Word of mouth marketing strategy

I met someone last night with a translation business. During the conversation I asked, "How do you get your business?"

She replied "we get 50% from the internet." I asked about strategy and she explained in some detail and said that they used professional help.

I asked about the other half and she said it was word of mouth. I asked about the strategy for that and she didn't have one, so half of their new business was 'accidental'.

What's your word of mouth strategy?

Good Networking!
Dave Clarke

Make your communications curt

At a seminar on Friday strategic communications expert Peter Brill of Net-mentor.com advised us to be CURT in our communications for them to be effective. You'll be glad to know he wasn't advising us to be rude!

Curt is for Clarity, Understanding, Relevant and Timely. Next time you have to present at a networking event ask yourself some questions;

Do I have a clear message?
Am I communicating in a way that the audience will understand?
How relevant is what I am saying to the audience?
Are there any external factors I can use to make my delivery more timely?

Good Networking!
Dave Clarke

The power of third party endorsements

I was at a networking lunch today where, as part of the format, we introduce ourselves and our businesses to the others around the table. Before it got to my turn one of the other attendee's said totally unprompted, "I don't want to tell you about my business. I want to share how my business has been helped by Dave's."

The message delivered was much more powerful and had a much greater impact than anything I could have said. What a great example of networking advocacy.

Good Networking!
Dave Clarke