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| Topic: | anyone use "avnetresults" This thread has 13 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Saturday November 7, 2009 at 10:05 |
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I am curious, I have gotten into "connect home" and am also looking to expand my my networking/advertising. I have an invite from a customer of mine to come with him to a BNI meeting, now its free so that cant hurt for the first time. However their dues seem a bit "out there" for what it is. What do you think? I have searched on here and seemed to come up with less then satisfactory reports from them? how bout now in the rebounding economy, is it something i should pay for?
I have done my local chamber and got one lead, not enough to make it worth paying another year.
Brings me to my next question. Who uses www.avnetresults.com ? I have done google adwords my self and get some calls and it seems to work however I dont seem to be targeting the customers I want. I also seem to blow through money with that. With cepros recent article it seems interesting, but I know those kinds of firms are $$$$$$
does anyone know how much they charge? I have noticed the logos of some very respectable names on their client pages(maybe a few of you on here?). is it something that I can afford or is this something more for the big players. I dont want to call them just yet as if they are like any other advertising firm ive called they hammer you with 6calls a day lol
Whats everyones opinion, Should I put the money towards BNI if I go and think it might be good or stick with this. I cant imagine getting much business from a painter,septic system cleaner & plumbers lol
Thanks!
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| Post 2 made on Saturday November 7, 2009 at 10:56 |
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We did some work for a TV show once. Great advertising right? Getting our name out there? Every single call was a waste of time and one person threatened to sue us :).
Point being that you need to direct your advertising towards places that may send work your way. While casting the biggest net might work for Coca Cola its not going to work for CI's. Thats Best Buys game and you are not going to beat them at it. Trying to reel in the clients is difficult but their interior designers, architects and builders are not. You cant guess which residence is looking for AV so knocking on every door is a waste of time. Builders and architects and interior designers are easy to find.
Schedule a meeting with as many as you can. Put your sales cap on and do your best. Spend your money on your marketing package and be prepared to buy a few dinners.
I don't have any comments about referral companies. IMO when someone wants to spend $50k+ on a AV system they start looking for companies who sell and install AV. They don't look towards referral companies to submit their name and hope someone buys a lead and calls them.
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I looked at AVNetResults. Its search engine optimization. While it doesn't hurt to have your website popping up when people are looking i still feel that your time/money is better spent in person with the people who are called first when someone wants to build or remodel a house. Interior designer, architect and builder.
I started to say "you can optimize your own website for free" but then i realized i sound like the idiots who tell everyone to DIY everything without thinking "maybe they dont want to or dont care to learn how to". I know how to optimize a website because i got interested in html and css a few years ago. That doesn't mean that everyone else knows how to do it or cares to sit there for a few months experimenting. So "hire a pro" :).
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| Post 3 made on Saturday November 7, 2009 at 11:56 |
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On November 7, 2009 at 10:05, SignatureSV said...
I have an invite from a customer of mine to come with him to a BNI meeting,
now its free so that cant hurt for the first time. However their dues seem a
bit "out there" for what it is. What do you think?
BNI is well worth it. I spend 390 per year on dues plus 15 bucks a week to pay for my breakfast. Business on the books that originated from BNI last year was six digits. I can say the same for the year before that and the year before that one. You cant expect referrals right out of the gate although it does happen. The way it works is the members essentially become your marketing team and you become theirs. You have people you can trust and hold accountable to refer to your clients. It works and its worth it. I highly recommend it.
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| Post 4 made on Saturday November 7, 2009 at 13:59 |
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On November 7, 2009 at 11:56, WhiteVan Lifestyle said...
BNI is well worth it. I spend 390 per year on dues plus 15 bucks a week to pay for my breakfast. Business on the books that originated from BNI last year was six digits. I can say the same for the year before that and the year before that one. You cant expect referrals right out of the gate although it does happen. The way it works is the members essentially become your marketing team and you become theirs. You have people you can trust and hold accountable to refer to your clients. It works and its worth it. I highly recommend it.
Sig,
I second White's opinion. BNI is different than the chamber meetings, usually. The chamber meetings in my area are filled with "one hit wonders" who are desperate for work and and don't care about helping me build my book of business.
The attitude you should have in BNI is that if you are the real deal then the business should be coming from your realtor, home decorator, home staging person, insurance agent and builder in the group. My builder, who is very picky, gives me feedback on how he wants the homeowner and the job handled. If my security guy does something wrong on the prewire I might move a wire for him as a favor while I am doing my work in order to save him a return trip. We all work together in the group to protect each other's turf.
