Employing a Winning Referral Strategy

“How do you get your work?”   It is a simple question I ask lots of people.  Funny, I undoubtedly get the same answer every time.  Referrals. The second question seems natural: “Why do they refer to you?”   This answer is increasingly unclear to most people.  They know they get work from referral sources,…

It’s About the Service, Not the Pledge

At the LSSO conference in Boston this summer, I heard this fantastic quote that has stuck with me:  “It’s about the service, not the pledge!”  This is so true!  How many times have I looked at websites, read brochures, heard radio ads and spotted a “service pledge” addressed to clients? They proclaim that the service…

Good Service Makes You Pause for the Best Reasons

I had two great service moments that I feel compelled to share. Not because the acts were particularly profound, but because they made me pause for just a minute and feel good about the businesses I chose to patronize.  It has been a while since I have had such positive customer service experiences. All the…