Tag: advocacy

Everyone loves referrals, don't they? Many enterprises seem to rely on them, as their primary source of new business. The key question is, do you ask for referrals at every opportunity? How do you go about asking? Is your 'referral request' consistent, or do you say whatever comes to mind? Why not take a moment now and write down your 'referral request'. Do you have a referral marketing system? Do you offer incentives for people who refer business to you? What, exactly, do you offer them? Cash? Discount vouchers? Cinema tickets? Something else? How do you measure your results? Where do you keep records of the referrals you have received? Is this part of your CRM (Customer Relationship Management) system? Here is a referral marketing checklist: 1. Ask for referrals at every opportunity 2. Make referral marketing part of the 'way we do things around here' 3. Provide an incentive for referrals 4. Have a clear message (and write this down) 5. Track and measure the referrals you receive Do...