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What is Referral Lead Generation?

Referrals aren't generated, they just happen,conversion.Today, higher advertising costs,
right? While many businesses believe this, itincreased competition, an overly-saturated
is a common marketing myth. Most businessesconsumer marketplace, and lower ROI are
assume that referrals just happen by chancemaking business owners and marketers alike
when someone tells another person about theirtake a second look at referral marketing as
experience with the products or servicesan alternative to standard advertising
they've received. While word-of-mouth hasmethods that just don't seem to bring in the
always been an obscure concept and certainlyresults they used to. Which sounds better, a
unpredictable, new Internet technologies arecold  lead  or  a  warm  referral?
making it easier than ever to nudge along and
follow its momentum. The Difference BetweenWhen statistics show that up to 45% of most
Referrals and Word-of-MouthBefore you begin abusinesses are chosen based on the
word-of-mouth or referral advertisingrecommendations of others, why do businesses
campaign, you should understand theand marketers still continue to throw their
difference between the two. While referralshard earned marketing dollars at a cold
and word-of-mouth (WOM) can both help tomarket?The Internet offers hope through
promote business, referrals go further,interactivity, affordability and
allowing customers to actually participate inaccessibility. New technological resources
the sales process. This participation mayare readily available to us, to help support
include a face-to-face, telephone or emailreferral generating efforts and make it
introduction. And although a referral beginseasier to spread word of mouth. Unlike rising
with word-of-mouth, word-of-mouth does notgas prices, we can actually fight back
always generate a referral.Successfulagainst rising ad cost by using the Internet
referral lead generation starts when ato improve customer retention and facilitate
marketer or business owner adopts a newin the referral generating process. Satisfied
mindset about referrals, recognizing thecustomer advocates are our best selling asset
sales potential available through a warmand they're also the best defense against
market. A warm market includes thoserising advertising costs. Some ways in which
customers, vendors or other businesses thattechnology can be used to grow referrals and
have worked with you in the past or havesave ad spend:· Permission Based Emails -
purchased your products or services, and hada  vehicle  to  "get  the  word  out"
a good experience. Utilizing this warm
market, plus integrating some kind of a· Refer a Friend links - makes it easier
customer relations referral system, promotesto  forward  information  to  others
successful lead generation and keeps your
business on track. Cold Leads or Warm· e-Newsletters - simple and low cost way
Referrals?Many businesses are just too busyto  stay  top  of  mind
pursuing customers to take time and learn how
to get customers to pursue them. They say· Audio and Video Testimonials -
people change for one of two reasons;increases  credibility  and  trust
pleasure or pain. Unless the pain is painful
enough, many businesses would rather continue· Electronic gift cards - low cost,
pumping money into ineffective advertisingefficient  way  to  send  and  track  rewards
outlets or purchasing leads from brokers.This
is especially true for certain industries· Affiliate Web Links - added exposure
like the mortgage industry where leadwith reciprocal referral partnershipsDiana
purchasing is a mainstay. A cold lead is anD'Itri is the Exec VP of Ravebiz, a leading
individual or contact that is not familiarreferral marketing and technology company.
with your business, and has never purchasedShe's a key driving force behind educating
your products or services before. These leadsclients on how to generate more quality
demand the longest buying process andreferred customers through practical
reaching them is challenging because itapplications and an automated, web based
requires repeated message saturation tosystem called the Rave APG eReferral.
achieve optimal results or client



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