You’re in marketing for one reason: Grow. Grow your company, reputation, customers, impact, profits. Grow yourself. This is a community that will help. It will stretch your mind, connect you to fascinating people, and provide some fun along the way. I am so glad you’re here. -Mark Schaefer
The new episode of The Marketing Companion is a study in networking contrasts.
Author and college educator Amanda Russell begins our show by explaining how she gathered some of the most influential people in Austin, TX, for a dinner where they exposed their most vulnerable lessons — and she didn’t even know these people!
On the other extreme of the networking continuum is me. I explain how I had a chance to go to a cocktail party with CMOs from Disney, ESPN, and other big brands and passed it up because I preferred to have dinner with an old friend. I’m an introvert who hates crowded events. How do I succeed in business? I’m not quite sure.
Amanda provides a masterclass in networking (a word Amanda dislikes, but it is what it is!). This is a fascinating show exploring ideas on connecting to people in meaningful ways, even when our lives are moving 1,000 miles an hour.
Some themes:
- Deep research on potential connections
- Creating value that cuts through the noise
- Continual effort to build on momentum
- Establishing a mutually-beneficial relationship
- Focus on the individual, not the ask
- Prioritizing follow-up and follow through
- Establishing reciprocity
- The role of community
You won’t want to miss this fascinating discussion!
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Click on this link to listen to hear Episode 257
Resources mentioned in this show:
Mark Schaefer’s Personal Branding Master Class
Will Storr’s book The Status Game
Book by David Marx Status and Culture
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