18/10/12
I was talking to Lisa Ruff (Balanced Rewards), Membership Co-ordinator of Tudor, this week about visitors. More specifically, about members who don’t bring visitors. Please don’t get me started on the subject as the blog would run to many pages. Let’s just leave it at I really can’t understand why any member wouldn’t want to grow their business.
Anyway, Lisa agreed with this, and we were discussing what could be done to help these members and then, if all else failed, what should be done about it.
The thing that really gets me is that inviting is so simple and Lisa had a great example of this. What’s more, the thing that Lisa was talking about is covered in the Chapter Development workshop. It’s so easy!
So, what is it? What’s so simple? Answer: inviting by text. It’s so simple that people without any contacts can do it! Members that really don’t like talking to people can do it! And, it takes just seconds, not even minutes.
The best part? You can do it sitting on the bus.
What did Lisa do? She was on a bus travelling to Richmond. She could have gazed out of the window, deep in her own thoughts. Maybe have read a book. Or even just have watched people getting on and off the bus.
But instead, as she went past businesses with mobile numbers displayed, or stopped near a sign-written van, she tapped the number into her mobile and sent them a text. She sent five texts on her trip and received three replies from people interested in visiting her chapter.
How great is that!
So please, never make an excuse for not inviting; just grow your business instead.
Thursday 18 October 2012
Thursday 11 October 2012
Your Top Three?
11/9/2012
I visited BNI Commonwealth this week who meet at The Caledonian Club, Hyde Park, London. In fact I was substituting for Paulina Sygulska of Grant Tree and I must thank her for asking me.
You see, believe it or not, I had never been to a lunchtime meeting before, and I have to say that I really enjoyed myself. The meeting was well run and business focused but also nicely relaxed. Of course that may have just been the chapter and nothing to do with the time, but it did feel different.
What Paulina also did was to ensure that all of her fellow members knew that I was a visiting BNI Director. It was in the 60 Seconds that she gave me to read on her behalf, advising that they should take advantage of me being there!
Two new members were inducted during the meeting, which is always great to see, and, as it turned out, one of them (Jo Rogers) was sitting next to me.
At the end of the meeting Jo turned to me and asked what my Top Three Tips were for a new member. Nothing like being put on the spot!
Below are my Top Three Tips. Do you agree?
1) Really get involved
2) Attend workshops
3) Bring lots of visitors
I visited BNI Commonwealth this week who meet at The Caledonian Club, Hyde Park, London. In fact I was substituting for Paulina Sygulska of Grant Tree and I must thank her for asking me.
You see, believe it or not, I had never been to a lunchtime meeting before, and I have to say that I really enjoyed myself. The meeting was well run and business focused but also nicely relaxed. Of course that may have just been the chapter and nothing to do with the time, but it did feel different.
What Paulina also did was to ensure that all of her fellow members knew that I was a visiting BNI Director. It was in the 60 Seconds that she gave me to read on her behalf, advising that they should take advantage of me being there!
Two new members were inducted during the meeting, which is always great to see, and, as it turned out, one of them (Jo Rogers) was sitting next to me.
At the end of the meeting Jo turned to me and asked what my Top Three Tips were for a new member. Nothing like being put on the spot!
Below are my Top Three Tips. Do you agree?
1) Really get involved
2) Attend workshops
3) Bring lots of visitors
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