David Rush on Building a Software-Empowered Referral Engine

The Digital Agency Growth Podcast

English - April 19, 2023 04:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 74 ratings
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Sales cycles are getting shorter, and with that comes more strain to get more leads in the pipeline. Referrals and professional introductions are one of the best ways to do this, and can make the difference between closing the deal and an unread email.

Today’s guest, David Rush, is here to talk about his referral engine SmallWorld and how nurturing your professional relationships makes all the difference. This week, episode 178 of The Digital Agency Growth Podcast is about building a software-empowered referral engine!

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In this episode of The Digital Agency Growth Podcast, David Rush shares the importance of building trust in business relationships and actionable steps you can take right now to start making introductions and connections for stronger lead generation.

David Rush is the founder and CEO of SmallWorld, a relationship activation platform that fuels the entire relationship life cycle to unlock more successful introductions and referrals. An experienced entrepreneur and SaaS go-to-market leader, David has built and led growth teams to successful exits multiple times throughout his career. Previously, he was the founder and CEO of Earshot, a social media listening platform for major enterprise brands. David also served as CRO of DialogTech where he led a team of 80+ sales, customer success, channel, and service professionals to drive commercial growth and retention.

In this episode, Dan and David discuss the following:

The compression of the sales cycle and what that means for an agency’s selling approach.Streamlining and organizing the referrals and relationships in a company’s network.How SmallWorld adapts to your comfort level of sharing professional contacts.What you should prepare when asking someone else to make an introduction for you.

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