DJ & Entertainment: 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 DJs and entertainment companies 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 DJs and entertainment companies, who else gets a call that same week?
DJs and entertainment companies sell to both individuals and businesses, and most of the work starts when a family plans a wedding or milestone event. It is planned well ahead, so the introduction has to happen early. Most clients buy once, so the flow of new names is the whole business.
- Wedding or major eventwhen a family plans a wedding or milestone event
- Rebrand or launchwhen a business launches or rebrands
- Retirementwhen somebody retires
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.
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Florist
They send you work78Trigger: a family plans a wedding or milestone event
Florists hear about it when a family plans a wedding or milestone event, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 02
Photographer
They send you work74Trigger: a family plans a wedding or milestone event
Photographers hear about it when a family plans a wedding or milestone event, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 03
Caterer
They send you work73Trigger: a family plans a wedding or milestone event
Caterers hear about it when a family plans a wedding or milestone event, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 04
Event Planner
They send you work72Trigger: a family plans a wedding or milestone event
Event planners hear about it when a family plans a wedding or milestone event, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 05
Medical Spa / Aesthetics
Two-way68Trigger: a family plans a wedding or milestone event
You and med spas both get the call when a family plans a wedding or milestone event, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 06
Jeweler
They send you work68Trigger: a family plans a wedding or milestone event
Jewelers hear about it when a family plans a wedding or milestone event, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 07
Personal Trainer / Fitness Studio
Two-way64Trigger: a family plans a wedding or milestone event
You and trainers and fitness studios both get the call when a family plans a wedding or milestone event, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 08
Videographer
They send you work62Trigger: a family plans a wedding or milestone event
Videographers hear about it when a family plans a wedding or milestone event, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 09
Apparel & Custom Clothing
Two-way62Trigger: a family plans a wedding or milestone event
You and apparel and clothing companies both get the call when a family plans a wedding or milestone event, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 10
Primary Care Physician
They send you work61Trigger: somebody retires
Primary care practices hear about it when somebody retires, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 01
Florist
They send you work56Trigger: a family plans a wedding or milestone event
Florists hear about it when a family plans a wedding or milestone event, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 02
Travel Agent
Two-way56Trigger: a family plans a wedding or milestone event
You and travel advisors both get the call when a family plans a wedding or milestone event, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 03
Caterer
They send you work55Trigger: a family plans a wedding or milestone event
Caterers hear about it when a family plans a wedding or milestone event, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 04
Medical Spa / Aesthetics
Two-way54Trigger: a family plans a wedding or milestone event
You and med spas both get the call when a family plans a wedding or milestone event, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 05
Photographer
They send you work54Trigger: a family plans a wedding or milestone event
Photographers hear about it when a family plans a wedding or milestone event, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 06
Event Planner
They send you work52Trigger: a family plans a wedding or milestone event
Event planners hear about it when a family plans a wedding or milestone event, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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 city or county chamber of commerce
Your partners are in this room: florists, photographers, and caterers.
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.
Find your local chapter →Give someone nine choices and they pick none. If you do one thing from this page, do this.
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Your city or county chamber of commerce
Chamber of commerceYour partners are in this room: florists, photographers, and caterers.
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 → - 02
NAWBO (women business owners)
Chamber of commerceYour partners are in this room: photographers, event planners, and med spas.
Chapters built on relationships. Members say it turns into work more often than a regular chamber.
Chapter finder → - 03
Local Facebook & community groups
Online communityYour partners are in this room: florists, photographers, and caterers.
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 → - 04
LinkedIn groups & local B2B communities
Online communityYour partners are in this room: photographers, event planners, and med spas.
Works when your buyer has a job title. Useful comments on your partners' posts beat posting your own.
Chapter finder → - 05
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 → - 06
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 → - 07
Network In Action
Structured referral groupOne seat per category, so your competitors are excluded by rule and the seats around you are the partners above.
Referral groups that meet once a month. Good if you cannot give up a morning every week.
Chapter finder → - 08
Master Networks
Structured referral groupOne seat per category, so your competitors are excluded by rule and the seats around you are the partners above.
Weekly chapters with one person per job. They spend more time teaching than most.
Chapter finder →
Your city or county chamber of commerce
Your partners are in this room: florists, photographers, and caterers.
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.
Find your local chapter →Give someone nine choices and they pick none. If you do one thing from this page, do this.
- 01
Your city or county chamber of commerce
Chamber of commerceYour partners are in this room: florists, photographers, and caterers.
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 → - 02
NAWBO (women business owners)
Chamber of commerceYour partners are in this room: photographers, event planners, and med spas.
Chapters built on relationships. Members say it turns into work more often than a regular chamber.
Chapter finder → - 03
Local Facebook & community groups
Online communityYour partners are in this room: florists, photographers, and caterers.
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 → - 04
LinkedIn groups & local B2B communities
Online communityYour partners are in this room: photographers, event planners, and med spas.
Works when your buyer has a job title. Useful comments on your partners' posts beat posting your own.
Chapter finder → - 05
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 → - 06
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.
- 07
Restaurant & lodging association
Your partners' associationYour partner is in this room: caterers.
Restaurant and hotel owners. They replace equipment all the time, fail inspections often, and talk to each other more than almost anyone.
Chapter finder → - 08
Local business expo
Event or trade showYour partners are in this room: caterers and apparel and clothing companies.
Usually run by the chamber. Each chat is short, but you can meet twenty nearby businesses in one morning. Good when you are starting from nothing.
Let us be straight with you. For DJs and entertainment companies, 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 dj & entertainment 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 DJs and entertainment companies, 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: DJ & Entertainment
The five people who should be sending you clients
- Florist (They send you work)
Shared trigger: a family plans a wedding or milestone event - Photographer (They send you work)
Shared trigger: a family plans a wedding or milestone event - Caterer (They send you work)
Shared trigger: a family plans a wedding or milestone event - Event Planner (They send you work)
Shared trigger: a family plans a wedding or milestone event - Medical Spa / Aesthetics (Two-way)
Shared trigger: a family plans a wedding or milestone event
The three rooms to be in
- Your city or county chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: florists, photographers, and caterers.
- NAWBO (women business owners): Your partners are in this room: photographers, event planners, and med spas.
- Local Facebook & community groups: Your partners are in this room: florists, photographers, and caterers.
- Your city or county chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: florists, photographers, and caterers.
- NAWBO (women business owners): Your partners are in this room: photographers, event planners, and med spas.
- Local Facebook & community groups: Your partners are in this room: florists, photographers, and caterers.