Re: Managers -- What Is and Is Not An Ideal Relationship
I think you never have the power of ANYONE on your side, no matter who your reps are. Ultimately YOU are the dude in the room making the sale (usually), unless your property is so huge that you don't need to be there. But, that's pretty rare.
I hate schmoozing too, it's cheesy and fake. So I don't do it. First off, I recommend NOT trying to have an agenda. It comes off more natural, puts people at ease, makes them like you and want to help you. And... I'm genuinely interested in people and their lives, I think they can FEEL it when I talk to them.
For example: If I'm out and I start a convo with someone at a bar (or wherever) and it comes out that they're say, a producer... I'll talk about everything BUT movies. At the end of the convo they'll be like, "you know what, here's my card/number, send me something." Then I'm like "Oh, okay, cool... good meeting you brother!"
I believe that's the correct way to "schmooze" (i.e. DON'T SCHMOOZE! Just talk, just be real. They may or may not reach out to YOU.) Like yesterday, my neighbor picked up the phone for me because he LIKES me, I didn't ask him to.
You want THEM to make the offer to help you. And YOU never mention it.
Originally posted by Friday
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I hate schmoozing too, it's cheesy and fake. So I don't do it. First off, I recommend NOT trying to have an agenda. It comes off more natural, puts people at ease, makes them like you and want to help you. And... I'm genuinely interested in people and their lives, I think they can FEEL it when I talk to them.
For example: If I'm out and I start a convo with someone at a bar (or wherever) and it comes out that they're say, a producer... I'll talk about everything BUT movies. At the end of the convo they'll be like, "you know what, here's my card/number, send me something." Then I'm like "Oh, okay, cool... good meeting you brother!"
I believe that's the correct way to "schmooze" (i.e. DON'T SCHMOOZE! Just talk, just be real. They may or may not reach out to YOU.) Like yesterday, my neighbor picked up the phone for me because he LIKES me, I didn't ask him to.
You want THEM to make the offer to help you. And YOU never mention it.
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