Posted by Ray Collis
9. Forget Marketing Yourself, Referrals
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010

We all use the advice of friends and colleagues, as well as of experts, to guide our buying decisions. We are happy to recommend those from whom we have gotten a good service. However, we are rarely asked to do so. It follows that one of the most effective and immediate ways to boost the [...]
Posted by Ray Collis
9. Forget Marketing Yourself
Monday, November 15th, 2010

All too often referrals and recommendations — the most powerful form of sales lead possible — are left to chance with less than 40% of sales people we deal with actively seeking customer referrals or recommendations to sell to others. How many of your customers have been asked for a referral in the past year? [...]
Posted by Ray Collis
Referrals
Thursday, June 17th, 2010

One of the most effective and immediate ways to boost the pipeline and ultimately sales is to ask customers for referrals. Yet it is so often over-looked, with less than 10% of sales people actively using customer referrals to sell. The ultimate measure of a customer’s satisfaction is his/her willingness to recommend you to others, [...]