What happens when you forget to follow up after a networking event? 🤔 Skip that first follow-up and you might as well skip the deal. Nearly 48 % of salespeople never follow up at all and 44% quit after one touch—even though 80% of sales need five+ touches. That gap turns fresh handshakes into cold leads, wasting your event spend and shrinking pipeline. The fix: set a same-day reminder or automate it entirely so every card you collect becomes a conversation. 🤝 #FollowUpFail #NetworkingSuccess #LeadNurturing #SalesTips #EventNetworking #RelationshipBuilding #PipelineManagement #BusinessDevelopment #NeverGhostLeads #BUPAI