Deliver an outstanding service or product so that customers want to recommend you to others

When they do that, thank them for the recommendation – people like acknowledgement. It doesn’t have to be an extravagant gesture: a simple phone call or a personal note to acknowledge what they have done will have an enormous impact.

If you have the budget for bigger rewards then offer something more. (See Terry Dorr of Impress Promotions if you are short of ideas.)