Automotive Sales & Service: Best Referral Sources
Who should be sending you clients, and the rooms they are already sitting in.
Get the networking events worth showing up to
Tell us where you are. We will send you the best rooms for auto dealers and repair shops and the next meeting dates. Add a ZIP and this page will also show your local chapters and which seats are open.
Most business owners network where their competitors are, not where their referral partners are.
Your own trade group is for learning. Your partners' groups are where the work comes from. Everything below starts with one question. When something happens that makes people need auto dealers and repair shops, who else gets a call that same week?
Auto dealers and repair shops sell to both individuals and businesses, and most of the work starts when somebody gets in a car accident. It moves fast, so being the name already in hand matters more than being the cheapest. Clients come back, which makes one good introduction worth years.
- Auto collisionwhen somebody gets in a car accident
- Vehicle breakdownwhen a vehicle breaks down or has to be towed
- Job changewhen somebody changes jobs or gets relocated
- Move-in / relocationwhen a family moves into a new place
- Business formationwhen somebody starts a company
Who should be sending you clients
Who you should be sending clients to
Ranked by what starts the job, not by who sounds close to your trade.
The same list, turned around. Give first and the rest follows.
- 01
Primary Care Physician
They send you work65Trigger: somebody changes jobs or gets relocated
Primary care practices hear about it when somebody changes jobs or gets relocated, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 02
Insurance Property & Casualty
They send you work62Trigger: somebody gets in a car accident
P&C insurance agents hear about it when somebody gets in a car accident, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 03
Childcare & Preschool
They send you work62Trigger: somebody changes jobs or gets relocated
Childcare centers and preschools hear about it when somebody changes jobs or gets relocated, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 04
Physical Therapist
They send you work62Trigger: somebody gets in a car accident
Physical therapists hear about it when somebody gets in a car accident, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 05
Chiropractor
They send you work61Trigger: somebody gets in a car accident
Chiropractors hear about it when somebody gets in a car accident, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 06
Security Systems
They send you work61Trigger: a family moves into a new place
Security system companies hear about it when a family moves into a new place, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 07
Mental Health Therapist
They send you work61Trigger: somebody changes jobs or gets relocated
Therapists and counselors hear about it when somebody changes jobs or gets relocated, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 08
Orthopedic & Pain Management
They send you work60Trigger: somebody gets in a car accident
Orthopedic and pain management practices hear about it when somebody gets in a car accident, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 09
Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning
They send you work59Trigger: a family moves into a new place
Carpet cleaning companies hear about it when a family moves into a new place, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 10
IT Services / Managed IT
They send you work59Trigger: somebody starts a company
IT and managed service providers hear about it when somebody starts a company, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 01
Towing & Roadside
They send you work57Trigger: somebody gets in a car accident
Towing operators hear about it when somebody gets in a car accident, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 02
Chiropractor
They send you work53Trigger: somebody gets in a car accident
Chiropractors hear about it when somebody gets in a car accident, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 03
Orthopedic & Pain Management
They send you work51Trigger: somebody gets in a car accident
Orthopedic and pain management practices hear about it when somebody gets in a car accident, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 04
Auto Body & Collision Repair
They send you work51Trigger: somebody gets in a car accident
Collision repair shops hear about it when somebody gets in a car accident, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 05
Physical Therapist
They send you work50Trigger: somebody gets in a car accident
Physical therapists hear about it when somebody gets in a car accident, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 06
Tutoring & Test Prep
Two-way49Trigger: a family moves into a new place
You and tutoring companies both get the call when a family moves into a new place, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
Where those people actually are
Ranked by how many of your best partners are in the room, and how much work each one can send you.
Your county medical society
Your partners are in this room: primary care practices, physical therapists, and orthopedic and pain management practices.
Doctors in one room, and almost nobody there is selling to them. You can usually go as a sponsor.
Find your local chapter →Give someone nine choices and they pick none. If you do one thing from this page, do this.
- 01
Your county medical society
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: primary care practices, physical therapists, and orthopedic and pain management practices.
Doctors in one room, and almost nobody there is selling to them. You can usually go as a sponsor.
Chapter finder → - 02
Your city or county chamber of commerce
Chamber of commerceYour partners are in this room: primary care practices, P&C insurance agents, and physical therapists.
Too big and too broad on its own. The value is in one committee. Pick one and go every time. The same fifteen people show up, and they get to know you.
Chapter finder → - 03
State chiropractic association
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: physical therapists and chiropractors.
Chiropractors see crash victims within days. If your work starts after an injury, this is the busiest room there is, and almost nobody in it is a lawyer.
Chapter finder → - 04
MGMA (Medical Group Management Association)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: primary care practices and orthopedic and pain management practices.
Office managers for doctors. They pick the vendors. The doctors just get sold to.
Chapter finder → - 05
Local Facebook & community groups
Online communityYour partners are in this room: childcare centers and preschools, chiropractors, and therapists and counselors.
