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As a team of consultants embedded in dozens of unique customer advocacy programs at any given moment, Referential is constantly exploring, implementing, and improving on strategies and best practices.

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Cutting Monthly Outreach Hours Without Cutting Corners 
Cutting Monthly Outreach Hours Without Cutting Corners 

Managing customer advocacy recruitment at scale often means juggling spreadsheets, account executives, and repetitive emails. By structuring data for Zapier automation, you can cut hours of manual work while keeping outreach accurate, personalized, and impactful.

Executing Large-Scale Customer Advocacy at Meraki
Executing Large-Scale Customer Advocacy at Meraki

At CustomerXCon 2024, Cisco Meraki’s former Director of Global Customer Marketing shared how a small team leveraged external support to successfully launch a major advocacy project—proving that the right partner can drive both strategic direction and scalable results.

Building a Scalable Advocacy Program: Lessons from Avalara’s Senior Customer Advocacy Manager 
Building a Scalable Advocacy Program: Lessons from Avalara’s Senior Customer Advocacy Manager 

Avalara’s customer advocacy journey shows how the right support can turn a strong vision into a scalable, high-impact program. Senior Customer Advocacy Manager Anna Whiting shares how partnering with Referential helped Avalara select the right platform, drive internal alignment, and bring their advocacy strategy to life.

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Keeping Customer Advocacy Programs Alive and Well in the Age of Mergers & Acquisitions

We all know that every company has a different view and investment in their customer advocacy program (if they even have a program at all). When going through a merger and acquisition (M&A), these are some helpful considerations to keep in mind while adapting your customer advocacy program to the new business.

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