Networking/meeting Brokers in the NYC area, any tips would be greatly appreciated.
So I work In a industry that works closely with real estate brokers in NYC. My company has developed tools for brokers to use helping them market there commercial spaces, and it's completely free. The issue is I'm having trouble trying to connect/meet brokers. Many think it's some level of a sales pitch and don't want to hear it. What are some good ways to reach out and meet brokers in the NYC area?
[{"id": "hbhjqy4", "text": "\\#1 - Be rich.", "replies": [{"id": "hbhkdny", "text": "Lol, not necessarily!! \ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hbhkbgr", "text": "Join Corenet or NAIOP in NYC. this will help you network with brokers in the NY Circle. I myself meet all brokers there, so should be a good way. The best way is to join these broker clubs and network with them. Meetups for brokers are pretty famous for this. This should help you atleast access some brokers and then once you know what kind of brokers to meet, they'll guide you to the right circles from there.", "replies": [{"id": "hbhlle3", "text": "Awesome thank you for the advice I have been thinking of joining corenet.", "replies": [{"id": "hbhn119", "text": "Corenet would be better if you are looking at Occupier Services type businesses. NAIOP might be better for broker businesses.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hbhq0xg", "text": "Market spaces how? You have a case study? A website? Most major brokerages have sales meetings once a month with vendors ect if you have a slide deck with a case study then talk to one of the mds", "replies": [{"id": "hbhq23f", "text": "\nHello! You have made the mistake of writing \"ect\" instead of \"etc.\"\n\n\"Ect\" is a common misspelling of \"etc,\" an abbreviated form of the Latin phrase \"et cetera.\" Other abbreviated forms are **etc.**, **&amp;c.**, **&amp;c**, and **et cet.** The Latin translates as \"et\" to \"and\" + \"cetera\" to \"the rest;\" a literal translation to \"and the rest\" is the easiest way to remember how to use the phrase. \n\n[Check out the wikipedia entry if you want to learn more.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Et_cetera)\n\n^(I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Comments with a score less than zero will be automatically removed. If I commented on your post and you don't like it, reply with \"!delete\" and I will remove the post, regardless of score. Message me for bug reports.)", "replies": [], "depth": 2}, {"id": "hbhr71j", "text": "We have tools that allow the company I work for make e brochures and virtual tours for commercial office spaces.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hbhr6gj", "text": "Just so you know, there are about 1000 new companies pitching free tools to brokers to help them market their spaces. Do I or my staff have to manually input data into your platform? If so, you are going to have an uphill battle. Brokers are very busy.", "replies": [{"id": "hbhr9x3", "text": "Nope that's the best part my company does all the work for you.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hbilsxw", "text": "Avoid anything called a \u201cnetworking event\u201d or if you must go forget about what your selling and focus on what everyone else is up to, and play match maker. If you can join a county club and meet people more naturally that way, go to art galleries. Make sure you don\u2019t come off as a salesman. In New York you have to make real connections because your target audience is getting pitched to daily and they\u2019ll tune you out real quick. \nAlternatively be super present online, SaaS thrives online, if you can prove you\u2019re useful the brokers will find you", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hc5i269", "text": "Get on their firm's email list and take a month to observe how they are actually marketing their listings, and what gap your company fills for their firm specifically.  Arm yourself with that information for the largest firms in your area, so when you are face to face with a broker, you can speak in very real, concrete terms to them (\"Yeah, I've caught some recent email blasts from your group.  The XYZ one was interesting.  My group takes listings like that and (fill in the blank to whatever your value proposition is).\" Connect the dots for the broker so they don't have to think about your business abstractly.  \n\nAlso, keep in mind that oftentimes it's not a broker who is doing the actual marketing of their listings.  They chase the leads, but they may have a full marketing team deciding on which tools and platforms to use.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]