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| Post 5 made on Saturday November 7, 2009 at 16:32 |
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One thing to keep in mind with BNI is that you don't have to join the first group you meet with. There are quite a few groups in my city. Spend a few days and check out several groups. You'll see that some might make more sense than others. Our best BNI referrals have come from a payroll company and a lawyer...
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| Post 6 made on Saturday November 7, 2009 at 16:41 |
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On November 7, 2009 at 11:56, WhiteVan Lifestyle said...
BNI is well worth it. I spend 390 per year on dues plus 15 bucks a week to pay for my breakfast. Business on the books that originated from BNI last year was six digits. I can say the same for the year before that and the year before that one. You cant expect referrals right out of the gate although it does happen. The way it works is the members essentially become your marketing team and you become theirs. You have people you can trust and hold accountable to refer to your clients. It works and its worth it. I highly recommend it.
I agree with The Van Man about BNI with one big exception. You have to get into a good group, otherwise you are just wasting your time and money. There are many different BNI chapters in every major city in the states, you need to find one that caters to the same type of clients that you do. Unfortunatly for me, I ended up being stuck with a burger-n-fries chapter instead of a steak-n-potatoes chapter. Every single referal I received was just a waste of time.
If you go with BNI, make sure you are able to explain yourself very well to them, especially what type of customer you cater to.
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| Post 7 made on Saturday November 7, 2009 at 22:19 |
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I just joined BNI. A good friend of mine absolutley wrangled me into it. He kept bugging me about it. So I went. I'm not really the social butterfly. I thought it was a little weird. I went back for a second visit. And just blew it off. He kept bugging me about it.
Then he says the magic words...."A bunch of those people are asking about you, they said that they might have some work for you."
So $430.00 later ($100.00 registration and $330.00 membership) I joined. I'v'e been going for 2 weeks. I've got 6 leads and 5 jobs. At this point they've all been for the other BNI members but I've already made my $430.00 back.
But my friend said the same thing as other posters...You've got to make sure you're in a good group....He quit one that was closer to his house because it wasn't panning out for him.
Stamp and White Van are right on the money with this.... One other thing. I've had huge results in the last month with sending emails to previous clients for holiday gift suggestions. I put 3 items on an html and sent it to all of my clients, with a follow up call of "You've got mail".
1. IPOD Docking Station
2. URC MX-450
3. Blu Ray DVD
Everyone who has returned an email or phone call has ONLY asked for the IPOD dock.....which leads to ceiling/Wall speakers....which leads to VC which leads to....you get the picture...
Go back to the well of your previous clients, and prospects that you missed. They're the easiest and most forgot about sale.
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| Post 8 made on Sunday November 8, 2009 at 18:06 |
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Go back to the well of your previous clients, and prospects that you missed. They're the easiest and most forgot about sale.
That is the truth.
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| Post 9 made on Monday November 9, 2009 at 21:09 |
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just installed the clients system today and he loves us haha, the chapter that he's in is very "well to do" probably the nicest in the area and defiantly high end cliental.
Thanks for your recommendations, I will try it out next Tuesday and let you know how it works out! Thanks to all that explained it a little bit more too. Makes sense and sounds like alot better set up then my local chamber of commerce.
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| Post 10 made on Tuesday November 10, 2009 at 01:53 |
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What's BNI?
I'm going to guess that it's not Batteries Not Included. It's probably Business Network International, but it could just as easily be Business Networking International and be a totally different thing. Could it be Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc? (I didn't notice where you're from). Business Network Interface, Business Networking Institute....
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| Post 11 made on Tuesday November 10, 2009 at 09:49 |
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On November 9, 2009 at 21:09, SignatureSV said...
and defiantly high end cliental.
Are you saying they are resistant to being high end clientele?
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| Post 12 made on Tuesday November 10, 2009 at 10:07 |
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On November 10, 2009 at 09:49, 39 Cent Stamp said...
Are you saying they are resistant to being high end clientele?
no no they would do business with them almost exclusively. The average income of the town where this chapter is, is $182,000
Now I understand that just because the chapter is located their doesn't mean they work with those clients, but he did say a couple of companies that i know of that only works with "higher end" type customers
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| Post 13 made on Tuesday November 10, 2009 at 10:19 |
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Sorry, i thought i caught a typo and i was attempting to be funny. Back under the rock i go.......
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| Post 14 made on Wednesday November 11, 2009 at 00:36 |
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ahah, stamp i got it after today. I was working thinking about what u said to me and it hit me like a ton of brick lol...
Thats pretty good!
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