The Lion’s Pride: Networking - Becoming the Hub Increases Your Brand

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The Lion’s Pride: Networking

Becoming the Hub Increases Your Brand

Knowing the right stuff and the right people can help your career. You already know this. Forrest Gump didn't but wound up successful anyhow.

Here's what you can learn from Forrest Gump:

If you said “yes,” then you have become a hub – the center point. It’s a good thing. It means your networking efforts are paying off. Here’s why:

Repeated exposure. When your name is mentioned, it solidifies your good standing. Coke advertises all the time. So does Ford, Coors, Pampers and Tide. Just as you know these brands, so too will people remember your brand (your name). Being the hub guarantees that your name will be repeated, thus increasing your branding.

You’re seen as the go-to person. The parties you connect will likely connect people to you as a resource. The more people you help, the more exposure you get. More exposure means more efficient branding.

It adds value. Yes, this is a Tuesday/Wednesday crossover. More people see you as having a higher perceived worth. Higher perceived worth equals higher actual worth when it comes to negotiating compensation. Why? Because your brand means more.

IN THE CARAVAN: Becoming the hub gives you more exposure because you’re seen as the go-to person. This adds value to your branding efforts.

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Business Card Pack Rats / Gump-Style Networking / Becoming the Hub Increases Your Brand / Becoming the Hub II: Building Self-Feeding Buzz / Myths and Truisms / Grow Your Network - Go Where The Employers Are! / It's Not What You Know... / Always Be Prepared...Even If You're Not a Boy Scout / How to Make Six Degrees of Separation Work (Even If You're Not Kevin Bacon) / Marketing and Branding Yourself, Part I / Branding II: Your Website or Blog / Finding the Right Contact Person / Give a Little to Get a Little / Why Join Organizations? / First Contact With Mr. Smith, Part 1 / First Contact With Mr. Smith, Part 2: The Winning of The Sally / First Contact With Mr. Smith, Part 3: First Impressions / Asking Mr. Smith for Help, Part 1 / Asking Mr. Smith for Help, Part II: It's Not the Song, It's the Singer / Asking Mr. Smith for Help, Part III: Getting down to business / Networking at Job Fairs / Doing It On the Road / Networking Online / Getting Info From Sally & Co., Part I / Getting Info From Sally & Co., Part II: Asking The Right Questions / Networking Out of Town Part I: Laying the Foundation / Networking Out of Town Part II: Touring for Interviews / Working the Network by Feeding the Network / 'Running' Into Contacts / You Only Get What You Ask For / Press the Flesh II: Small Talk / Press the Flesh Like a Pro / Playing the Percentages / Fishing and the Right Bait / Shrek Style / Get Your Butterflies Flying In Formation / Discover Other People’s Passions / Double Dipping Doing Good / Overbooking Your Way to a New Job / Shaking the Branches of Your Family Tree / Working Your Reunion / Parents of Your Kids' Friends