Beyond Word of Mouth: Exploring the Potential of Referral Marketing
Description
Join us as we explore the world of referral marketing in our final episode of the first season of The Advocacy Channel Podcast, featuring referral marketing expert Keith Posehn. Keith brings over 17 years of experience to the table, offering vast knowledge and expertise from his time leading referral programs for tech startups and tech giants, including Caviar and Uber.
In this episode, Keith sheds light on the complexities of referral marketing, highlighting the common hurdles companies face and offering practical advice to overcome them. It's an episode filled with Keith's professional anecdotes and wisdom, offering tips and tricks to help you launch and run successful referral programs.
In this episode, you'll discover:
Strategies for overcoming resistance: Learn how to win over skeptical stakeholders by aligning referral program objectives with broader business goals, and discover why past failures shouldn't deter new efforts.
Innovative approaches to incentives: Beyond mere discounts, explore creative ways to incentivize customers, focusing on what truly adds value to their experience and encourages genuine advocacy.
The role of timing and promptness: Keith emphasizes the critical moments for prompting referrals, illustrating how well-timed engagement can significantly enhance program participation rates.
Building a holistic marketing effort: Gain insights on seamlessly integrating referral programs into your marketing strategy, and smoothly transition from product-focused initiatives to broad market-wide campaigns as the program matures
Connect with Keith on LinkedIn for more insights on referral and affiliate marketing: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithposehn/
Connect with us:
- Get more customer marketing insights and strategies at impact.com/blog/
- Connect with host Will on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/wifraser/
Have a question? Suggestion? Email us at advocacychannel@impact.com