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014 – The Trick to Asking for Referrals by Kevin Jordan of Redpoint Marketing Consultants

014 – The Trick to Asking for Referrals by Kevin Jordan of Redpoint Marketing Consultants

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014 – The Trick to Asking for Referrals by Kevin Jordan of Redpoint Marketing Consultants

FromGift Biz Unwrapped

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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Jul 13, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Kevin Jordan is the owner of Redpoint Marketing Consultants and the host of the Small Business Marketing Minute show, a video and audio podcast that teaches simple, affordable, and practical marketing methods to small business owners.
He’s also a member of the Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network, and has recently co-authored a book entitled The Small Business Owner’s Guide to Local Lead Generation. This book teaches local business owners how to successfully compete with much larger companies.
Prior to starting his marketing agency, Kevin spent six years as an airline pilot for US Airways Express. He’s a native of Indiana, a graduate of Purdue University, and currently resides in Farmville, Virginia with his wife Jen.
Motivational QuoteBusiness InsightsReferral Programs that effortlessly increase sales [4:30]
Steps to Starting a Referral Program [9:33]
All about Event Marketing – it’s value, how to prepare and how to make it a success [13:58]
Success TraitSelf Discipline – executing the same way every single time [23:20]
Productivity/Lifestyle Toolhttp://www.nimble.com/ (Nimble) – the only solution to offer small businesses the best features of high-end CRM systems combined with the power of social media.
Valuable Bookhttp://www.giftbizbook.com ()http://amzn.to/1JSHpMI (Success Principles) by Jack Canfield
http://amzn.to/1LR7eyL (The Small Business Owner’s Guide to Local Lead Generation) by Ray L. Perry, Justin Sturges, Phil Singleton, Kevin Jordan & Mark Z. Fortune
Contact Linkshttp://www.redpointmarketingconsultants.com (Website)
http://www.facebook.com/RedpointMarketingConsultants (Facebook)
https://twitter.com/RMCVirginia (Twitter)
http://linkedin.com/pub/kevin-jordan/b/3a2/89 (LinkedIn)
https://plus.google.com/+Redpointmarketingconsultants/posts (Google+)
https://www.youtube.com/user/RedpointMarketing (YouTube)
http://localleadgenbook.com (Book Website)
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Released:
Jul 13, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

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