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Celebrating 25 Years in Referrals: My Story

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Why I made referral selling my life’s work. I was working for a global consulting and training firm. My first client was an outplacement firm (and a referral). Would you be willing to be a referral to this company?” My entire career had been sales and sales management, and my best business had always come from referrals.

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Why I’m Grateful for Referrals—and for YOU [Q2 Referral Selling Roundup]

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One person even said that referral selling changed the trajectory of his business. Ready to read more about referral selling? Check out what you might have missed from my blog over the last few months: Celebrating 25 Years in Referrals: My Story. I was working for a global consulting and training firm. I was blown away.

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Sales Pipeline Dried Up? The #1 Way to Land Top Prospects Now

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They cut advertising, travel, training, marketing, and discretionary expense line items. They take an internal focus, instead of recognizing that lead generation—referral lead generation in particular—is their ticket to the C-Suite. (Or Well, here it is … Commit to Building Your Referral Business. Save Money. Reduce Costs.

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October Referral Selling Insights

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One million B2B sales jobs in the US will be lost to self-service eCommerce by 2020, according to Forrester’s report, “ The Death of the B2B Salesman.” 2020 is just a little more than three years away. These referral posts from October will help you get there: Think Robots Will Replace B2B Sales Reps? Want to remain in sales?

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How to Make Real Connections in the Era of Virtual Sales Meetings

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Referral sellers have been relationship-building their way through the pandemic. If you have a big-deal prospect or client, you’d better jump on a plane, catch a train, or take a road trip as soon as possible. But not referral sellers. The effectiveness of referrals is well-recognized. The Power of Transferred Trust.

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Should You Throw Your Strategic Plan in the Trash?

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Companies today purchase the latest and greatest sales technology, provide minimal training, and then wonder why it’s not adopted across the board. If clients ask me to train their sales teams on referral selling with no strategy, no metrics, no accountability, and no coaching, I walk. Yes, you read that right.

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Selling with LinkedIn: Save 50%

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A caveat: We differ about asking for referrals. They say yes to asking for referrals on LinkedIn. Vengreso is celebrating Black Friday by offering 50% off the Selling with LinkedIn for Individuals training course. Hit the ground running in 2020! This is a perfect complement to my LinkedIn Referral Selling Program.

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