Building a Business
6 Ways to Demonstrate Kindness in Business and the Rest of Your Life
It pays to be nice because what goes around really does come around.
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Building a Business
How Airbnb and Dropbox Achieved Tremendous Growth With Referral Marketing
While you can't create a carbon copy of another business's referral program and expect the same results, you can learn a lot by studying some of their components and strategies.
Building a Business
No Referrals, No Problem: 3 Ways to Win Clients in Highly Competitive Industries
When selling to highly competitive or secretive industries customer referrals can be hard to come by but that doesn't make your company second-rate by any measure.
Building a Business
6 Barriers to Referral Success
Implementing a referral process sounds simple in theory, but it's easier said than done. Here are the challenges -- or better put, the excuses -- that can derail your best referral intentions.
By Joanne Black
Building a Business
Why Trust Is the Most Important Part of ‘Know, Like and Trust’
Earning a client's trust sometimes requires putting their long-term interests ahead of your own short term interests.
Building a Business
5 Ways to Better Leverage Your Referrals to Hire Top Talent
If you're looking to expand your company with a talented employee base, leveraging referrals is the first step to finding and enticing the best candidates.
Building a Business
Potential Referrals Are All Around You. Pay Attention.
Giving referrals is one of the best ways to start getting referrals.
By Ivan Misner
Building a Business
How Finder’s Fees Can Be a Catalyst for Business Growth
One of best ways to find new customers and clients is through your own network. Here's what you need to know about charging and paying finder's fees for referrals.
By Carol Roth
Thought Leaders
Are Paid Referrals Worth the Cost?
A look at the value of paid referrals and advisers and the difference between ethics and compliance.
By Gael O'Brien
Building a Business
3 Ways to Boost Word of Mouth and Referrals for Your Business
Learn how you were able to get someone to notice your good work and bring it up in conversation so that the magic happens.
Building a Business
Connectors: The 3 Situations It’s OK to Make Blind Email Introductions
There is only a few instances when it is acceptable not to ask both parties if they would like to be introduced to the other person.
Building a Business
5 Ways to Distinguish Yourself With a Personal Brand
Prompt other professionals to think of you first when they hear about a new business opportunity.
Marketing
Aim Directly at Your Target Market to Land New Clients
Try these six ways to keep tabs on current customers and score additional ones.
By Karen Mishra
Building a Business
The Tricks to Getting 10 Times More Referrals From Your Network
Sometimes it's not just what you know, but who you know that makes all the difference in business.
Building a Business
3 Ways to Beat Referral Fatigue in Sales
While social networking sites have made the task of finding potential customers easier, be sure you're targeting the right people in the correct manner.
Building a Business
Leverage Honest Reviews to Rack Up New Customers
Candid feedback from past clients can prompt potential buyers to move forward with a purchase.
By Karen Mishra
Building a Business
Entrepreneurs Should Expect to Scrape by on Crumbs Before the Feast
You will never do big things until you do small things in a big way.
Building a Business
Referrals Worth Seeking Out Possess These 3 Attributes
Worth of mouth is powerful, but only if your contact can actually deliver a strong connection.
By Kai Sato
Marketing
How Scoring Celebrity Clients Can Take Your Business to the Next Level
High-profile customers confer benefits beyond the sheer monetary value of the stipend.
Building a Business
How to Recruit Salespeople Who Will Deliver Dramatic Returns
These moneymakers are key players in boosting your bottom line. Here are five tips for finding them.
By Will Staney
Marketing
How to Increase Your Customer Referrals
Referrals from satisfied customers are the lifeblood of many business. Try these smart strategies to increase your word-of-mouth marketing.
Building a Business
Train and Retain: How to Attract and Motivate a Capable Staff
Seeking out top-notch young employees often leaves business owners feeling disillusioned.
By Tom Borg
Building a Business
What’s Holding You Back? 7 Reasons Your Business Isn’t Growing.
If your business is stalled, you may be making a few of these simple mistakes. Thankfully, these errors can be easily fixed.
By Chad Cox
Human Resources
When Is It Appropriate to Ask for a Favor?
Building deep referral relationships is almost completely dependent upon the social capital you have built with someone.
By Ivan Misner
Marketing
How to Get More Out of the Time You Already Spend Networking
Asking for referrals from someone you just met is a rookie networker's mistake. Invest in a relationship before you take a withdrawal.
By Ivan Misner
Building a Business
Networking Fundamentals to Boost Your Bottom Line
Effective networking involves more than just reaching out to people and showing your face at events. Here are four key ways to use networking as an effective growth strategy for your business.
By Ivan Misner
Building a Business
How to Use Customer Recommendations to Grow Your Business
Don't wait for associates or customers to give you their thumbs-up with personal testimonials and endorsements. Here's how to be proactive about asking for endorsements.