Steps to Networking – Step 76: Follow up log

STEP 76: Follow up log

Record your follow-up efforts in a log that you can quickly access. Record in the log the date and time of each follow-up attempt, who you contacted, the type of contact (E=email, T=telephone, L=letter, FTF=face to face meeting, etc.), the subject of the contact and the outcome or result. The outcome could be “reached answering machine” or “spoke with Debbie Levick and scheduled lunch for April 5th.”

Sample Follow-Up Log

DATE/TIME CONTACT SUBJECT TYPE OUTCOME
2/11/04 – 9 AM Ed Galvez Marfa Trip E N/R. Follow up
Producer next week.

2/11/04 – 9:30 AM Kate Slavin New ads T Spoke, showed
Harpers Bazaar interest.

2/12/04 – 1 PM Jeff Long Marfa trip E N/R Follow up
Studio on 2/19

2/14/04 – 1:30 PM Weinberg Bros. Lakers tickets T Spoke. Will send

2/14/04 –2 PM Leslie Fleming Wedding E Will meet on 2/17

(Excerpted from NETWORKING MAGIC: Making Connections That Will Change Your Life By Rick Frishman and Jill Lublin With Mark Steisel)