Make a Referral Week- Give to Get & get ready!
March 4th, 2009 2 Comments Posted in Betsy MacKinnon, Referrals
Make a referral week starts next week– are you ready? March 9-13, John Jantsch (Duct Tape Marketing) and some other really great sponsors including Inquisix are getting geared up for it… are you?
Did you take the pledge?
Did you sign up for the conference call?
Did you schedule yourself to listen to the other speakers?
How about the most important? Did you get yourself ready to make a referral?
Seriously, make a list of the people you know that need a solution for their business and make a list of the people you know that can fill that solution. (or make it easy on yourself by joining Inquisix!)
The goal is 1000 small businesses receive 1000 referrals. This is not just about getting a referral but giving one too. Some call it “giver’s gain” but we at Inquisix call it smart.
For example, let’s say your good customer Bob (or Sally or Sanjiv or Fido or whomever your customer might be) told you they were in desperate need of a solution to a particular problem they might have. You run into or connect (on Inquisix!) to someone who does EXACTLY what your customer needs. Now what do you think happens when Bob (or Sally or Sanjiv or Fido) is introduced to EXACTLY what they need by you– your relationship to Bob just got better. Your business just got stronger. Your a networking star (and now Bob or Sally or Sanjiv or Fido will recommend you to anyone they know!)
So as we begin Make a Referral Week make a point to GIVE than GET– you might find that it benefits you more in the long run!
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