Can One Referral Stimulate the Economy?

Absolutely! If that one referral leads to another and another and…

Did you know that March 9-13 is Make a Referral WEEK?  And with the current economic conditions, it has come at a perfect time to refer your curstomers, vendors and friends!  Could you make ONE referral over the next week?  How about one for each day?  What if your referrals inspired each of those 5 people to refer someone else and so on and so on?  If you did the math and each person only referred ONE other person you’d have over 3,000 people doing business together by Friday. Think of the impact that could have on the economy!  If each person only had a $20 product to sell (and I am quite sure it would be much higher), that could amount to $60,000 dollars in business in one week! And if everyone reading this post did that, it would be in the millions.  Wow, talk about making a difference.  Talk about economic stimulus! 

The people over at Make a Referral Week.com have created a challenge. It is called the March to 1000 referrals made. As of this writing they already have 43 people who have shared their referral stories and the week hasn’t even begun.

All you have to do is find out what your customers are looking that you don’t currently offer and find people in your network to refer them to. Find out what they need and help them get their needs met.

Then go to www.Makeareferralweek.com and share your story.

But before you do, check out http://www.makeareferralweek.com/pledge/ and sign their pledge form telling them you too will make a referral (or many).

While you are there sign up for John Jantsh teleconference taking place on Tuesday March 10th featuring Bob Burg  author of the Go-Giver, Ivan Misner, founder of BNI, and Bill Cates, author of Get More Referrals Now. These guys will share the referral strategies they have developed over the years that have made them leaders in their industries.  Here’s the link for info and to register: http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2009/03/04/have-you-made-your-referral/

Remember to make your 5 referrals.  Let’s show the media we can turn the tide on the economy. Margaret Meade said it best:  “Never underestimate the power of a small group of committed people to change the world. In fact, it is the only thing that ever has.”

Okay, now go Change the world …

Make it a great Referral Week.

Heidi

PS for some great tips on how to make a referral read “WHO DO YOU KNOW?” at http://speakingwithspirit.com/articles/marketing-public-relations-sales-articles/who-do-you-know/