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Re: Tired of Hearing About E.D. – then do something

John Warraich (Mattress queen — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:08:18 -0000

Woah... I love the concept of this referral week to bring up the businesses that might just turn out to be multi-million dollar businesses with little referral marketing.

Now i am thinking which business can I promote? Hmmm... I think i know, going to make an entry. The week isnt over is it?

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John W.
Editor and Author,
Mattress Queen: Mattress buying help
http://mattressqueen.org/

Re: Tired of Hearing About E.D. – then do something

Bidet — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:23:30 -0000

this is a great idea, it should be pretty easy to get 1000 referrals in that period of time.

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Martin Lewis — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 09:56:26 -0000

It would be good to have a similar scheme here in the UK.

Re: Tired of Hearing About E.D. – then do something

Nicole "The Card Eagle" Bandes — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:35:55 -0000

Here's my response to ric:

Sharing referrals isn't exclusively moving business from one company to another. It also consists of providing a valuable asset (the referred business) to someone that may be on the fence and not sure they are ready to jump in with a fear of who will provide the best service/product. Someone may be putting off the decision to do business at all and a good referral can influence them to go forth.

Additionally, moving business to small businesses may impact the US economy by bringing business back home. Are you currently doing business with an internet provider who outsources their call center to someplace in India? Perhaps finding a good quality internet provider through referral can bring all that business back to the states.

These are just 2 ways that this program can make a difference. I'm in.

Re: Tired of Hearing About E.D. – then do something

ducttape — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:50:52 -0000

@Atniz - it's actually 5 days and it's the entire community - including global partners - this should be a piece of cake.

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Atniz — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:44:37 -0000

1000 referral in 4 days? We need to have huge network to do that.

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SEO Software — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:16:15 -0000

Great idea John. Love the concept and we'll be sure to participate!

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Chris — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:15:55 -0000

I like this. Nice play on ED.

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Re: Tired of Hearing About E.D. – then do something

Kimberly — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:07:37 -0000

This is awesome. I will pass it forward and I am all in need.

Re: Tired of Hearing About E.D. – then do something

ducttape — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:45:09 -0000

@KJ - I don't know, but let's go for it - see what we can do by using what we've got.

Re: Tired of Hearing About E.D. – then do something

KJ Rodgers — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:42:04 -0000

Truly impressive. I wonder how big this impact will be.

Re: Tired of Hearing About E.D. – then do something

ducttape — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:21:15 -0000

@ric - wow - I don't know where to start.

Making a referral, helping out someone you care about, helping your customers get something they need is not moving your business to another company, it's creating more value for your business.

No question, proven time and time again, the best way to get referral is to give referrals - until you get this, until you get the strategy of building a network of proven strategic partners around your business you will never fully understand the power of marketing momentum . . . and I guarantee you, you won't be receiving any of those referrals you are on the lookout for.

Please, other commenters come to ric's rescue here

Re: Tired of Hearing About E.D. – then do something

Curmudgeon — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:01:38 -0000

uh...how does you moving your business from ABC co down the street to XYZ co create anything?

Not one of the brightest ideas I have heard....but I'll be looking out for those referrals!!

Re: Tired of Hearing About E.D. – then do something

john waire — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:58:00 -0000

this is really good schtuff john! i'm all in.