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How Getting Fired Actually Launched My Referral Business

No More Cold Calling

I didn’t plan to start my referral business so soon. From Consulting Business to Referral Business. It never crossed my mind that I’d launch a referral business. I didn’t focus on the referral business angle until I started working with my first client. I asked specific questions about referrals. The Answer: No.

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9 Steps to Boost Sales in 2014 Part 2 Planning

Score More Sales

This varies depending on what your role entails, how full your pipeline is, how many opportunities you receive from referrals, and what your sales numbers are. CRM: Your CRM system will have to do’s for you (assuming you are setting next actions in your CRM system) – if not, START THIS in 2014. Your Most Important Plan.

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Case Study: 3 Ways this Sales VP Uses Social Selling

SBI Growth

How are you planning for Social in 2014? Your use of Social Selling will determine if you make the number in 2014. As a Sales VP, you use it to generate referrals in your dream clients. Reach: You will make your 2014 number based on the quantity and quality of connections. But you can generate referrals by yourself.

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Sales prospecting made easier

Sales 2.0

This is in fact the exact definition of a “coach” as created by Miller Heiman in their book Strategic Selling. The data above suggests you can get a referral to 22,500 people. Now, as you know, if you’ve done any selling at all, referrals work way more effectively than cold calls. This is because of trust. Doing some math.

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Tell Marketing They Can Keep Their Leads

No More Cold Calling

If so, you can forget about exceeding quota in 2014. The only way to keep your pipeline full of HOT, qualified leads is to prospect through referrals. To learn all about the role of technology and referrals in sales, get your copy of my new book: Pick Up the Damn Phone!: Do you really think marketing can qualify your leads?

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Want to Know Me? Look Me Up!

No More Cold Calling

We Should Be Smarter Than Our Buyers Salespeople must do exacting research. But a referral introduction from one of our mutual contacts would begin our relationship. Dreamforce 2014 (#DF14) will be an amazing event and an opportunity to meet colleagues, chat with clients and prospects, and learn. Because Buyer 2.0

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How Enterprises Are Adopting Social Selling

Tenfold

A majority of B2B buyers across all age groups rely on social media, according to a 2014 IDC study. To be exact, 3 out of 4 B2B buyers and 8 out of 10 executive buyers use social media when making purchasing decisions. It has become common practice to go online when seeking out recommendations and referrals from your peers.