BD-PRo Marketing Solutions’ intern, Sara Geisler, creates an interactive Facebook caption contest based on networking faux pas. The contest allows fans to share real-life, annoying networking experiences and also learn from other fellow networkers so they don’t repeat common networking mistakes. The goal of the contest is to engage with others, while providing networking tips on what not to do while networking.
PRLog - Jul 25, 2013 - PITTSBURGH -- Having a strong list of meaningful contacts is critical when running a business; building your professional profile; and/or having reliable job references. Business networking is only productive if you are able to build your database of connections with mutually beneficial relationships, not just increasing social media contacts and handing out business cards. You can lose an opportunity to build a strong business relationship by inadvertently committing various networking faux pas. BD-PRo Marketing developed a Facebook contest to engage with their followers about common networking problems, and provide a fun and interactive way for everyone to learn about networking pet peeves, so they do not make the same mistakes.
The caption contest launched on June 11th 2013 and showed a photograph of an obviously annoyed networker. Participants were then given the chance to draw upon their own experiences to write a caption sharing an irritating networking situation that could have caused this reaction. “You can read tons of articles and books about networking, but I think most people learn best from their experiences,” Geisler states. “The leading caption states ‘Would it be rude to throw a breath mint in while he keeps talking?’ which clearly demonstrates a problem that exists in networking situations. We hear about things like be a good listener and don’t interrupt, but bad breath? This isn’t something that is commonly covered in articles about successful networking. This contest combines humor with sharing and it is exciting to interact with our community in a fun way.”
BD-PRo Marketing successfully uses social media to directly connect with their followers. “After launching the contest, we have increased the number of our Facebook fans by 61% which demonstrates the power of engagement through social media,” states Sheryl Johnson, Founder of BD-PRo Marketing. “Many business professionals focus more on collecting contacts in their networking efforts; however, I believe that networking is so much more. True strategic networking is a business process and involves building meaningful relationships through active interaction. This will uncover more profitable business leads in the long run which results in increased sales.”
Caption submissions closed on July 18th; however, the voting will continue until July 31st. So put aside your Networking for Dummies book, close your Google search tabs, and head over to BD-PRo’s Facebook page to read, learn and vote on your favorite entries by clicking on this link: http://bit.ly/13DpdQZ .
The caption with the most votes will win a $50 Visa gift card and a one-year subscription to the Network PRo Toolkit.
Because networking is critical to business growth, Johnson authored and developed the Network PRo Toolkit to help business and sales professionals become more efficient and effective at networking. This revolutionary toolkit takes the concept of networking and turns it into a business process that helps eliminate networking mistakes so you are focusing your time and money on the networking techniques that are most relevant for your unique business needs. You can learn more at www.networkprotoolkit.com.
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BD-PRo Marketing Solutions, located in Pittsburgh, PA, provides creative marketing and strategic networking techniques to businesses interested in increasing sales and business opportunities. To learn more about BD-PRo Solutions and how they can help you go to www.bdpromarketing.com. On their social media sites, BD-PRo provides their fans and followers with interesting and relevant business articles, tips, and advice. To begin learning quick marketing tips, like the official Facebook page at bit.ly/BDPRoFacebook and follow them on Twitter at twitter.com/BD_PRoMarketing. Connect with BD-PRo to grow your network at linkedin.com/company/bd-pro-marketing. Got a minute? Sign up for Stop Watch Secrets, an ongoing action letter that provides marketing actions can be read and implemented in 5-10 minutes. To sign up, go to http://ow.ly/ndV5z.
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July 25, 2013 at 08:30 AM EDT
