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If Referrals are Important, Why are They Random?
I am always interested in learning how people generate referrals for their business. So, when I am networking I will ask the people I meet the following questions; How much of your business is by referral and the response is often 50% or more. That always leads me to my next question, do you have a tracking system or is that a good guess? It is usually just a guess.
For most networkers, referrals are completely random and go something like this:
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For most networkers, referrals are completely random and go something like this:
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Comment by Joe Dager on February 10, 2009 at 2:52pm - I have to agree with you. One of my questions to most clients is always: "How much of your business comes from referrals?" The next; How much of your marketing resources, $, do you allocate to this process? The $ always gets a puzzled look.
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