#121 - Quotes For a Cause

0:00Welcome to Referrals Done Right, I am Scott Cratez and this is your home for one simple idea, turn your relationships into revenue. If you believe trust beats transactions and relationships drive results, you are in the right place. Each episode along with our website and weekly newsletter is packed with real strategies to help you grow by leading with your heart and executing with intention. You are now part of our D.R. Nation. Let's go. I want to spend five minutes talking about what we've called quotes for a cause and you know a big piece of what we do and one of the sections of the infinite referral advantage is community service groups, civic organizations, nonprofits and so we said you know how can we create win-win wins where we can create awareness for yes our business but also the organization or the cause and we can you know create a buzz

1:01around what everyone's doing in a positive way. So every month we choose a cause and every time someone gets a quote from one of our agencies we make a donation to that cause so we're coming off of it the time of recording here March we did three one five which is our area code three one five for a cure three one five K three one five K for a cure so talk a little bit about you know what that process looked like start to finish. First I mean quotes for a cause is it's an amazing campaign to start when when you when it was initially like presented to me it's like probably it's amazing. My first thoughts were how do I get the word out as fast as possible and how do I get as many quotes as I can before the month's over. The initiative three one five K for the cure supports pediatric cancer locally so I really wanted to lean in on that more than more than

2:02than you probably would otherwise from start to finish it's just been it's been great. I mean the reception from people have been very supportive people have been very engaged in it and it's been it's been something fun to share around the community and connect with people and that's been a great icebreaker too. For sure bringing up quotes for a cause got the flyers people want to help a great cause especially locally this pediatric cancer for this the recipient organization this month so it's something that people can really. Like garnered the support and get behind. Talk to me about the you know the first initial meeting with Colin you know and I guess how you brought it up and what the conversation sounded like and what the initial action steps were. Colin Colin LaRelle uses super super just a genuine person that initiative it kind of it was an organic conversation we met at Utica Coffee we talked a little bit about quotes for a cause and our goal behind it and what we really wanted to do and he was in full support of it you know he was

3:07he was actually thankful that there was an organization business like willing to do something like this to bring awareness to one three one five K for the cure but to support pediatric cancer locally is that's a huge it's a huge initiative but yeah it was a great conversation we had a great back and forth and he's another contact that I established through this that I could obviously know pick his brain in the future and stay connected and yeah Colin wears many hats but you know primarily he's a local attorney absolutely he's in the real estate space as well he's a cancer survivor and then started three one five K for the cure of 501 C three nonprofit so great contact great cause exactly you created you know established the relationship or further advanced it we're raising money you know and so logistically if you can check all the boxes and what are the boxes here right the relationship the cause and then community awareness the hardest thing for for

4:10anyone trying to raise money in any organization is there's so many people that are trying to raise money you know and it's hard it's a cluttered space and and so you know we're able to spotlight them leverage our audience we're able to have them share our information with their audience so cross pollination it's been a huge buzz on social media we post every couple days we've got flyers that you're able to bring out and and that helps open doors and break the ice with other relationships you know and ultimately we're we're going to cut a check at the end of the month and and you know both puts that on social media and so if our customers win because we're able to help them if Collins group wins because we're able to create awareness build their audience and get them some money you know and you're able to to meet new people in the process like I don't know if there's a better way to you know it's incredible and honestly it made it easier to just to even

5:16connect with people in this role because obviously now there's something that they can kind of get behind yeah you know aside from I mean obviously I'm sharing information about insurance but this is bigger than that you know the the mission is bigger and the impact is bigger probably the biggest win that I can think of from this and we've had a lot of people call the agency it's that I talk to talk to Keith you know her from Keith you know no what you guys are doing with the quotes for the cause we want to get on board and I'll I hope and I'm butchered the name photography Luzore Luzore yeah I mean what a great moment you know called call the office said you know I met with Keith talk to Keith wanna get a quote we're able to help him improve his coverage get better pricing local service all things we do and then he was able to you know kind of brag on the you and the the cause of three on five K for the cure and then he put this whole post on social media didn't ask him to not solicited and then you know that drew eyes so that's the gratification for you know moments like that you know because that's real testimony that I didn't you know I mean

6:21yeah and he even opened it was on solicited you know this is this is me just wanting to share so just a relationship that we had in the conversations we had compelled him to one and sure with us even yeah but to build a relationship and connection that I think you know he'll be a beneficial like contact of mine for sure yeah I mean I'm a great ambassador and part of our family now so absolutely um can't stress enough if if you're looking for a way to make an impact in your community and have natural organic conversations meaningful conversations and support good causes uh quotes for a cause take it run with it in your neighborhood your community steal from us kb always a pleasure my friend thanks for all the hard work you're doing out there uh it matters it might not feel like it some days but every conversation we're always one conversation away from something magical happening I agree and uh if 99 out of 100 don't turn in anything so be it

7:21but we look for that one right and you're out there doing it I'm grateful to be in this uh role and proximity to you and everything we got going on this is a impactful man and I'm happy to be here now I'm a friend