B
Evidence Grade B
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under review
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60%
60% -- share of business from referrals for healthy consulting businesses (2026)
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Value
60%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Podcast host (Amplify Me)
Primary
Tier C
https://www.amplifyme.agency/stacey-brown-randall ↗
Source Article
How to generate referrals without ever asking, with Stacey Brown Randall
Original Research
Podcast host (Amplify Me)
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Methodology
Self-conducted study by podcast host examining drivers of success in consulting businesses from firms like EY and McKinsey down to small business; described as a constant in healthy firms
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Industrymarketing
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healthy consulting businesses: 60% share of business from referrals. Source: Podcast host (Amplify Me) (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/consulting-referral-revenue-share-60pct
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