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Sales Managers: Think You’re Ready for Referrals?

No More Cold Calling

Here are five important steps to make your team referral sales experts. Whether you are a CEO, vice president, or sales manager, you have a central role in your company’s sales process and in the decision to transition from vapid outbound prospecting to selling through referrals. Yep, most of us are lazy and lack discipline.

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If Done Right, Your Referral System Won’t Actually Cost a Thing

No More Cold Calling

Referral makers don’t want your money. You’re going to pay me how much for referral business? You’ll let me know if this was a good referral for you. You’ll let me know if this was a good referral for you. You’ll send me a handwritten thank-you note , whether the referral worked out … or not. We all know why.

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The Beginner’s Guide to Referral Marketing

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In fact, 84% of B2B decision makers start the buying process with a referral ( source ). Today, we’re taking a deeper look at one of the most effective word-of-mouth marketing strategies: referral marketing. Keep reading and learn everything you need to know about referral marketing! What is referral marketing?

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The Beginner’s Guide to Referral Marketing

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In fact, 84% of B2B decision makers start the buying process with a referral ( source ). Today, we’re taking a deeper look at one of the most effective word-of-mouth marketing strategies: referral marketing. Keep reading and learn everything you need to know about referral marketing! What Is Referral Marketing?

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Why Reps Hate Asking for Referrals Just as Much as Cold Calling

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Here’s how to cure your prospecting problem. Let’s set the record straight: Most everyone on your sales team has call reluctance—whether they’re cold calling or asking for referrals. What’s to fear about prospecting? I use the referral system I developed 20 years ago. Prospecting Creates the Same Fear Today.

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4 Reasons I Don’t Pay for Referrals

No More Cold Calling

Should you offer incentives to Referral Sources? When you provide a referral, your reputation is on the line. Referrals are far more powerful when they’re given out of an authentic desire to connect people who can benefit from knowing each other—rather than to get a kickback. Incent or not. The short answer is NO.

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April Referral Selling Insights

No More Cold Calling

Think winning is focusing on a prospect’s desired outcome and then demonstrating how your solution gets results they can bank on? Prospects are bored, and salespeople have become a commodity. What are prospects not doing well? What’s to fear about prospecting? I use the referral system I developed 20 years ago.

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