Dave Clarke

Profile
Dave Clarke
Location
Swindon
Region
South West
URL
https://www.nrg-networks.com/index.php?alias=dave
Network
NRG Business Networks

I live in North Wiltshire with my wife, three children and amongst great friends. Community life revolves around the church, the school, the heritage society, the village hall & the Pub! It’s a great place to raise a family being removed from the hustle and bustle of city life, but not too far removed!

My expertise is in relationship based business development. I am not a natural salesperson so when I began began my career in Sales & Marketing 20+ years ago I needed to find ways to generate results in order to progress my career. I learnt that time spent in building relationships first paid dividends and led to better long term results than those achieved by salespeople with a focus on transactions and short term volume.

I utilised that expertise in my own consulting business to help Business Owners build strategic partnerships to leverage their value, win better business and dominate market niches. Results achieved were spectacular. £200K to £5million in 3 years, startup to £1million in 1 year and £10million in 3 years.

I now use this system to help business owners develop themselves, and grow their business through NRG Business Networks.

Q&A
  • What makes your network different or special?

    Tom Ball of the Big Picture Co. summarised it like this:

    “You sit at tables of eight and really get to meet the people around your table - the format lets you plug yourself and get help from the others. Next month you sit with mainly different people - but get to catch up with people you met and liked previously. The optional seminars allow us all to keep sharpening our skills.”

  • Why is getting connected important to make things happen?

    According to McKinsey, three-quarters of all industries are driven by word of mouth. Bain says there is no better force to drive sales growth than strong customer advocacy. Forrester research found that 80% of consumers trust word of mouth more than any other source of information.

  • What are your top tips for hosting a great networking event?

    Put yourself in the mind of an attendee. They come first. Ensure they are able to focus on their objectives.

  • What are your best networking links / resources?

    http://business-networking.blogspot.com

  • What is the best connection you have made or received?

    The next one ;-)

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