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Actively engage prospective participants in dialogue: create the program together |
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Ensure that the program works for all parties: solicit and incorporate participant input |
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Focus everyone on bottom-line results
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Treat participants and prospects like valued customers or investors
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Remove barriers to participation by creating highly positive customer experiences |
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Invest in shared resources; in particular, look for low-cost technology tools that ease participation and results tracking
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Proactively approach prospects with compelling cost-benefit data |
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Actively “sell” the program to prospects and the media |
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When rejected by prospects, seek to understand and address the reasons |
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Reward participants
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