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6 Easy Steps to Get More Sales Referrals

Janek Performance Group

On a scale of 1-10, how critical are referrals to your business? The Facts About Referrals: The average business spends 5x more on trying to acquire new business than on generating referrals from existing clients. Does this data change your perspective on how critical referrals are to your business?

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Leveraging Referrals to Build Your Network and Grow Your Business

Janek Performance Group

For as long as there have been sales, there have been referrals. Sellers have always relied on word-of- mouth advertising between friends and family. However, in B2B selling, referrals are more than positive reviews. With that, seeking and gaining referrals is not as easy as it sounds. This makes timing critical.

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How to Get More Referrals Now

No More Cold Calling

Enter the world of referral selling. You’ll discover how to get more referrals—and seal more deals—all while working less. Once you experience the success of a referral-prospecting strategy, there’s no turning back. Once you experience the success of a referral-prospecting strategy, there’s no turning back.

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[Message to Management]: 4 Reasons Your Sales Team Isn’t Getting Referrals

No More Cold Calling

Referral selling is a disciplined process sales leaders need to learn. Are you “all in” with referral selling, or just trying it on? Are you telling your team to ask for referrals? Referrals don’t just happen, at least not at scale. Address any concerns from your team with referral-selling data.

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Lead Generation Tactics for Increased B2B Sales

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Martin O’Callaghan Sales managers are always looking for ways to acquire more customers for the products or services that you’re selling. Consequently, social media advertising has proved to be very effective. You probably already know the power that word-of-mouth referrals have on potential customers.

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4 Ways to Get Past the Gatekeeper (No Tricks Required)

No More Cold Calling

When you have a referral introduction, there’s no need to dupe the gatekeeper. When you receive referral introductions from people your prospects know and trust, they (and their gatekeepers) will happily take your call. Consider the opposite sales approach. When you receive a referral, you don’t need a script.

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Leads are Making Salespeople Lazier Than Old Golden Retrievers

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan N ot too long ago, before the advent of Social Selling, if a salesperson needed to add new opportunities to the pipeline there were basically two options: Make Cold Calls; or. Call Existing Customers for Referrals and Introductions. Interestingly, this choice was not a no-brainer!

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