Friends and business assocites remember me - for a long time. Why? I thought about this and came up with several reasons for why I'm "memorable" and you can be too. Here's how:
1. Speak with confidence.
2. Become an expert in your field.
3. Ask others about themselves. Don't use the same questions such as "what do you do". Ask an "open ended" question that gets them talking about themselves such as "what brought you to this kind of business - what did you do before?"
4. Attend the same networking events regularly. When people see you frequently they're more likely to remember you.
5. When you're at a networking event - stand up and and have an attitude of assurance.
6. Wear something memorable like a hat. (I was at a seminar last week where the speaker made hats. He said a hat can be worn by a woman anytime. The hat draws attention to your face so people "see" and remember you.)
7.When you follow up with an email, put where and when you met the person in the subject line. That way they'll go back to that place in their mind and are more likely to remember you.
8. Speak at conferences. You won't know everybody there but they'll get to know and you'll be remembered.
9. Give training seminars. You'll get to know the participants especially if it's a setries of seminars.
10. In social media, comment on people's posts.
11. In blogs, become a guest blogger AND even if you aren't a guest blogger make thoughtful comments on people's blog posts.
In everything you do, you want to be remembered by your target market. Who's yours?
Remember - know who you are and be proud of it. Stand tall and with confidence and you'll be memorable.
Do you have any other examples of what you do that really make people think of you? Share them with all of us!