City groups, condo and HOA groups, and parent groups. For home services this is often the biggest free source on this list. Most competitors post ads instead of answers.
Chapter finder → - 06
Independent Insurance Agents (Big I)
Your partners' associationYour partner is in this room: P&C insurance agents.
Insurance agents. They get the first call after almost any damage, and they talk to the client every year at renewal.
Chapter finder → - 07
BNI
Structured referral groupOne seat per category, so your competitors are excluded by rule and the seats around you are the partners above.
The biggest referral group in the world. You meet every week. Only one person per job. They expect you to show up.
Chapter finder → - 08
LeTip International
Structured referral groupOne seat per category, so your competitors are excluded by rule and the seats around you are the partners above.
Weekly referral chapters. One person per job. Strong with trades and home services.
Chapter finder →
Your county medical society
Your partners are in this room: primary care practices, physical therapists, and orthopedic and pain management practices.
Doctors in one room, and almost nobody there is selling to them. You can usually go as a sponsor.
Find your local chapter →Give someone nine choices and they pick none. If you do one thing from this page, do this.
- 01
Your county medical society
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: primary care practices, physical therapists, and orthopedic and pain management practices.
Doctors in one room, and almost nobody there is selling to them. You can usually go as a sponsor.
Chapter finder → - 02
Your city or county chamber of commerce
Chamber of commerceYour partners are in this room: primary care practices, P&C insurance agents, and physical therapists.
Too big and too broad on its own. The value is in one committee. Pick one and go every time. The same fifteen people show up, and they get to know you.
Chapter finder → - 03
State chiropractic association
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: physical therapists and chiropractors.
Chiropractors see crash victims within days. If your work starts after an injury, this is the busiest room there is, and almost nobody in it is a lawyer.
Chapter finder → - 04
MGMA (Medical Group Management Association)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: primary care practices and orthopedic and pain management practices.
Office managers for doctors. They pick the vendors. The doctors just get sold to.
Chapter finder → - 05
Local Facebook & community groups
Online communityYour partners are in this room: childcare centers and preschools, chiropractors, and therapists and counselors.
City groups, condo and HOA groups, and parent groups. For home services this is often the biggest free source on this list. Most competitors post ads instead of answers.
Chapter finder → - 06
Independent Insurance Agents (Big I)
Your partners' associationYour partner is in this room: P&C insurance agents.
Insurance agents. They get the first call after almost any damage, and they talk to the client every year at renewal.
Chapter finder → - 07
Prime Time Business Network
Structured referral groupOne seat per category, so your competitors are excluded by rule and the seats around you are the partners above.
A South Florida referral group. Only one person per job in each chapter. So your competitors are kept out, and your referral partners have the other seats.
See chapters → - 08
An independent local leads group
Structured referral groupOne seat per category, so your competitors are excluded by rule and the seats around you are the partners above.
Most cities have small leads groups you will never find online. A realtor or insurance agent usually starts them. Ask three people in your trade who they meet with.
Let us be straight with you. For auto dealers and repair shops, a weekly referral group is not the best pick. Your partners gather in professional groups instead, so spend your time there. We would rather say that than sell you a seat you do not need.
Is your seat open?
Prime Time takes one automotive sales & service per chapter. Put in a South Florida ZIP above and we will show you which seats are open.
Add a ZIP code at the top of the page to see which seats are open.
Prime Time doesn't operate where you are yet.
We have fifteen chapters in South Florida and none near you. Telling you to join would be bad advice. The rooms above are the real answer where you are. We can email you the one page version and let you know if we open near you.
Send me those roomsHave the next meetings sent to you
The rooms above are the answer. This is when they meet. Tell us where to send it and we will email you the next dates for auto dealers and repair shops, with the one page plan.
We already know your trade and your area from this page, so there is nothing else to fill in. We do not ask for a phone number. Every email we send has an unsubscribe link.
Your one-page action plan
Five partners, five things to say, three rooms. Print it and keep it in the car.
Networking plan: Automotive Sales & Service
The five people who should be sending you clients
- Primary Care Physician (They send you work)
Shared trigger: somebody changes jobs or gets relocated - Insurance Property & Casualty (They send you work)
Shared trigger: somebody gets in a car accident - Childcare & Preschool (They send you work)
Shared trigger: somebody changes jobs or gets relocated - Physical Therapist (They send you work)
Shared trigger: somebody gets in a car accident - Chiropractor (They send you work)
Shared trigger: somebody gets in a car accident
The three rooms to be in
- Your county medical society: Your partners are in this room: primary care practices, physical therapists, and orthopedic and pain management practices.
- Your city or county chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: primary care practices, P&C insurance agents, and physical therapists.
- State chiropractic association: Your partners are in this room: physical therapists and chiropractors.
- Your county medical society: Your partners are in this room: primary care practices, physical therapists, and orthopedic and pain management practices.
- Your city or county chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: primary care practices, P&C insurance agents, and physical therapists.
- State chiropractic association: Your partners are in this room: physical therapists and chiropractors.