Comments on: Rain Making Problem #26: How to Ask for a Referral http://www.hardingco.com/blog/2009/12/21/rain-making-problem-26-how-to-ask-for-a-referral/ Mimi Spangler's Blog on Rainmaking and Business Development Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:48:43 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Jim Cronin http://www.hardingco.com/blog/2009/12/21/rain-making-problem-26-how-to-ask-for-a-referral/comment-page-1/#comment-37042 Jim Cronin Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:09:23 +0000 http://www.hardingco.com/blog/?p=581#comment-37042 Like Lieutenant Columbo....." Oh, just one more thing...." Like Lieutenant Columbo…..” Oh, just one more thing….”

]]> By: Ford Harding http://www.hardingco.com/blog/2009/12/21/rain-making-problem-26-how-to-ask-for-a-referral/comment-page-1/#comment-37040 Ford Harding Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:20:14 +0000 http://www.hardingco.com/blog/?p=581#comment-37040 Jim These are good words. How would you tee them up? Ford Harding Jim

These are good words. How would you tee them up?

Ford Harding

]]> By: Jim Cronin http://www.hardingco.com/blog/2009/12/21/rain-making-problem-26-how-to-ask-for-a-referral/comment-page-1/#comment-37038 Jim Cronin Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:57:27 +0000 http://www.hardingco.com/blog/?p=581#comment-37038 "If you were me, who would you call on next?" “If you were me, who would you call on next?”

]]> By: Ford Harding http://www.hardingco.com/blog/2009/12/21/rain-making-problem-26-how-to-ask-for-a-referral/comment-page-1/#comment-37037 Ford Harding Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:39:06 +0000 http://www.hardingco.com/blog/?p=581#comment-37037 Meg: Spoken like a networker! Ford Harding Meg:

Spoken like a networker!

Ford Harding

]]> By: meg wildrick http://www.hardingco.com/blog/2009/12/21/rain-making-problem-26-how-to-ask-for-a-referral/comment-page-1/#comment-37036 meg wildrick Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:23:42 +0000 http://www.hardingco.com/blog/?p=581#comment-37036 What works best for me is to ask-and-offer in a reciprocal way. Most professionals welcome the opportunity to explore which clients/contacts might benefit from knowing you -- as long as you offer to return the favor by introducing them to clients/prospects who might enjoy meeting them. The timing and fit have to be right. But when they are, everybody benefits. What works best for me is to ask-and-offer in a reciprocal way. Most professionals welcome the opportunity to explore which clients/contacts might benefit from knowing you — as long as you offer to return the favor by introducing them to clients/prospects who might enjoy meeting them. The timing and fit have to be right. But when they are, everybody benefits.

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