With the amount of information you will be mentally processing, it is impossible to remember everything. Keep good contact records. This information may be trivial, but when you remember a client's, supplier or competitor's birthday when no one else does, YOU will be remembered. It can get to the point where you feel you have all the business relationships you need to insure your future success. There is no such thing.
Humans are transient.
Sometimes they move the from the area they live in, sometimes they move within their field of business and sometimes they move to a new field of business. All of these changes can lose you a valuable contact. Make networking an ongoing process- the rewards far exceed the investment. Nancy Roebke, is the Executive Director of Profnet Inc, a professional business leads generation corporation. We bring business professionals together in a non-competitive environment to help each other make more money.