March 8-12th is Make a Referral Week

Can your referral make a difference?  We are all hearing the negative talk about our economy!   Many businesses, sales people, and entrepreneurs are complaining and contributing to the negativity.  But what if you can make a difference?  What if you made one referral today?  Could you inspire others to do the same?  Can this effort have a profound impact on your business as well as those in your business network?  The creators of Make a Referral Week seem to think so! The goal for Referral Week is to generate 1000 referred leads to 1000 deserving small businesses.

Here are some simple steps to help you create your referral:Over the next few days think about the people in your business network. Listen to the conversations with your customers. What are they looking for?  What do your clients need? Simply match those customers and clients with someone in your businesses or referral network.

Visit the Make A Referral Week Counter Page and tell them who you referred! Will you participate?  Will you help one those people in your network and give them a referral?  Will your referral start a chain reaction of more referrals?  Each of us can make a difference in making the economy stronger!  The question to ask yourself is: are you willing to give one referral?   To participate in Make a Referral Week, go here: http://www.makeareferralweek.com/referralcounter/

In addition to sharing referrals, this year “the week long virtual event will also feature daily education programs focused on teaching small business owners and other marketers how to tap the power of referral marketing. Featured guest experts include Ivan Misner, founder of BNI and author Masters of Networking, Bob Burg, author of Endless Referrals and the Go-Givers Sell More, Ben McConnell, author of Creating Customer Evangelists, David Meerman Scott, author of New Rules of Marketing and PR, Guy Kawasaki, author of Reality Check, Chris Brogan, author of Trust Agents, Rohit Bhargava author of Personality Not Included, Dan Schawbel author of Me2.0, Anita Campbell, publisher of Small Business Trends, Ann Handley, editor of Marketing Profs, Lisa Barrone, Outspoken Media, Scott Allen, author of the Virtual Handshake, John Jantsch, author of Duct Tape Marketing, Scott Ginsberg of Nametag TV, Janine Popick, CEO of Vertical Response, and Pam Slim, author Escape from Cubicle Nation.”

For more information visit: http://www.makeareferralweek.com/ today!

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