The Referral Engine

The Michelli Experience by Dr. Joseph A. Michelli

Jul 17, 202610:17Business

Referral programs mostly fail because companies try to manufacture word of mouth rather than capture it. In this episode, Joseph Michelli reframes referrals as a design problem, not a promotion problem — anchored by Niel...

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