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Approach a Referral Right and Reap.

Jeffrey Gitomer

The most coveted prize in selling besides a sale is a referral. Everyone tells you to get referrals, no one tells you what to do next. How do you maximize the selling power of this referral? Don't appear to be too anxious to get the sale (money). Try to get the prospect to prepare information for your meeting.

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Why Would I Refer You if You Don’t Follow Up? [February Referral Selling Insights]

No More Cold Calling

She wanted to discuss having me speak to her team about referrals. Not only was she rude and disrespectful, but if she didn’t follow up with me, I wouldn’t trust her to follow up with my referrals. Referrals are very, very personal. Don’t tarnish your reputation, or the reputation of your referral sources. Think again.

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Get Leads Without Cold Calling: June Referral Selling Insights

No More Cold Calling

Sales leaders have forgotten about their most powerful prospecting tool to get leads without cold calling : referral selling. Referrals offer the biggest competitive advantage of any sales tool out there, and yet most teams aren’t using referral selling as the primary prospecting method.

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I Took My Own (Referral) Medicine and It Tasted Great

No More Cold Calling

Relationships power referrals. Referrals rock sales—rock yours. I received four referral introductions last week. In all cases, people offered referrals before I asked. Referral #1: The Banker. Referrals #2 and #3: The Software Reseller. Ken and I spoke to debrief his company’s referral program.

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14 Sales Prospecting Techniques to Find and Engage Potential Customers

Crunchbase

Sales prospecting can be a daunting task — with so many different methods and tools to use, it’s sometimes overwhelming to know where to start. What is sales prospecting? A good sales prospecting strategy will allow you to fill your sales pipeline and close more deals.

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14 Sales Prospecting Techniques to Find and Engage Potential Customers

Crunchbase

Sales prospecting can be a daunting task — with so many different methods and tools to use, it’s sometimes overwhelming to know where to start. What is sales prospecting? A good sales prospecting strategy will allow you to fill your sales pipeline and close more deals.

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B2B Sales Prospecting 2021: 10 Techniques That Work

Crunchbase

B2B sales prospecting isn’t always as exciting and glamorous as other parts of the sales routine, as you can imagine; it’s far more behind the scenes and challenging. In fact, sales leaders agree that prospecting is the hardest part of the sales process. How to prepare for B2B sales prospecting.