What’s the best way to find and contact key business professionals in a particular company or industry? Well, I guess you can go the LinkedIn route and see if any of your contacts would introduce you to them. Or, you could try Jigsaw.
Jigsaw is at heart, a business directory. It lists key people in different positions throughout an organization. You can search for contacts by geographical area, company or industry. You can also list yourself.
I can see how it can be useful, apart from the more obvious – sales leads generation, it could be used for sourcing or maybe to pitch an idea or simply initiate contact.
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Networking is critically important for any business, but particularly for small businesses and entrepreneurs. I would urge everyone to take advantage of Jigsaw and other similar online networking sites, but don’t forget person-to-person networking. A good network is based on a strong foundation, not on a single tool.
Absolutely. I think tools like Jigsaw and Linkedin are a great starting point especially for people like me who are in many ways the realization of the stereotype of geeks. Shy, socially awkward. Having the option to first present myself online first and get to know people that way then later meet up is awesome. I’ve met several people I knew first online then in person and the connection you have is just at a much deeper level. So to me, a mix of both is good.