For referral alliances to be sustainable both parties must feel that the alliance is equitable. If one party keeps getting more out of it than the other, is that alliance likely to last long term?…
The easiest method for anyone to generate and get more referrals and favourable introductions is to GIVE more referrals and introductions. This is just not done as much as it could or should by most…
A great Centre-of-Influence keeps referring…they are not really COI’s unless they keep referring. That relatively reliable constant stream of introduction to target market prospects can build an advisory business better than any other form of…
Getting referrals consistently is hard for most…but oddly enough it is also easy for many. Or is it? Lots of advisers say they get all their new business from referral, but when you dig into…
Getting referrals is difficult enough for many, but to get the right referrals is even tougher. It’s always nice to get any referral of course, but it doesn’t help if we do get a referral…
One of the reasons referrers don’t give us quite the right quality referral most of the time is that we are often very poor at describing the person we work best with when we are…
Virtually all professional service firms would love to work on referral business alone, but somehow struggle to even get to the point where they have regular referrals from clients that are unsolicited. They are simply…
Word of mouth marketing is more important than ever despite the value of digital and social media. Digital and social are immensely valuable in creating an audience and engaging with prospective customers…BUT… Word-of-mouth marketing is…