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Business networking in Teesside Cleveland in association with CityLocal Stockton-On-Tees Harald gets passionate in Stockton
Members of the Harald Chapter of Business Networking International (BNI), who meet every Friday over breakfast at the Swallow Hotel, Stockton, have decided to demonstrate their passion for business networking by adopting a version of the region's Passionate campaign as a slogan for their own marketing activities.
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There are currently over 5,010 BNI chapters and in 2007, BNI members gave over 5,500,000 referrals, leading to business worth over £1.25 billion
In the UK and Ireland alone, there are over 564 BNI Chapters that in 2007 gave over 538,406 referrals, leading to business worth £185m
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Being active in BNI is like having up to 40 sales people working for you, because your fellow members will be carrying your cards and referring your business to people they meet, without you having to pay them any salaries or commission. Successful businesses depend on 'word-of-mouth' marketing as the best form of promotion there is.
BNI provides a structured, supportive, business environment in which local business people can get together to network, learn valuable new marketing skills and develop the strong personal relationships that lead to trust and the consequent generation of significant business for each other.
The 60 Second Speech
At the heart of the BNI meeting is the "60 Second Speech" slot. This is each member's opportunity to tell everyone at the meeting all about their business, the kind of leads they are looking for, and anything at all that will help the other members generate business for them.
60 seconds may seem to be the briefest of speeches, but BNI have developed a system to harness the power of this format, and regularly organise free training workshops to allow the members to develop their presentations, introducing techniques such as the memory hook, and effective ways to ensure that the message is remembered.
This system has immense practical benefits outside BNI, where in in real-life networking situations, the BNI member is trained to be able to give an instant and concise account of what they do.
Are you interested in attending our meetings ?
You are more than welcome to visit the Harald chapter simply give Colin a call on 01642 651015 Mobile 0779 8786 332 or Email colin@citylocal.co.uk asking to be invited.
