to put a bullet to social networking because …. It’s time ….
Networking = NOTworking
There’s another way to…. Building Better Business Faster
… .put the colours back into your business
Your business is here
Business is slow
Decisions are put on hold ORIGINALLY SEEN AT ROCK103.COM
Risks are avoided
Numerous barricades …. … . are being erected
Your business still has to deal with … THE FUTURE !
… . on every product, object and material will be on line. Top Future Internet Trends: 2020 The Extreme Future by James Canton, Ph. D, 2006 Full Information ….
Top Future Internet Trends: 2020 The Internet will be an immersive experience. Top Future Internet Trends 2020 Immersive
Top Future Internet Trends: 2020 All merchants, consumers and banks will be linked together. Linkedin Top Future Internet Trends: 2020
Top Future Internet Trends: 2020 … . access to 80% of all information in the world will be provided free. Real time …. Top Future Internet Trends: 2020
Top Future Internet Trends: 2020 … . will trade on the Internet. Top Future Internet Trends: 2020 3 billion people ….
Top Future Internet Trends: 2020 will drive trade and demand will be driven by entrepreneurs who know how to collaborate.  Collaboration …. Top Future Internet Trends: 2020
How to find and create customers in the Internet era? The challenge
You seek them here.
You seek them there!
Traditional networking
Bored with it
Can’t wait to get away
No place to hide
Frenetic & haphazard
Your needs falling on deaf ears
Elevator (speech) not working I say, my 30  seconds is not up yet
Plenty   of   results   found   for   business   cards   like   this No referrals
Too many friends? Networking is not the problem
http://www.penn-olson.com/ What about social media?
THE 2010 SOCIAL MEDIA MAP Power to transform businesses
Does it feel like  NLP?   N o  L imit  P oker Bit of a gamble?
Connections! It’s not how many
FRED STEIN  Children Reading Newspaper, Paris 1936 Connector It’s how!
The right connections Matter.
Confused …. … .by social networking?
 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthamm/ is one thing
Connected is another
Augmented reality  Social networking  Human connections  augmented by Web connections
Harnessing the power How to leverage ‘social’ wind of change
Time for a new perspective
www.flickr.com/photos/oriol_gascon/2172565951 Change the way you connect
building your business card collection STOP!!!!
Start building trust
www.flickr.com/photos/oriol_gascon/2172565951 Accelerate! Build trust fast … and grow mutually beneficial relationships to achieve expansive goals even faster.
Use existing resources social networking builds and uses the resources you already have.
Meaningful connections Making meaningful connections and leveraging those connections in new and powerful ways …. ….is both an art and a science http://www.tofugu.com/2010/07/12/bowing-in-japan-japanese-etiquette/
Support Exchange Social networking is about building a  robust support exchange model
Seven levels of support exchange
Damir Sagolj/Reuters 1. Emotional support
2. Information support
3. Knowledge support
Photo credit: Penn State University Comm 498B, Advanced Photojournalism students 4. Promotional support
5. Wisdom support
6. Transformational opportunities support
7. Community support
Getting unstuck How to develop these seven levels of support?
7 Steps to …. Connect | Support | Exchange http://www.flickr.com/photos/oddwick/183134773/sizes/z/in/photostream/
Establish a values rich foundation STEP 1 http://www.flickr.com/photos/sats_somu/361419685/
Make connections for your primary circle STEP 2
http://www.projects-abroad.org/photo-galleries/?content=cambodia/ STEP 3 Expand your circle
STEP 4 Initiate the 7 support exchange model http://www.flickr.com/photos/burningkarma/
STEP 5 Grow and nurture relationships
Co-create opportunities STEP 6
STEP 7 Create more circles
Why it works?
Networking Connecting The Dif ference betw een
Transactional Transformational
Single goal based Values based
Undisciplined effort Leverage effort
Temporary Long term
Often one-sided Mutually beneficial  http://thesisterproject.com/roach/files/2009/09/seesaw.jpg
Haphazard Strategic http://www.flickr.com/photos/metrognome0/466071944/
Fragmented Systematic  http://kigaliwire.posterous.com/?tag=brokenmirror http://www.rebeccab.net/2009/science/mangroves/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ejpphoto/2633923684/ Superficial Authentic
Opportunity specific Opportunity  expansive
Multi-dimensional Two dimensional
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