ChristianI recently asked the question of “What’s the best way you’ve found to get new clients” to 10 business owners. I asked both service and product based companies this question. 8 of the 10 companies said the same thing, “Referrals.”
Interesting I thought…
My next question was, “Do you have a formal process for getting more referrals?”. 7 out of 10 of the business owners ultimately said, “No ,we don’t.” By ultimately, I mean they fumbled their responses with “No, but we should”, or “I’ve asked my sales team to ask for referrals”, or “We give a bonus to our employee’s for providing referrals.”
So you can deduct that based on this simple test that 80% of business owners admit that referrals are the best way for them to get new clients, yet 70% of them don’t offer a precise process, system or procedure for getting new referrals.
This is a huge opportunity for business owners to get serious about developing a process of referrals.
Your action take away: How can you create a referral getting system to consistently bring in new clients to reduce your new client acquisition costs?
Jeffrey Gitomer illustrates the value of customer referrals and how to get them.
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4 thoughts on “How to Get Proactive Customer Referrals | Sales Training”. marcus philips October 18, 2013 at 11:49 am. check out my points2shop video on my channel i made $50 this week with no referrals with proof on my video. Reply.
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Every time I speak to a business development specialist or a partner in a professional services firm, they always lament to me that they wish their fee earners would proactively ask for referrals. Of course, everyone knows that referrals are the lifeblood … Consequently, many professionals don’t feel entirely comfortable with asking clients and their network for referrals; resulting in the question never getting asked. Couple that with a lack of knowledge of how to ask in the…
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Christian Fea is CEO of Synertegic, Inc. A Joint Venture and Referral Marketing firm. He exemplifies how to profit from Joint Venture and Referral relationships by creating profit centers with minimal risk and maximum profitability.
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