Register today for the CEC's 2012 Startup Forecast on Wednesday, December 14. There is an exciting line-up of speakers ready to share their insights and predictions for next year.  Speakers include: Brett Goldstein, Matt McCall, Jr., Harper Reed, Howard Tullman and more to come. 

Date: Wednesday, December 14

Time: 8:30 am - 12 noon

Location: Chase Auditorium, 10 South Dearborn St., Lower Lobby

The CEC is crowdsourcing a new logo and we would like your help choosing it. Please vote on the selected logos and tell us what you think. We would like our new logo to focus on our initials CEC. It should represent our brand CEC, and therefore we would like input from the design community. We are part of the Chicago based community and would like our logo to represent Chicago, Tech Startups and CEC. Thanks! 

   

Over 90% of consumers trust their friends' recommendations over any other source of information.  Buzz Referrals helps companies create branded referral programs and promotions to get their customers talking.  Each Buzz Referrals promotion allows consumers to easily tell their friends about a promotion in exchange for a reward when their friend signs up.  A Buzz Referrals campaign increases brand awareness, generates new customers, and strengthens the relationship with each existing customer.

 

Because the friends of your current customers are the most targeted group of prospects that you will find.  And multiple studies have shown that referred customers have a higher life-time value (avg 27% higher).  

 

There's a concept called the "Net Promoter Score" that the Buzz Referrals uses to engage happy customers.  If you asked every customer how likely he or she is to tell a friend about your company, with 10 representing "extremely likely," your Net Promoters are everyone who rates you an 8, 9, or 10.  We found that most companies have a large number of Net Promoters - but they don't know how to identify or engage them.  Buzz Referrals identifies these consumers and then makes it really easy and fun for them to refer friends. 

 

Mention the CEC when you contact us, and regardless of whether or not you use Buzz Referrals, you can use our Facebook app free for 30 days! 

 

If you'd like to discuss our referral promotions or if you have a female-targeted brand that might fit well with the Buzz Network, please contact Jordan Linville at jordan@buzzreferrals.com or  call us at: 312-869-BUZZ (2899)