Humanity has an affinity for making friends, acquaintances, and working together with others of like minded bent. It's part of what makes us all human. This certainly is the hallmark of a business person, or one who is trying to succeed in either his own or some else's business or corporation. The career guidance community will advise business professionals to associate with others outside of their own company to work with other professionals as a safety net against the prospect of losing one's job or to gain a new business contact that may help in the future.
As a business professional in whatever industry in which you are engaged, you should always be working with others outside the narrow confines of your office. The following is a guide on the how to's of what can be termed, business guerrilla networking or guerrilla marketing.
Honey Coat Your Card
Always give your card to people you meet at business networking events* and groups. Now in order to be sure that the person you meet will not lose your card, simply coat about ½ teaspoon of honey onto the front or backside of your card to make sure that the card stays in the recipient's pocket for a very long time. Just remember the words from that old song, "…a spoonful of honey will make the medicine go down!" This will always make an impression on whomever receives your card.
