{"id":110,"date":"2015-04-25T22:27:09","date_gmt":"2015-04-25T22:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.curtisnaborspr.com\/SEDJ\/?page_id=110"},"modified":"2015-05-09T20:46:21","modified_gmt":"2015-05-09T20:46:21","slug":"grow-your-business-with-online-referrals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/curtisnaborspr.com\/SEDJ\/grow-your-business-with-online-referrals\/","title":{"rendered":"Grow Your Business with Online Referrals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Five reasons why you need a customer referral program<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Check out the webinar here:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1-J4KLQBFwg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Grow Your Business with Online Referrals\u00a0webcast, 2015 (Video by: Curtis Nabors)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">On February 21, 2015 at 8:30am PST, Curtis Nabors presented an 11-minute webinar that described\u00a0five reasons for small business to develop an online customer referral program. <\/span>As a small business owner, have you ever asked yourself this question: \u201cHow do I grow my business with a limited budget? Or to put it another way, \u201cHow do I get the biggest bang for my buck?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_281\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-281\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.curtisnaborspr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-281\" src=\"http:\/\/www.curtisnaborspr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1-150x150.png\" alt=\"Photo courtesy of notestoponder.wordpress.com\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of notestoponder.wordpress.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Did you know that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.referralsaasquatch.com\/7-surprising-stats-about-customer-referral-programs\/#ixzz3SJAzgk6V\">65% of new business comes from referrals<\/a>? After watching the webinar video, you\u2019ll discover why having an online customer referral program is essential to your success. The great news is that it\u2019s faster and easier than many traditional marketing or advertising methods.<\/p>\n<p>Here are five reasons why you need a customer referral program:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ama.org\/Archive\/AboutAMA\/Pages\/AMA%20Publications\/AMA%20Journals\/Journal%20of%20Marketing\/TOCs\/SUM_2011.1\/referral_programs_and_customer_value.aspx\">Achieve higher profits<\/a> vs traditional marketing<\/li>\n<li>Your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/2010\/07\/21\/viral-marketing-referral-program-entrepreneurs-sales-marketing-wharton.html\">customers<\/a> are your best marketers<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweettoothrewards.com\/blog\/a-great-referral-program\/\">Incentives<\/a> motivate people even more<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pewinternet.org\/fact-sheets\/social-networking-fact-sheet\/\">Social media<\/a> reaches more people faster<\/li>\n<li>Online programs can be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.capterra.com\/referral-software\/\">measured<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>We\u2019ll also highlight 2 success stories from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweettoothrewards.com\/blog\/a-great-referral-program\/\">Dropbox<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketingprofs.com\/articles\/2011\/5586\/case-study-how-one-company-more-than-doubled-customer-referrals#ixzz3SKrJPCbT\">Raku<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>About the host:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.curtisnaborspr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-282 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.curtisnaborspr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2-150x150.png\" alt=\"2\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Curtis Nabors is currently a graduate student in Public Relations through an intensive online program at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fullsail.edu\/degrees\/online\/public-relations-masters\">Full Sail University<\/a>. Through the years he&#8217;s had first hand experience with the power of customer referral programs.<\/p>\n<p>This webinar topic was selected because Curtis&#8217; Capstone client, who is also a small business owner, is in need of such a program. The research that was conducted has allowed Curtis to take some of the best ideas on referrals and combine them into 5 simple yet effective steps.<\/p>\n<p>Please let us know what you thought about the broadcast. If you have additional tips on the subject, please share them! You can leave a comment below or reach us via the Facebook and Twitter links below. Finally, if you know someone who could use this webinar information, simply click on the share buttons below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CurtisNaborsPR\">Facebook\/ CurtisNaborsPR.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisNabors\">@CurtisNabors<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five reasons why you need a customer referral program Check out the webinar here: Grow Your Business with Online Referrals\u00a0webcast, 2015 (Video by: Curtis Nabors) On February 21, 2015 at 8:30am PST, Curtis Nabors presented an 11-minute webinar that described\u00a0five reasons for small business to develop an online customer referral program. 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