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