The Art of Networking – Focus on giving not getting
It was interesting Cultural Entrepreneurship session today with the discussion about network sociality of cultural workers. Successful networking can generate lucrative leads for your business and help you to build long-term relationships with your clients.
Enterprise | Hai Nguyen | Wednesday, March 10, 2010
For cultural and creative workers, it is part of your marketing strategy and raising your personal profile. But dont forget that part of the discussion was about the issues related to a ‘network society’. Autonomy is fine, if it really does give you some freedom…
Agreed. Actually I have enjoyed all discussions during the session very much. The above just the interesting tips for networking that I think they are useful for Vietnam professional and business women as well as some of our friends.
Right. You still need to discuss who to network, if you are going to enter into the professional world. Do you think the ‘casual’ nature of networking that we discussed is the same in Vietnam?
I am afraid I have to say no, it’s not the same in Vietnam. Social networking is still new definition to Vietnamese professional in general. There are some networks in the city for specific sector such as marketing; advertising; or interest such as Vespa club; traveling group etc. but members of these clubs usually depend mostly on few leader or group founders. They are not that proactive in these networks. This is the most challenge for VNPBW project in the future, I guessed.