• 95% of people think face-to-face meetings are essential for maintaining long-term business connections, however only 25% of people network

• Executives believe that they’d lose 28% of their business if they stopped networking

• 75% of customers either require or prefer in-person meetings

• 40% of prospects become new customers with in-person meetings, vs 16% via phone or email

• 5% to 20% of new business customers come from participating in trade shows and networking

• 71% of millennials know how important networking is, however 43% find it difficult to create or maintain a network

• 72% of people affected by a person’s looks and handshake, so leaving a good first impression when meeting in person is crucial

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See https://goremotely.net/blog/networking-statistics/ or https://financesonline.com/business-networking-statistics/ for more information