Networking and Referrals Top Most Effective Tools for Generating New Business, Survey Results Show
7-24-2017
Data Underscore ETA’s Emphasis on Facilitated Networking at SLF
With the rise of the internet and social media, instant communication has been heralded as a boon for expanding networks and crafting lasting partnerships. But survey results show that when it comes growing your business, although social media and other digital platforms are powerful and growing, nothing beats a face-to-face meeting or an interpersonal introduction.
Entrepreneurs and business owners of all shapes, sizes and industries agree: networking, referrals and introductions and expanding existing partnerships are the best ways to expand business and bolster the bottom line. In fact, these surveyed leaders agree that networking is 10x more effective than digital interaction. The payments industry is one that is constantly evolving, and partnerships can help facilitate streamlined, cutting-edge payments experiences that merchants want and consumers demand.
ETA is proud to offer the superior networking event for the payments industry, our Strategic Leadership Forum. At SLF, this year in Dana Point, California, the top echelon of the payments industry will have an unrivaled opportunity to make lasting connections, facilitate key introductions and share insights on some of the biggest opportunities and challenges in the payments ecosystem.
For more information about ETA SLF, the superior point of contact for payments executives, click here.
About ETA
The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) is the world’s leading advocacy and trade association for the payments industry. Our members span the breadth of significant payments and fintech companies, from the largest incumbent players to the emerging disruptors in the U.S. and in more than a dozen countries around the world. ETA members make commerce possible by processing approximately $56.75 trillion annually in purchases and P2P payments worldwide and deploying payments innovation to merchants and consumers.
ETAs membership spans the breadth of the payments industry to include independent sales organizations (ISOs), payments networks, financial institutions, transaction processors, mobile payments products and services, payments technologies, and software providers (ISV) and hardware suppliers. For more information, visit electran.org.
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