{"id":1897,"date":"2012-08-07T06:30:03","date_gmt":"2012-08-07T10:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifetosuccess.com\/?p=1897"},"modified":"2012-08-07T06:30:03","modified_gmt":"2012-08-07T10:30:03","slug":"referrals-defined-in-a-way-you-and-your-boss-wont-like-jeffrey-gitomer-sales-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifetosuccess.com\/blog\/referrals-defined-in-a-way-you-and-your-boss-wont-like-jeffrey-gitomer-sales-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Referrals Defined. 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