The Number One Trait Of A Master Networker
Excellent article by BNI founder Ivan Misner and one of the main reasons we created Hello Referrals. The follow up on received referrals is made abundantly clear here and it’s importance is key. http://networking.entrepreneur.com/2009/11/05/what-is-the-number-one-trait-of-a-master-networker/
Small Business Marketing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUeeiCNqGwk We just completed our new video that explains business networking – an undeniably effective method of small business marketing. We made the video to articulate an inherent problem for business networks – the management of referrals and business opportunities
Business Networking & Referral Relationships
Business Networking and building reciprocal referral relationships with others is hands down one of the fastest and most inexpensive ways to build your business. Fewer than 10% of people do it right. I wanted to share some tips on building
Generating More Referrals For Your Business
What Are The Benefits Of Tracking The Referrals I Send and Receive? We’re sticklers for organization and measuring results. When we created Hello Referrals, we were focused on a few simple core things that we wanted to achieve. Create an
Networking and Referral Marketing Mistakes: Don...
“Small Business Referrals” …”Word of Mouth Marketing” …”Professional Referral Networks”… I think a lot of us hear these words, or research them online, and put together a kind of frame of reference that involves many people with ties and briefcases.
Partner Referral Vs. Customer Referral
Partner referrals: These are the referrals you receive from like minded and complimentary businesses to your own. They are not your customers. They are partner businesses in your network. They haven’t purchased from you. They are motivated to keep a
VCP – An Important Acronym When Seeking Refe...
VCP stands for “Visibility”, “Credibility”, and “Profitability”, and is an acronym that was coined by Ivan Misner, the founder of BNI. VCP is a telling overview of the process involved when working to establish a reciprocal referral partner, and also
Word of Mouth Marketing
Referral Marketing is also known as “Word of Mouth Marketing”, and how you do this is as important as actually doing it. Creating that word of mouth buzz with your existing customers and trying as hard as possible to ensure
Using Linked In To Establish Your Referral Network
You might find yourself scratching your head, wondering how to select some key partners and candidates for your referral network. You’ve noted a few specialists in different complimentary fields that you’d like to create a relationship with that you didn’t