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By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:16:14 +0000

Hi, Luci!

Thanks for your comment – and I’m glad that you found the post helpful. You are VERY welcome!

By: Luci

Luci — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:32:04 +0000

These are great tips, they seem obvious now you’ve pointed them out but I for one had not thought of them in that way before, especially the specifics part. Thanks!

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:16:58 +0000

Leticia-

Thanks for the great example. You’re right about getting a “dear in the headlights” look when asking for testimonial specifics – many folks figure that saying something like, “This company is great and I enjoy working with the people” is enough to make an impact. Although that’s OK, including specifics can make a huge difference!

And yes, please feel free to share this post (and any other post you like) with your networking group. That’s great!

By: Leticia Dominguez

Leticia Dominguez — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 15:41:34 +0000

Nicely stated. I had been requested to write some testimonies for members of one networking group. I agreed, however each one had to let me know the top two or three “specific sells” points before I began. Some seemed shocked that I would ask.

An example, was an attorney who settled an injury case for a family member, I thought the settlement was normal, however he needed the amount in the testimony, due to the amount of settlement was larger than most and very uncommon. I would never had known or put it in his letter if I had not asked and as you stated:

“When the testimonial provides details and tells a story, prospects will read it and think, â€œIf this company was able to help these people, I bet they can help me too!â€”

Love the blog, keep up the good work and I would like permission to share with my networking group on Thursday, if you would not mind…

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