Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Why Go to Conferences? Why are We Here? Get away from the office Reconnect / friendships
Promote something
Find a job Impress your peers Help your business Meet the right people Learn and get ideas Raise money / find new investors Party with Bucky
The Funnel
Conference Attendees
Customers/Investors
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Know Your Audience It is critical that attendees truly understand who is in attendance and that they tailor their conference strategies accordingly
Who is Here Today? Money Managers Asset Allocators Investors Money Raisers / TPM Consultants Trading Firms Exchanges Press / Media Vendors
Sharp Shooter?
Or Rapid Fire?
#OIO x CR = SUCCESS IQ and EQ and NQ and CQ = EFFECTIVENESS Social Selling = Gathering Info Before and After the Conference
Know Your Story and Deliver Your Messages When meeting a new contact, you have 60 seconds to explain: Who you are What you do How you do it
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Follow Up When you get home, take action: Call, connect, email and LinkIN those people you said you would
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To reach the next level of AUM, clients, investors, etc., must understand which investors/people they should target and what each requires
Conferences are an investment: Time, Attention, Money and Energy.
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Ron Suber Senior Partner, Merlin Securities Mobile: (847) 544-8362 Email: rsuber@merlinsecurities.com