Posts Tagged ‘disadvantages’

Is business networking more cost-effective than direct advertising?

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Business networking is an incredibly effective method to increase exposure to your company and understand your market more effectively. However is B2B networking as effective to communicate B2C, or is direct advertising the right choice?

Creator and chairman of Microsoft, Bill Gates, has said of his company, “Our success has really been based on partnerships from the very beginning.” The best way to understand how businesses can use advertising and business networking is to compile a list of how each will profit your company and any potential problems that could arise. (more…)

Do women find it easier to network than men?

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Themonsterbusiness.com team are asked if women find it easier to network than men on a daily basis. We’re also frequently asked if women are better at networking than men. The simple answer? There isn’t one!

There are many advantages and disadvantages to being a woman or indeed a man when it comes to business networking. On the one hand, women have distinctive talents which are crucial to successful networking. Women are great at paying attention to detail and multi-tasking which can put them way ahead of their male competitors in the networking game. Remembering personal details and stories shows you have paid attention and will inevitably make a great impression on potential contacts. (more…)