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Keep your social and conference and event calendar full… you must work hard to remain visible and active among your ever-budding network of friends and contacts.
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…there may be no better place [than a conference] to extend your professional network and, on occasion, get deals done.
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Those who use conference properly have a huge leg up at your average industry gathering.
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Don’t think of your next conference as a business-related retreat. Think of it as a well-coordinated campaign to further your mission.
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“The more active you become in playing ‘host’ of your own conference within a conference, the better you’ll be at helping other people make connections, making you a center of influence.”
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Content creators have always been in high demand. They get promotions. They’re responsible for the Big Ideas. They’re regularly asked to speak at conferences and are featured in newspapers and magazines.
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…read books and magazines, listen to educational tapes, attend three to five conference a year, take a course or two, and develop relationships with the leaders in your field.
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Schmoozing is a contact sport. You can’t do it from the office, so force yourself to attend trade shows, conventions, seminars, conferences, and cocktail receptions.
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