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Want to Get Referrals? (Don’t Do This)

No More Cold Calling

Don’t assume your team knows how to ask for referrals. Tim told me his team was “doing referrals.” He figured they knew how to get referrals because he told them to do it. The web is replete with articles and webcasts that tell people to just go ask for referrals, like it’s common sense or something. Dead silence.

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You Don’t Have Time to Ask for Referrals? [February Referral Selling Insights]

No More Cold Calling

Why didn’t he think to ask for referrals? You have email, social media, and smartphones at your fingertips. You have email, social media, and smartphones at your fingertips. Art Kohn’s article, “Brain Science: Overcoming the Forgetting Curve,” pointed me to a book called Make It Stick by Peter C.

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Relationships Always Rule [Q4 Referral Selling Roundup]

No More Cold Calling

The most valuable business relationships that salespeople have are those with our clients—the people who know our value, give us repeat business, and provide us with referrals to other great clients. I was too distracted with other activities like social media, emails, writing articles, watching football, and yes, sometimes, Facebook.

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Harnessing the Power of Social Media Influencers for Local Business Promotion

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From a digital marketing perspective, strategic use of social media can be a prime strategy for boosting awareness and generating business leads – especially when harnessing social media influencers and the dynamism of influential marketing. So, how can your agency distinguish itself?

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Maximizing Success with Digital Sales Referrals: A Guide

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As the world of sales continues to evolve, Digital Sales Referrals have emerged as a powerful tool for driving business growth. We delve into the concept of digital referrals, emphasizing their importance in making warm introductions. Say hello to social media networking, email marketing, content creation, and SEO.

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I Don’t Know You, so Don’t Ask Me for a Referral

No More Cold Calling

If you’re asking strangers on social media for referrals, you’re like the guy at a networking event who shoves his card in people’s face and asks for theirs in return. Referrals Are Personal, You’re Not. And he thinks I’ll give him a referral? In social media, the people are the media.”.

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A Social Media Connection Is Not a Sales Lead

No More Cold Calling

Are your sales reps clueless about how social selling really works? Sales reps abuse social media to the extent that I typically delete more LinkedIn invitations than I accept. The problem: Just because someone agrees to connect on social media does not make that person a sales lead. Read the rest of the article.).