Doing business in Shanghai is very focused on networking. That's also the reason why you're using this web service. So, we all collect a lot of name cards and try to keep in touch with the contacts we collect every day. But how are you doing this? With a name card book? In your e-mail application? And how do you update your colleagues with the activities within your business network?
With Chinese New Year in full swing and the weather bitterly cold, things will be a bit quiet on the networking front for the next week or so. So, what can you do while you're not out there meeting new people? Just because you're not out there networking, doesn't mean you can't strengthen your network...
1. Get your contacts organised
If you're anything like me, you'll have folders and folders full of other people's business cards with no way of finding a specific someone other than digging through it. It's boring, takes forever and the risk of paper-cuts is never far away. Why not take this downtime to set up a CRM (customer relationship management) system to get your contacts in order? Not only will your contacts' information be just a few keystrokes away, but you may save a small fortune on Band-Aids.
Doing business in Shanghai is very focused on networking. That's also the reason why you're using this web service. So, we all collect a lot of name cards and try to keep in touch with the contacts we collect every day. But how are you doing this? With a name card book? In your e-mail application? And how do you update your colleagues with the activities within your business network?
If you're anything like me, you'll have folders and folders full of other people's business cards with no way of finding a specific someone other than digging through it. It's boring, takes forever and the risk of paper-cuts is never far away. Why not take this downtime to set up a 
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