Penny Rosema poses another question for Debby and Greg (The Networking Guru and Reluctant Networker, resp.). How do you network with your trade association (or any business group, for that matter) when they are cancelling and postponing all of the in-person conferences? What can we do as networkers and what can the organization leaders do to maintain member engagement?
Thank you to:
- Penny Rosema, Managing Director at Cookware Manufacturers Association, https://www.linkedin.com/in/pennyrosema/
Also mentioned:
- Bruce Springs, Sales and Design at 4mycard.com, https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-springs-77a93628/
- Heidi Hooper, Ultimate Air Shuttle, https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidihooper/
- Women In Networking, https://www.wincleveland.org/
- NSA Michigan, https://www.nsamichigan.com/
Comments:
https://www.facebook.com/TheReluctantNetworker/
https://www.facebook.com/connextnation/
Listen for:
[2:00] Taking charge of your response
[3:30] Reaching out to the association members
[3:50] Debby pounds on table pretending to type
[4:00] Personal messages. Not form letters.
[5:20] Using last year to connect
[6:23] Connecting at the virtual event -- Using the Chatbox
[10:08] Reaching out to the Association Chair
[13:45] Ideas for the Association Leader.
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