Comments on: Rewarding Referrals http://www.laurenandemira.com/2006/1013rewarding-referrals/ For women who run businesses. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:38:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: pippi http://www.laurenandemira.com/2006/1013rewarding-referrals/comment-page-1/#comment-52 pippi Wed, 18 Oct 2006 20:24:56 +0000 http://laurenandemira.com/?p=44#comment-52 what a thoughtful thing! ~ happy to have found you ladies!!! what a thoughtful thing!

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happy to have found you ladies!!!

]]> By: Stv. http://www.laurenandemira.com/2006/1013rewarding-referrals/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Stv. Sun, 15 Oct 2006 13:45:58 +0000 http://laurenandemira.com/?p=44#comment-51 Y'know what's weird for us? You're the only designers who I work with who haven't asked for some (to me) arcane set of rules for kickbacks on referrals - like 5% if we're referred by the designer's client's friend's dog, but 10% if it's by the designer's friend's client's dog, etc. And all these other people are in the print design world. And when I once suggested that we simply send each other thank yous and gifts, I was looked at like I was devil-spawn to suggest such a heinous thing. As a result of these sorts of arrangements, referral-issues totally scare me now, so I'm glad to see there's some folk who have what I'd consider a "normal" view of these things. Y’know what’s weird for us? You’re the only designers who I work with who haven’t asked for some (to me) arcane set of rules for kickbacks on referrals – like 5% if we’re referred by the designer’s client’s friend’s dog, but 10% if it’s by the designer’s friend’s client’s dog, etc. And all these other people are in the print design world. And when I once suggested that we simply send each other thank yous and gifts, I was looked at like I was devil-spawn to suggest such a heinous thing. As a result of these sorts of arrangements, referral-issues totally scare me now, so I’m glad to see there’s some folk who have what I’d consider a “normal” view of these things.

]]> By: the working girl http://www.laurenandemira.com/2006/1013rewarding-referrals/comment-page-1/#comment-50 the working girl Sun, 15 Oct 2006 12:23:35 +0000 http://laurenandemira.com/?p=44#comment-50 Great idea! One day I would like to own my own business and will definitely steal this tip. But even now in a major corporation, I think it's a great idea to implement! Great idea! One day I would like to own my own business and will definitely steal this tip. But even now in a major corporation, I think it’s a great idea to implement!

]]> By: Chris Young http://www.laurenandemira.com/2006/1013rewarding-referrals/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Chris Young Fri, 13 Oct 2006 22:25:57 +0000 http://laurenandemira.com/?p=44#comment-49 Word of mouth buzz rocks! We send our clients who spread the word a book with a note or - in some cases when it is repeated - we send gift cards to their favorite "sin". And we call to thank them... Glad to see a post on this issue because I don't think people drill as deeply into their existing client base as they could. Referrals are our biggest marketing tool... Word of mouth buzz rocks! We send our clients who spread the word a book with a note or – in some cases when it is repeated – we send gift cards to their favorite “sin”. And we call to thank them… Glad to see a post on this issue because I don’t think people drill as deeply into their existing client base as they could. Referrals are our biggest marketing tool…

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