Regional Mixers & Industry Exchanges

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About Regional Mixers

One of the major differences between LBN and other networking groups is that LBN recognizes the need for some of its members to network regionally as well as locally. Regional Mixers are one of the ways in which LBN creates this opportunity. Regional Mixers bring together the members of dozens of  chapters for a major networking event three or four times a year. LBN members and non-members can sign up for exhibit space at these day long events beginning at less than $100 . Several hundred LBN members and their guests attend each Regional Mixer. 

Regional Mixers provide you the opportunity to make sales, find referral partners, and educate members of other chapters so they can promote your business. Typically, members arrive at about 8:30AM to set up their exhibits. At 9AM, exhibits open and those with all day passes begin networking.   Everyone gets an hour off their feet at a sit-down lunch, but networking continues.  A brief awards presentation is followed by several more hours of networking as members visit exhibits, learn about each other, seek out individuals who can help promote their business, and find business professionals who can assist them with both business and personal needs. Contacts made at regional mixers lead to both immediate and long term sales, but more importantly they allow members to connect with individuals in related professions who can be a steady source of referrals - ideal referral partners.

About Industry Exchanges

Industry exchanges are designed to help you find your ideal referral and/or strategic partners. The best referral partners, capable of generating large numbers of referrals on a consistent basis, are those in related industries who deal wit the same target market you serve.  Strategic partners are individuals who hare related product or services and can collaborate in terms of joint marketing efforts and/or joint product offerings. Industry exchanges bring together those in related industries to share information and to determine whether they might be potential referral or strategic partners.  LBN members and non-members are invited to participate.

Each industry or sector meets once a year.  Participants prepare “profiles” prior to the event, describing what they do, what markets they serve, and who they feel would be an ideal referral or strategic partner.  Each event lasts 2 ˝ to 3 hours and includes open networking, a brief training, and speed networking (6 minutes with each person).  The goal is to identify potential referral or strategic partners and to arrange follow up meetings to further explore the possibilities of creating a partnership.