Frank D. Brunke» to-do http://www.frankbrunke.com/blog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:39:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 A word about follow up http://www.frankbrunke.com/blog/2008/09/a-word-about-follow-up/ http://www.frankbrunke.com/blog/2008/09/a-word-about-follow-up/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:16:15 +0000 Frank http://frankbrunke.com/blog/?p=7 I recently attended a trade show and showed interest in several products. So much interest that the conversation when to level of business cards and not just the normal trade show scanner.

Now I wait.

While I can call them, they have my number, product i am interested in, etc. It would be a lot quicker than me calling into a company and transferred around to finally leave a message in a voice mail.

The word on follow up, is have a process.
For me I have a follow up folder in my email, blackberry and also a hanging folder at my desk. These are set up so that I can capture the follow up in the moment. If I am given a document I place it in the folder. If I need to call someone, I place a task in my blackberry and if I have a task for work, it is either in my to-do or follow up folders. I check these tickler files each week to see what i can do or if i need to defer them till a later date.

I have found these simple collection areas to be very helpful.

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