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Make a Referral Week is LIVE!

by Guest Author on March 9, 2009

make a referral weekMake a Referral Week is an entrepreneurial approach to stimulating the small business economy one referred business at a time. The goal for the week is to generate 1,000 referred leads to 1,000 deserving small businesses in an effort to highlight the impact of a simple action that could blossom into millions of dollars in new business. Small business is the lifeblood and job-creating engine of the economy and merits the positive attention so often lavished on corporate bailout stories.

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-Giver, Bill Cates, author of Get More Referrals Now, Andy Sernovitz, author of Word of Mouth Marketing, Guy Kawasaki, author of Reality Check, Rich Sloan, author of StartUpNation, Anita Campbell, publisher of Small Business Trends, Scott Allen, author of the Virtual Handshake, John Jantsch, author of Duct Tape Marketing, Scott Ginsberg of Nametag TV, Michael Port, author of the Contrarian Effect and Book Yourself Solid, Susan Solovic Wilson, founder of SBTV.com and Pam Slim, author Escape from Cubicle Nation.

For more information and to participate or share your referral for the week, head over to http://www.makeareferralweek.com/

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Beth Davis March 10, 2009 at 9:30 am

Gold Star Referral Clubs, http://www.GoldStarClubs.com, are on board with John Jantsch and Make A Referral Week. We are seeing some awesome referrals passed this month. One referral generated over $500,000 to the Gold Star member’s company.

It’s more than just networking. Referral marketing is fun!

Beth Davis

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Chelle Parmele March 10, 2009 at 4:10 pm

That is so fantastic, Beth!

Looks like the referrals are moving right along. Spreading the word about the event is only going to keep those referrals coming.

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