10 interesting stats regarding networking

“Networking” is connecting through face-to-face communication with prospective clients and business partners, usually within a social event, conference or organised business meetings. Despite professional social networks and the boom of new technologies, face-to-face communication is still essential for building your contact network and finding new business opportunities. Here we present ten interesting statistics connected to networking.

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This interesting view on networking and its importance was published by the blog of the HubSpot company.

  • 85% of business job positions are not filled through ads, but through networking, i.e. personal acquaintance.
  • 72% of people say that their view of a particular person is to a large extent derived from the first impression, especially from the way the person introduces themselves and shakes hands.
  • 83% of people work mostly remotely, meaning they are not in direct contact with their clients or business partners.
  • But 68% of employees state that they prefer talking face to face rather than remotely.
  • Face-to-face meetings are more successful by 30% compared to remote ways of communication, i.e. phone calls or e-mails.
  • If people meet personally for a sales meeting, 40% of deals are eventually closed. When it comes to remote communication, the stats are much lower.
  • 41% of people state that they would like to network more often but they lack the time.
  • Only 11% of LinkedIn users are connected with more than 100 people.
  • Seven out of 10 people of up to 27 years of age say they would not need to go to the office to work.
  • Almost 100% of people say face-to-face meetings are crucial for building a long-term business relationship between two people.

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Article source HubSpot Blog - marketing and sales blog of the HubSpot company
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