NG3 July/August 2020
Local business directory and community magazine
Local business directory and community magazine
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BUSINESS NETWORKING<br />
THAT ACTUALLY WORKS!<br />
We are all looking for a return on our investment<br />
with whatever marketing activity we undertake for<br />
our businesses.<br />
What if we were to tell you that there is a tried and<br />
tested method to generating referrals? One that<br />
works worldwide, but runs on a local level as well.<br />
One that doesn’t provide cold leads, but fully<br />
warmed up introductions where the ‘potential’ client<br />
is already in the market for your services, and is<br />
expecting your call. This is because a fellow member<br />
will already have done the groundwork for you.<br />
In a nutshell, that’s how BNI works.<br />
It’s like having your own external marketing<br />
department keeping their eyes peeled and their ears<br />
to the ground, listening out for when their friends,<br />
family, clients and contacts mention a need, that<br />
they know a fellow member can fill.<br />
You might ask “Why would they go to all that trouble<br />
for me?” It’s because the ethos of BNI is ‘Givers<br />
Gain’... “If I find an opportunity for you, you are likely<br />
to want to try and find one for me”, it’s reciprocal and<br />
human nature that when someone does you a good<br />
deed, you want to help them in return.<br />
At BNI Business Team, (based in Arnold), our sole<br />
aim is to make our members more money by finding<br />
them referral opportunities.<br />
Here’s what our resident printer has to say on how it<br />
helps his business.<br />
As an 8 year member, our company has<br />
gone from strength-to-strength. We now<br />
have staff, 2 offices and have tripled our<br />
turnover built on the weekly referrals we<br />
receive from the group.<br />
Phil Simpson - Code Print<br />
Visit www.nottingham-bni.co.uk for more info!<br />
ARE YOU A LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER?<br />
Are you looking<br />
to grow your<br />
business?<br />
Would you like to be introduced to<br />
other local companies that can<br />
help you achieve this?<br />
We are a networking group that meets<br />
weekly, with the aim of finding each<br />
other business by referral.<br />
We’d love you to come and visit, to find<br />
out more about how referral marketing can<br />
help drive your business forward.<br />
Due to Covid-19 we are currently<br />
conducting meetings via Zoom. Get in<br />
touch and we can send you an invite.*<br />
Date: Thursdays 7.30 - 9.00am<br />
Cost: FREE**<br />
*We will return to face-to-face meetings at our<br />
usual venue in Arnold as soon as it is safe to do so.<br />
**Once face-to-face meetings resume, a cost of<br />
£10.00 will apply.<br />
For further information contact us at<br />
info@blu72.com<br />
To advertise call 0115 926 9777 or email: sarah@ngmagazines.org.uk 61
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