p>
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		<title>So Rod &#8230; What Do You Do?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 23:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rod Moore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are trying to market your small business then no doubt you have tried networking. Networking can be a great strategy to build and grow your business if you know how to use it correctly. If you attend networking events then at some stage you are going to be asked &#8230; &#8220;So Rod &#8230; [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "So Rod &#8230; What Do You Do?", url: "http://www.profitminute.com/blog/networking/so-rod-what-do-you-do/" });</script>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img height="281" alt="Networking Events For Small Business" src="http://www.profitminute.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/group-of-business-people-large.jpg" width="225" align="left" />If you are trying to market your small business then no doubt you have tried networking.</p>
<p>Networking can be a great strategy to build and grow your business if you know how to use it correctly.</p>
<p>If you attend networking events then at some stage you are going to be asked &#8230;</p>
<p>&#8220;So Rod &#8230; What Do You Do?&#8221;</p>
<p>How you answer this question can make or break you at a networking event.</p>
<p>We have all had the experience of asking someone else that question only to have them launch into a 20 minute sales pitch for their business. And you already know how difficult it can be to escape those people right?</p>
<p>So here is what most people will do.</p>
<p>They will have prepared their so called &#8216;elevator speech&#8217;, rehearsed it in the car on the way to the event and when asked the question promptly launch into something like &#8230;</p>
<p>&#8216;Well Im a Financial Planner. Im with Peter, Jones &amp; Eddie company. Did you know we have been serving business owners in the area for 25 years now. We specialise in &#8230;. blah blah blah &#8230;.&#8217;</p>
<p>Yawn !!! Who CARES !!!!!</p>
<p>So what is a better approach?</p>
<p>Well every business provides an end benefit &#8230; a solution to someones problem. So why talk about that instead of how you achieve the end benefit?</p>
<p>The other thing you simply MUST do is engage peoples interest so that they ask you for more information.</p>
<p>Here is how our friend the Financial Planner might approach this &#8230;</p>
<p>&#8216;Well what I do is help business owners ensure they become wealthy through their business &#8230;&#8217;</p>
<p>Can you see the difference here?</p>
<p>In the first approach your eyes probably glaze over thinking the other person is trying to sell you financial planning services which of course you do not want right?</p>
<p>But in the second approach, if you were a small business owner &#8230; wouldn&#8217;t you want to know more?</p>
<p>Wouldn&#8217;t you be inclined to ask &#8230; &#8216;Oh really &#8230; How do you do that?&#8217;</p>
<p>Now if you get someone to the point where they do ask you a question like this be careful how you respond. You do not want to launch into your previously well rehearsed sales pitch.</p>
<p>A good strategy is to have some FREE offer that provides valuable information on a topic such as &#8216;How Any Small Business Owner Can Plan To Achieve Maximum Wealth Through Their Business&#8217; &#8230; or something along these lines.</p>
<p>The free offer could be an audio CD, a DVD, an e-Class, a five page report etc. Something that you give away that adds value and at the same time positions you as a reliable expert source.</p>
<p>So in response to the above question you could simply say &#8230;</p>
<p>&#8216;Well I could give you a half hour overview of how we do it now &#8230; or, what might be better is how about I send you a complimentary Audio CD on how business owners can achieve maximum wealth through their business?&#8217;</p>
<p>Most people are going to respond with yes so you simply say great do you have a card and I will send it to you.</p>
<p>Then you simply want to shift the conversation by asking them lots of questions about them and their business.</p>
<p>Isn&#8217;t this a better strategy?</p>
<p>Can you see how you can generate lots of interest using an approach like this?</p>
<p>All you need to do is tailor this approach to your business.</p>
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