Glossary

Referral Program

A referral program is a structured system that rewards existing customers for referring new customers to your business. It transforms word-of-mouth into a scalable, trackable growth channel.

Why Referrals Work

Referred customers have a 16% higher lifetime value, 37% higher retention rate, and 4x higher conversion rate than customers from other channels. People trust recommendations from friends and family more than any form of advertising.

Referral Program Structures

  • Two-Sided: Both referrer and referred get a reward (most effective)
  • One-Sided: Only the referrer gets a reward
  • Tiered: Increasing rewards for more referrals
  • Contest: Top referrers win prizes
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