guide to networking at affiliate summit east 2010
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Tips for networking at the Affiliate Summit East 2010 conference, taking place August 15-17, 2010 in New York City.TRANSCRIPT
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Affiliate Summit East 2010 Guide to Networking
Shawn Collins, Co-founder, Affiliate Summit
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Define Your Goals
You can’t get ROI if you don’t identify the targeted “R”.
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Stay in the Conference Hotel
Hilton New York: $189 per night (non-refundable) and $229 per night (refundable).
Informal networking all over the hotel before and after conference hours.
SOLD OUT! Be an early bird next time.
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Target List of Attendees
Review list of attending companies.Seek out people in the Social Network.Set up meetings in NYC.Search Google images for people and
create a discreet compilation of headshots of your targets.
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http://network.affiliatesummit.com
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Map Out Exhibitors
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Business Cards
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Read FeedFront Magazine
http://www.feedfront.com
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Prepare for Networking Opportunities
Affiliate Meet MarketAffiliate ShowcaseExhibit HallVertical ExchangeMealsAsk the ExpertsClosing Session
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Pre-Engage
Become part of the conversation with industry leaders.Call in to podcasts.Post comments to blogs.Send feedback to newsletters.Respond in forum threads.Add them on Twitter, Facebook, etc.
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Speakers on Twitter
@affiliatesummit/ase10-speakers
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Name Tags
Color coded for type of attendee.Figure out the color of the people you
want to meet when you check-in.
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Perfect Your Elevator Speech
An elevator pitch (or elevator speech) is a brief overview of an idea for a product, service, or project. The pitch is so called because it can be delivered in the time span of an elevator ride (say, thirty seconds or 100-150 words). - Wikipedia
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Do Your Homework
Want to meet a speaker… read their bio on the Affiliate Summit site.
Looking for a rep from a certain company… read up on their recent news and “About Us” page.
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http://ase10.sched.org
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Be Memorable!
The way you dress.
Opening lines.Presence at the
show as a sponsor.
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K.I.S.S. Method
Keep It Simple, Stupid.Surgical strike – be
focused and concise.Leave the details for
later.
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Follow Up
All the networking is for naught if you don’t follow up.
Forget e-mail and phone – lead off with a hand-written note.
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See you in New York City!
Any questions? Contact us…[email protected] (278-6648)http://www.Twitter.com/affiliatesummithttp://www.Facebook.com/affiliatesummit