Networking – The Key Element to Building a Brand
As we start getting into heavy duty marketing, you’re going to hear about all kinds of different marketing techniques that the big boys use. Examples are search engine marketing, direct mail marketing and referral marketing. All of these types have their place, but there is one that beats them all – hands down. It’s having a strong network.
There are all kinds of different names for a network… You might consider them your personal network or your professional network. Bloggers think of their readers as people in their network. Email marketers align the people on their lists to be in their network. The common glue, though, is trust. If people don’t have trust in you – they won’t be in your network for long!
Now, notice I didn’t say it’s ‘network marketing!’ The reason I didn’t is really very simple. Your network is finicky! Read the rest of this entry
