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How to Keep in Touch After a Product Design Event

Whether it’s your first or seventeenth event, you’ve probably had a chance to chat with a few dozen interesting people in the industry or a product design Firm representative. Fellow innovators, marketing mavens, prospective investors, general gadget fans – each of these could have a lasting impact on your future product, or might just have some unique insights you’d want to keep around.

Except after you’ve met them, what’s the best way to keep in touch? We’ve put together a few simple and effective follow-up tactics to help you grow your network after a trade show or conference.

At large trade shows, you will meet hundreds, maybe thousands of people, companies, and maybe even a product design firm. Make sure you keep these connections and network best with these tips!

Don’t Wait Too Long To Reconnect 

It’s probable you’ve only had one enlightening conversation with some of these new connections. In the context of a huge conference, that’s basically a drop in the bucket. If you reach out to them within a few days of meeting them, they’ll have a better recollection of that first meeting. As a product design firm, we always reach out to new contacts the next day to start developing that relationship.

Make sure to stay top of mind with your network by communicating quickly after meetings. Our product design firm always reaches out on Mondays after a weekend conference!

Reference Key Parts of Your Conversation

If you’re not taking notes right after meeting someone for the first time at an industry event, you might want to start making it a habit. There’s a lot going on in any given day at a conference or trade show and you can’t expect yourself to remember all of it.

Exhibitors are incredibly busy at trade shows. Keep expectations at bay during your first meet and great to avoid damaging the relationship before it has even started.

When you reach out to a connection after an event, always make a quick reference to something you discussed during your conversation. Again, it personalizes your interaction, making it easy for them to remember you. It also shows that you were engaged and listening during your chat, something a new acquaintance will appreciate. If you were chatting with a product design firm, reference your invention, or specific design concepts that were spoken about.

Keep Expectations at Bay

Maybe you’re looking for funding for the next iteration of your invention, or perhaps you’re interested in meeting with someone’s senior colleague, don’t expect too much from your new connections.

Start simple. Set up a face-to-face meeting after the event, get to know them a little bit better, continue the conversation you started. You should be thinking about your connections from a long-term perspective, and consider what you can do to help them meet their goals. Always remember that you’re building mutually beneficial relationships, not a toolbox.

At our product design firm, we’re always interested in meeting new innovators and learning about their ideas. If you’ve spotted us at an event recently and want to get in touch, don’t wait, reach out!

Article Author: MAKO Design + Invent

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