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This is a good tool to evaluate your strengths & weaknesses as a group.  It is a good exercise to be done by the entire group or just the officers of the group. How to faciliate this:   1- Print up copies of the Rate Your Chapter PDF  form for all members   *You can also…

Other Tips 1- Also, I’d highly encourage you to check this video out: Be Specific Video  2- Encourage you to reach out to me at bart@TheReferalsGroup.com   I’m happy to send you some great examples from other members &/or review your list We talk a lot about if you want results from your: -Face-to-Face meetings -60…

One of my favorite Education pieces from Bart that I can remember gives us the advice to have a valuable response when someone asks us, “How have you been?” or “What have you been up to?” The response usually sounds something like, “not much,” or “same old, same old.”  Well, that’s probably: A LIE –…

Printable PDF                                                                      What Happens if you Get 1% Better Interactive Education Spot: 1- Watch the video: Video: What Happens if you…

Printable PDF My 14 year old is constantly watching YouTube videos and saying “Hey Dad did you know there is a life hack for _____?”   So, it got me thinking about what are some membership hacks that most of our members either don’t know about or have forgotten.  Here is a starting list. Membership Hacks/Pro…

1- Attendance Matters…a few tips:  -Treat your group meeting like a meeting with a client.  When all group members prioritize attendance the group tends to succeed at much higher levels. -Do F-2-F meetings if with those not in attendance to stay in touch.  This thing is built on staying connected and nothing drives referrals like F-2-F meetings.…

The most important success factor to our groups is your chapter meetings.  It is where members and guests come together to learn how we can identify referral opportunities and build relationships. Inviting guests to your meeting can lead to many valuable benefits, including increased exposure for your business, better meetings, and greater referral opportunities. Tip…

Fall is a great time in our groups.  I’ve noticed over the years that once kids go back to school our Referral Groups get out of summer mode and start really getting into a solid routine.  Our attendance rate goes way up in the fall (usually above 85% across the board), referral volume grows, F-2-F…

Each year we add a lot of new members at the beginning of the year.  In the new member meeting they tell us that the reason they applied to be a member was because they wanted to use The Referrals Group as a new way to grow their business for the upcoming year.  It is…

We had a record # of guests in the month of October.  That is great!  We had 28 more guests attend a meeting in October 2021 than in any previous month going back to 2015.  However, I still see groups over complicate inviting & recruiting.   So here are a few tips to keep recruitment simple: 1- Invite guests, but NEVER do an open invitation   -Invite…

It is infuriating and disappointing when a member no calls, no shows when they are the scheduled speaker.  Sometimes it is an emergency which we certainly need to get over our frustration that we have with that member and see if there is anything we can do to help them. What do you do in…