A Friend’s Recommendation Is a Starting Point for Research

A recommendation helped Jackie McNeill decide whom to call. The fact that someone recommended a provider and the terms offered to a new business are separate questions.

The source is the JEM Marketing interview and full transcript.

The client’s words

“I had a friend recommend Coastal Debt Resolve”

This excerpt is from the supplied interview. The complete transcript on the original review provides its surrounding context.

Use the recommendation to open the discussion

Ask what the recommending person experienced and what details are relevant to your situation. Then examine the proposal directly, including the obligations covered, costs, timing and uncertainties. A recommendation can be meaningful without replacing an understanding of the written arrangement.

Questions to add after the recommendation

• What experience is the recommendation based on?
• What terms would apply to this business?
• Which differences between the two situations matter?

Keep the answers connected to the actual records and circumstances being discussed. Where an answer is uncertain, mark it as a question to clarify rather than supplying an assumption.

Return to the original story

Jackie’s short interview explains the recommendation and the relief he describes. It does not provide the agreement a different business would be offered.

Watch the interview and read the full review.

Source: the linked client interview. This is a company selected testimonial. Discussion questions do not establish a result for another business.