"When Networking Events Feel Like A Drag" talks about the power of face-to-face contact for small businesses. The piece recommends using Highrise to keep track of your contacts.
Networking is about building a protracted-time period reference to people, not about speedy gratification. So, do yourselves a favor and get a great contact supervisor that can assist and remind you to ship thank you cards and ‘good to satisfy ya’ emails.I’m horrible at sending cards and emails- but if the contact supervisor pops up in my face with a task to send an email or a card, I will do it. Makes it easy.
I’ve a favourite contact manager myself, and it is web-based. It is by an organization known as 37signals, and it is known as Highrise.
I love it because it is internet-based. Which means our assistant can do the entry and support me with tasks easily. And I can enter even from a resort, conference, or different event.