The Referral Strategist
If you ask people to describe networking you will get a variety of responses, most often it sounds something like this, “going to events where business people exchange business cards and talk business with one another.” While indeed that is a good description of what a lot of “networking” events…
Last week I posted 3 Things that Women Do Better Than Men, today it is the guys turn. Can you believe it ladies, there are things that men do better than we women. Of course you can, it is designed by nature. Men are great at doing a variety of…
I love to help people be more successful with their networking activities. Most of us are networking because we are looking for more referrals for our business. Unfortunately over time people come to realize that it takes more than meeting, greeting, and exchanging cards. Here is a list of common…
Since time is limited, it is necessary that women make the best use of networking time. Men in general have more time to network and connect with others in the business world, so women need to leverage the time they have. Our study shows that the more time a person…
I love to blog, but I have been inconsistent over the last year because I have been working on a major book project that has taken 4 years of research, and 12,000 people surveyed. This book, Business Networking and Sex, has been under deadline with the publisher so all my…
In this post we look at the third step of the referral process. Without step three there is no referral, you cannot pass a referral if you cannot identify a persons need. In step three, you teach your network members how to identify the need for your product or services….
The Second step of the referral process is the smallest of all the steps, because it is the easiest of the five steps and one that most people are comfortable doing. That step is Knowledge. If your referral partners or power team members are going to pass you referrals they…
There are 5 Steps to the referral process, as identified by the Referral Institute and Dr. Ivan Misner. Each step is important and no step can be skipped, if what you want are high level referrals that close into quality business. The biggest complaint that that I hear from is…
Every now and then it bites us in the back side, and when it does we are often upset that we are being judged unfairly but it is our reputation so we have to take responsibility for it both personally and professionally. Today more than ever those two reputations have…
How are you making deposits into your referral sources relationship bank account? Nurturing the relationships that you are developing takes time and effort; relationships do not spring up over night. They must be nurtured and cared for. There are many things that you can do to help move your relationships…