If you suck at cold outreach build a referral system instead
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If you suck at cold outreach build a referral system instead I learned it from my friend whose business runs on referral game He books 10–15 sales calls/month with this funnel. The system looks like this: 1. Build a referral database > Put every client, ex-client, partner, consultant, investor, founder and agency owner into one table. > Track who they know, what buyers they know, trust level, referrals sent, calls booked and deals closed. 2. Find the connectors > Don’t just target buyers. > Target people who already have access to your buyers like > Fractional CROs > Consultants
Posted by Suprava Sabat (1.4k followers) 11 days ago · 20 likes · 1.8k views · view the original post on X. Kept by the Marketing Radar as Lead gen & outbound.
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