We all know that a recommendation from a friend or trusted contact is worth far more than what we hear from an advert or a sales person.
Published by Financial Times Prentice Hall, Recommended shows you new ways of generating referrals which make getting recommended faster, cheaper and more valuable.
If you don't have an effective strategy in place you are missing out on the most powerful and least expensive way of generating new business.
What is a referral? The role of networking. Why current approaches don't work.
How trust is developed. Do people understand how to refer you? Who has the best opportunity to refer you?
The role of Six Degrees of Separation. Where will your referrals come from? Selecting the right networking groups.
LinkedIn as a referral tool. The Referral Book. Results you can rely on.


Labelled 'Mr Network' by The Sun, Andy Lopata was last year named one of Europe's leading business networking strategists by The Financial Times. Andy is a featured columnist in the US web publication The National Networker and also writes for several business magazines. He is frequently quoted in the national press in the UK.
For eight years, Andy was managing director of the UK network Business Referral Exchange. He has since worked with a range of companies from one man bands to multinational organisations like Sage, Merrill Lynch, Aviva Investors and Mastercard to help them realise the full potential from their networking. He is also a former vice-president of the Professional Speaking Association.