{"id":9924,"date":"2016-09-19T07:00:02","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T12:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.qceventplanning.com\/?p=9924"},"modified":"2016-09-19T07:00:02","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T12:00:02","slug":"4-best-networking-tips-planners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/4-best-networking-tips-planners","title":{"rendered":"The 4 Best Networking Tips for Planners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Regina Osgood is the owner and creative director of <a href=\"http:\/\/meant2beevents.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meant2Be events<\/a>, a top Arizona wedding planning firm that manages over 250 weddings a year.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>What so many people forget to do in our industry is balance the tasks they love about planning with the tasks that are necessary to run the business. Sure, there are days where you get to go to all the fancy tastings and fun d\u00e9cor meeting, but frankly almost 70% of my day is spent on business tasks and not weddings at all! But that is why, more than a decade later and across state lines, I am where I am in this industry!<\/p>\n<p>So let\u2019s take one of those tasks and dive in. Making these tasks productive as well as fun will make the time you spend \u201cworking your business\u201d much more satisfying! Networking is one of the most critical aspects to your success. But you can also spin your wheels at cocktail parties and waste hours of your time with little to no results. Capitalizing on networking can make it worthwhile and can even turn it into one of the more fun aspects of your business management.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.qceventplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Networking-Event-Planning-Reg-Image.jpg\" alt=\"networking-event-planning-reg-image\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Networking-Event-Planning-Reg-Image.jpg 672w, https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Networking-Event-Planning-Reg-Image-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/4-best-networking-tips-planners\/#Be_Helpful\" >Be Helpful<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/4-best-networking-tips-planners\/#Be_Visible\" >Be Visible<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/4-best-networking-tips-planners\/#Be_Intentional\" >Be Intentional<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/4-best-networking-tips-planners\/#Be_Patient\" >Be Patient<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Be_Helpful\"><\/span>Be Helpful<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Share your expertise and ideas. Share information. We all have our tricks of the trade. This isn\u2019t about sharing your \u201csecret sauce,\u201d it\u2019s about raising the bar around you so that your success can be shared to others and in the future reciprocated to you! You can really learn something from everyone\u2014even if that\u2019s learning what NOT to do!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Be_Visible\"><\/span>Be Visible<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If no one knows what you\u2019re doing, it\u2019s like it never happened. Maintain regular and consistent contact with people you want to stay in touch with. Communicate via email, blogging, social networking, and of course, in person. Both myself and my #2 are sitting on the boards of the networking groups we belong to. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.qceventplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Event-Networking-Reg-5.jpg\" alt=\"Event Planning Networking Dinner\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Event-Networking-Reg-5.jpg 672w, https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Event-Networking-Reg-5-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Be_Intentional\"><\/span>Be Intentional<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Go where the people you want to meet hang out both online and offline. Interact with people and build rapport. For us, we define a networking goal before we go in\u2026 like pick up 2 new business cards from people you do not know, or end the night with a lunch appointment set with a new contact. <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Be_Patient\"><\/span>Be Patient<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Connections open doors, but relationships close deals. Networking is most valuable when long-lasting, mutually beneficial relationships are formed. Relationships take time to build. Think of it like dating\u2026you don\u2019t go from the blind date to marriage overnight.  That kind of trust and understanding takes time!<\/p>\n<p>In the end, meeting new people can be business-altering! Turn this business task into a money maker and enjoy every minute of it as well!<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><i>Ready to take your networking game to the next level? Try out these <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.qceventplanning.com\/2017\/09\/5-professionals-event-planners-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">networking strategies<\/a> and meet more industry pros!<\/i><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> This week QC Tutor Regina Osgood shares her best advice on how to get the most out of networking. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":9932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,9,11],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[352],"class_list":["post-9924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-from-the-experts","category-career"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The 4 Best Networking Tips for Planners - Pointers for Planners<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Wondering how to build your event planning reputation? 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