Networking is FUN!:) because fun is fun…period!:)

May 8, 2008

Yesterday we did a really fun event to promote our new book, The Field Guide To Sales, and have a great excuse to get together with our colleagues - something a little different than the regular one hour lunch at a restaurant, at a conference table, event or a round of golf at the club…we had SPA DAY Book Signing….ok, ok, it was girls only for us….but next time we will think about adding the guys:)….we were at the wonderful Stonebriar Spa in Frisco, TX.  Talk about a change of scenery to get your brain working!!:)  Imagine a change of scenery from the regular restaurant, golf course, conference room to a beautiful peaceful environment where you relax - massage, facial, mani, pedi…and then in between treatments you sit in this gorgeous room below and relax, visit with each other, sip a little wine, enjoy a cup of tea or wonderful fresh lemon infused water…well guess what….business CAN get done in this environment and it is FUN, FUN, FUN!:)  At the end of the day there were a few of us still sitting around in our comfy robes and warm blankets and talking about what a great way to meet people this event was, how we got some new referrals, great ideas, awesome networking, we could hear each other talk:), we bonded in a way that next time we see the new people we met yesterday it will seem like we are old friends…..wish you had been with us….it may have been a "business event"…but for us it was FUN and fun was fun!:)

 

What are some other different kinds of ways you could have FUN with your colleagues and get to know one another, engage in meaningful conversation, talk comfortably…..some other ideas might be:

  • A wine tasting - usually done in quiet environments over a few hours and everyone is usually "happy" :) when they leave
  • Hot air balloon ride - get everyone out to do something they may have never done before but that is engaging and highly memorable
  • Cooking class - we all know the way to the heart is thru the stomach right??:)  We all can’t be Julia Childs but a group can put out a great meal like Julia when they have someone showing them every step of the way!  Check out my friend, Chef Karel Anne’s cooking school that does this sort of event   www.kitchen-friends.com
  • Concert in the park - find a group that all like the same artist and buy tickets, sit in the grass, rent a bus to ride together to go there, stand in line for nachos and beer together in between sets….great way to get to know people and have time to talk!:)

Whatever you do just do something FUN….sales does not have to be drudgery to be successful….the best sales are always done with people who genuinely like one another and enjoy being together whether at the conference table, over lunch or at a FUN event!:)

Happy Selling!
Deb:)

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