Affiliate Summit West 2009 Guide to Networking Shawn Collins, Co-founder, Affiliate Summit

Define Your Goals You can’t get ROI if you don’t identify the targeted “R”.

You can’t get ROI if you don’t identify the targeted “R”.

Stay in the Conference Hotel Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino: $159 per night (plus tax and service). Informal networking all over the hotel before and after conference hours. SOLD OUT! Be an early bird next time.

Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino: $159 per night (plus tax and service).

Informal networking all over the hotel before and after conference hours.

SOLD OUT! Be an early bird next time.

Target List of Attendees Review list of attending companies. Seek out people in the Social Network. Set up meetings in Las Vegas. Search Google images for people and create a discreet compilation of headshots of your targets.

Review list of attending companies.

Seek out people in the Social Network.

Set up meetings in Las Vegas.

Search Google images for people and create a discreet compilation of headshots of your targets.

http://network.affiliatesummit.com

Map Out Exhibitors

Business Cards

Read FeedFront Magazine http://www.feedfront.com

Prepare for Networking Opportunities Affiliate Meet Market Hospitality Room Exhibit Hall Luncheons Ask the Experts Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards Gala Affiliate Triathlon

Affiliate Meet Market

Hospitality Room

Exhibit Hall

Luncheons

Ask the Experts

Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards Gala

Affiliate Triathlon

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.

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.

Follow on Twitter http://www.affsum.com

Name Tags Name tags will be color coded by attendee type. Find your target color and lock in.

Name tags will be color coded by attendee type. Find your target color and lock in.

Speakers on Twitter

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

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

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.

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.

Be Memorable! The way you dress. Opening lines. Presence at the show as a sponsor.

The way you dress.

Opening lines.

Presence at the show as a sponsor.

K.I.S.S. Method Keep It Simple, Stupid. Surgical strike – be focused and concise. Leave the details for later.

Keep It Simple, Stupid.

Surgical strike – be focused and concise.

Leave the details for later.

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.

All the networking is for naught if you don’t follow up.

Forget e-mail and phone – lead off with a hand-written note.

See you in Las Vegas! Any questions? Contact us… [email_address] 866-483-0167

Any questions? Contact us…

[email_address]

866-483-0167