So - how do you keep track of contacts that you met?

At ILM:07 I met about 50 people whose business cards I ended up with. Shamefully there are some people whose cards I look at now and think ‘huh?’ In my defense they have glossy cards which make it impossible to write on. Note to myself and anyone else reading this - glossy cards are cool, but don’t use them.

A contact is more than just a name + email - it is a budding relationship really. So just like we created ePM to handle our project management requirements (enthropia Project Management), we are creating a basic eCM (enthropia Contact Manager) to keep all of our relationships in line. This means companies, people, to-do lists, calendar events, and so forth.

If you haven’t already - it is critical you make sure you are organized about your contacts.