Posts Tagged as "referrals"
3 Tips to Get Better Referrals
Referrals are the holy grail of the business community. Every business wants them, every business person is out networking in hopes of getting referred prospects for their business. Referrals come in different shades, just like the color red. The higher you can move the quality of the referral the less…
What is Your Networking Plan?
One of the first things I work with my clients on is the proper use of “Networking”, as well as the best ways to use their time and energy when they are networking. Over the last 15 years, I have watched people spend many hours networking. As a matter of…
Do Girls Do It Better Than Guys?
Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus but networking is networking right? Last week I was talking to a BNI member, a young lady, about why it was important that a BNI Chapter have women in it. I told her that women were good at building strong relationships…
Completing a Marathon or Building a Network It’s Simple but Not Easy
Every year for the last 5 years I have set a goal to walk the Indianapolis Mini Marathon. Every year that goal went unmet. This year, it is no longer an unaccomplished goal. Saturday May 8th I walked the 13.1 miles in the largest mini marathon, with 37,000 other people….
What is Your Referral Percentage?
I regularly meet with prospects and help them understand how much business they are getting from their network and what is being left behind. It is very enlightening and they are always surprised by their results. Do you know your referral percentage? No? Don’t worry, most people don’t know. So,…
Competitor or Collaborator
I teach a program called Referral Dynamic, it is an amazing program, and I love the results that our participants achieve as a result of this program. One of the topics that we have a very spirited conversation around is competitors. You see it’s my belief that there are no…
Network Deep instead of Wide
Have you ever ask someone for a referral or introduction to one of their contacts only to be put off or not introduced at all? Did you wonder why? You might be surprised to know that your referral source did not have the same level of credibility as the level…
Anybody, Everybody and Small Business
When business people tell me that they do business with anybody, everybody or small businesses, I know that they have not spent time identifying who they want to work with and they are hoping that someone else will figure out for them. They are aiming at the sky hoping to…
Referral Responsibility
I have been reading and working through Jack Canfields book, “The Success Principals“. I mentor a couple of people and we hae decided to work this book together, allowing us to hold each other accountable to actually implementing the principals in the book. So we have had a lot of…
Patience is needed for tomatoes and referrals
I went out into my backyard today to look at my crop of Indiana Tomatoes. I was quite disappointed to find that they still have not ripened. The weather has been very cool this year and that means the tomatoes ripen more slowly. I am losing my patience because I…
