Towing & Roadside: 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 towing operators 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 towing operators, who else gets a call that same week?
Towing operators sell to both individuals and businesses, and most of the work starts when somebody gets in a car accident. It is usually an emergency, so whoever is trusted at that moment gets the call. 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
- Storm damagewhen a named storm comes through
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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Property Manager (Residential)
They send you work68Trigger: a named storm comes through
Residential property managers hear about it when a named storm comes through, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 02
Insurance Property & Casualty
Two-way65Trigger: somebody gets in a car accident
You and P&C insurance agents both get the call when somebody gets in a car accident, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 03
Community Association Manager (HOA / Condo)
They send you work60Trigger: a named storm comes through
Community association managers hear about it when a named storm comes through, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 04
Auto Body & Collision Repair
You send them work59Trigger: somebody gets in a car accident
You hear about it when somebody gets in a car accident, before collision repair shops do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
- 05
Chiropractor
You send them work59Trigger: somebody gets in a car accident
You hear about it when somebody gets in a car accident, before chiropractors do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
- 06
Water & Storm Damage Restoration
They send you work58Trigger: a named storm comes through
Restoration contractors hear about it when a named storm comes through, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 07
Commercial Property Manager
They send you work57Trigger: a named storm comes through
Commercial property managers hear about it when a named storm comes through, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 08
Facility Manager
They send you work57Trigger: a named storm comes through
Facility managers hear about it when a named storm comes through, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 09
Attorney Personal Injury
You send them work54Trigger: somebody gets in a car accident
You hear about it when somebody gets in a car accident, before personal injury attorneys do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
- 10
Tree Service
They send you work54Trigger: a named storm comes through
Tree services hear about it when a named storm comes through, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 01
Auto Body & Collision Repair
You send them work71Trigger: somebody gets in a car accident
You hear about it when somebody gets in a car accident, before collision repair shops do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
- 02
Chiropractor
You send them work67Trigger: somebody gets in a car accident
You hear about it when somebody gets in a car accident, before chiropractors do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
- 03
Attorney Personal Injury
You send them work58Trigger: somebody gets in a car accident
You hear about it when somebody gets in a car accident, before personal injury attorneys do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
- 04
Orthopedic & Pain Management
You send them work56Trigger: somebody gets in a car accident
You hear about it when somebody gets in a car accident, before orthopedic and pain management practices do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
- 05
Insurance Property & Casualty
Two-way55Trigger: somebody gets in a car accident
You and P&C insurance agents both get the call when somebody gets in a car accident, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 06
Automotive Sales & Service
You send them work52Trigger: somebody gets in a car accident
You hear about it when somebody gets in a car accident, before auto dealers and repair shops do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
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: residential property managers, P&C insurance agents, and community association managers.
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: residential property managers, P&C insurance agents, and community association managers.
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
IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: residential property managers and commercial property managers.
Property managers for apartments, offices, and mixed buildings. Vendors can join and go to chapter meetings.
Chapter finder → - 03
Hispanic chamber of commerce
Chamber of commerceYour partners are in this room: chiropractors and personal injury attorneys.
Very strong in South Florida. People here trust each other, and far fewer people are selling.
Chapter finder → - 04
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 → - 05
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 → - 06
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 → - 07
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 → - 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.
Your city or county chamber of commerce
Your partners are in this room: residential property managers, P&C insurance agents, and community association managers.
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: residential property managers, P&C insurance agents, and community association managers.
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
IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: residential property managers and commercial property managers.
Property managers for apartments, offices, and mixed buildings. Vendors can join and go to chapter meetings.
Chapter finder → - 03
Hispanic chamber of commerce
Chamber of commerceYour partners are in this room: chiropractors and personal injury attorneys.
Very strong in South Florida. People here trust each other, and far fewer people are selling.
Chapter finder → - 04
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 → - 05
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.
- 06
CAI Southeast Florida chapter
Your partners' associationYour partner is in this room: community association managers.
South Florida has more condos than almost anywhere, so this room is packed with association managers. Vendors can go to the trade shows and the monthly lunches.
Chapter finder → - 07
CAI chapter trade show & expo
Event or trade showYour partner is in this room: community association managers.
Hundreds of association managers and board members walking a vendor floor, there to find vendors. One of the few trade shows where a booth actually pays off.
Chapter finder → - 08
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 →
Let us be straight with you. For towing operators, 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 towing & roadside 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 towing operators, 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: Towing & Roadside
The five people who should be sending you clients
- Property Manager (Residential) (They send you work)
Shared trigger: a named storm comes through - Insurance Property & Casualty (Two-way)
Shared trigger: somebody gets in a car accident - Community Association Manager (HOA / Condo) (They send you work)
Shared trigger: a named storm comes through - Auto Body & Collision Repair (You send them work)
Shared trigger: somebody gets in a car accident - Chiropractor (You send them work)
Shared trigger: somebody gets in a car accident
The three rooms to be in
- Your city or county chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: residential property managers, P&C insurance agents, and community association managers.
- IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management): Your partners are in this room: residential property managers and commercial property managers.
- Hispanic chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: chiropractors and personal injury attorneys.
- Your city or county chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: residential property managers, P&C insurance agents, and community association managers.
- IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management): Your partners are in this room: residential property managers and commercial property managers.
- Hispanic chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: chiropractors and personal injury attorneys.