Enterprise BNI Visitor Event 24th February
The BNI Experience
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.
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 Most Important 'Meal' of the Day
'Its not net-sit or net-eat its net-work'
- Ivan Misner PhD Founder and CEO of BNI
The essence of BNI is that although the meeting takes place at breakfast the sole reason for coming is to net-work! Efficiency and timings are maintained because every BNI meeting follows a structured 20 point agenda.
If you attend a BNI meeting in the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, the United States or anywhere else, you will find all meetings follow exactly the same format, using exactly the same agenda.
They are focussed on generating business for the participants and there are no secondary agendas. To see The Meeting Agenda, Click Here.
The essence of BNI is that although the meeting takes place at breakfast the sole reason for coming is to net-work! Efficiency and timings are maintained because every BNI meeting follows a structured 20 point agenda.
If you attend a BNI meeting in the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, the United States or anywhere else, you will find all meetings follow exactly the same format, using exactly the same agenda.
They are focussed on generating business for the participants and there are no secondary agendas. To see The Meeting Agenda, Click Here.
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.
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.
Real Life Success Stories
......"The Royal Bank of Scotland has supported BNI
over the past 3 years and found it to be a lucrative
source of new referral business for us"
Jason Oakley - Royal Bank of Scotland
....."In 6 years, we have received £1,600,000 of business as a result of BNI membership. The great thing about BNI is that your chapter members become your unpaid sales force"Sobell Rhodes - Chartered Accountants
....."Between October 1999 and October 2003 we have received over EUR346,000 in fee income from BNI referrals" Colin Whelan - Guardian Management Accounting
....."In my 2 years as a member of BNI, I've learnt new skills, taken my startup business from 6 to 56 clients and doubled my turnover - I couldn't have done this without BNI"Dave Ogden - Jameson Lomax IT Support
These are some of the comments that BNI members have been making in BNI groups all over The United Kingdom and Ireland in the last 2 years!
You can read about these and many more success stories by clicking on SuccessNet, our quarterly BNI news magazine, which is full of information about BNI Chapters, stories of members successes, and tips on networking and growing your business. SuccessNet is provided free of charge to all BNI members.
....."In 6 years, we have received £1,600,000 of business as a result of BNI membership. The great thing about BNI is that your chapter members become your unpaid sales force"Sobell Rhodes - Chartered Accountants
....."Between October 1999 and October 2003 we have received over EUR346,000 in fee income from BNI referrals" Colin Whelan - Guardian Management Accounting
....."In my 2 years as a member of BNI, I've learnt new skills, taken my startup business from 6 to 56 clients and doubled my turnover - I couldn't have done this without BNI"Dave Ogden - Jameson Lomax IT Support
These are some of the comments that BNI members have been making in BNI groups all over The United Kingdom and Ireland in the last 2 years!
You can read about these and many more success stories by clicking on SuccessNet, our quarterly BNI news magazine, which is full of information about BNI Chapters, stories of members successes, and tips on networking and growing your business. SuccessNet is provided free of charge to all BNI members.
Compare the value - word of mouth marketing really works!
HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN YOU INFLUENCE WITH ONE NEWSPAPER
AD? (average cost in London
£1,300)
HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN YOU COME IN CONTACT WITH IN ONE YEAR BY USING A SALES FORCE OF UP TO 40 PEOPLE?
Most business people advertise. We would never suggest that you stop your advertising. What we ask is that you "Compare the Value". Depending on position, one insertion of a small 4"x4" Display Ad averages about £1,300 in the London area. Annual membership in BNI costs a fraction of this amount. In addition, a referred lead is the best lead to get! You "Compare the Value."
Depending on the day of the week, and the position in the publication, the cost of a 4x4 display could cost you over £2,500, which would pay for several years' membership to BNI!
If you would like to find out more about how you can generate a steady flow of referral business for yourself in a BNI Chapter, visit us and judge for yourself!
HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN YOU COME IN CONTACT WITH IN ONE YEAR BY USING A SALES FORCE OF UP TO 40 PEOPLE?
Most business people advertise. We would never suggest that you stop your advertising. What we ask is that you "Compare the Value". Depending on position, one insertion of a small 4"x4" Display Ad averages about £1,300 in the London area. Annual membership in BNI costs a fraction of this amount. In addition, a referred lead is the best lead to get! You "Compare the Value."
| The Evening Standard |
£1,000
|
| Local papers |
£252 (average)
|
| Yellow Pages |
£2,670 (quarter page)
|
Depending on the day of the week, and the position in the publication, the cost of a 4x4 display could cost you over £2,500, which would pay for several years' membership to BNI!
If you would like to find out more about how you can generate a steady flow of referral business for yourself in a BNI Chapter, visit us and judge for yourself!
Time: 06:45 - 09:00
Location:
Littlehampton Golf Club,
170 Rope Walk,
Riverside West,
Littlehampton,
West Sussex
BN17 5DL
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