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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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2023 Customer Marketing and Advocacy Programs: The Crystal Ball Says…
The Referential Team offers some insights into the trends we observed in customer marketing in 2022, and what we feel this may portend in 2023, read on for our insights.
Reflections On The Past Year, Well Wishes For The Year Ahead
This holiday season, from us to you, we hope it’s the best yet!
Leveraging Tracked Content in RO to make Monthly Recruitment Metrics Easy, Part 3 of 3
Putting together a recruitment report using RO Innovation (formerly ReferenceView) is easy to put together, and easy to understand!
Leveraging Tracked Content in RO to make Monthly Recruitment Metrics Easy, Part 2 of 3
In part one of this series, I spoke about a way in which I put together a recruitment report for my clients using RO Innovation (formerly ReferenceView) that is both easy to assemble and to understand…
Leveraging Tracked Content in RO to make Monthly Recruitment Metrics Easy, Part 1 of 3
Customer marketing and advocacy, like all other departments, needs to demonstrate its value to the larger organization. When Referential works with clients, I and my colleagues strive to ensure the quality of work we deliver is timely and, most importantly, impactful. What’s the quickest way to demonstrate this?
The 25 / 50 Virtual Meeting Rule
Small shifts in the way meetings are held mitigates the fatigue we feel jumping from meeting to meeting, to emails, and other tasks. Here’s some great advice on how to avoid the dreaded Zoom Fatigue.
Getting Over The Hump Between Starting An Advocacy Program and Seeing Results
To get over the hump between starting your program and seeing results, you need to communicate Why the program is important, What results you expect to see, and How to ensure the program’s success.
#TOP100CMA: The Who's Who Of Customer Advocacy
Recently, our partners at Crowdvocate initiated a nomination process and subsequent vote to establish within the customer advocacy community a list of the who’s who, or the more influential among us in the advocacy community. It’s with great pleasure that we at Referential are able to report: we have two of our own voted in to share the spotlight!
The Top Six Steps to Effective Communication
Effective communication is important for Project Managers and all professionals, alike. It forms the basis of any successful endeavor. You must be able to clearly convey a message while synthesizing responses from your audience.
It’s Not Too Late To Shore-up Your CY2022 Planning
It’s never too late to act. Making time for planning and team building will set the foundation for a successful year ahead. Here are six things to think about that may help!


Beta & Bubbles, Trusted’s beta launch event, was an event where leaders and practitioners gathered to explore how trust, advocacy, and customer relationships are influencing modern growth strategies. The event highlighted the growing importance of trust-led growth and how platforms like Trusted are helping organizations make trust measurable and actionable.