The Complete Guide To Referral Marketing

July 27, 2020

Trust for traditional marketing channels is lower than ever. But that doesn’t mean businesses should give up their marketing efforts entirely. It just means they need to be smart about using channels that work better. There’s one channel that works like no other: customer referral marketing. Customer referral marketing leverages a simple insight: While customers might not trust your marketing team, they do trust the recommendations of their friends and family members. So let’s talk about how you can get started with referral marketing.

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Carahsoft is the trusted government IT solutions provider, combining technological expertise with a thorough understanding of the government procurement process to help public sector organizations select and implement the best solution at the best possible value. As a top-ranked GSA Schedule Contract holder, Carahsoft is the largest government partner, serving as the master government aggregator for many of its best-of-breed vendors and driving value for an extensive ecosystem of IT manufacturers, resellers, system integrators, and consulting partners. Our dedicated solutions teams support proactive sales, marketing, and delivery of strategic solutions to help improve the efficiency and productivity of government IT.

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