At Cognism, we greatly value our customers spreading a good word about us, which is why we have dedicated referral and customer advocacy programs aimed to thank them for their support.

What is a referral

If you know someone in another organisation that could benefit from using Cognism and are willing to recommend us to them, you can submit their details to us - a referral. There's a process you can follow to ensure we reward you appropriately for your referral.

Please note, it's always best to let the person you're recommending us to know that you'll be sharing their details with us and that we'll be making contact with them. 

How to submit a referral

Step 1: Sign up to the program through Partnerstack (our referral tracking system)

Step 2: Once logged in, click on 'Submit a lead'

Step 3: Enter the details of the person you're referring us to and follow the instructions on that page.

Step 4: Go claim your reward!

Rewards

We reward you for every referral you submit in two ways.

1) For simply submitting a referral, we'll give you 2,500 Points in Cognism Champions which is equivalent to a £/$/€50 gift card. To claim these points and gift card, please sign up to Champions (see instruction in this guide), head to the 'Activities' page then register to the 'External referral' activity.

Once we've approved your activity registration, the points will be added to your profile and you'll be able to checkout with a gift card on the Rewards page. Soon after that, a member of our team will then be in touch with you with your gift card.

2) The person you referred to us will be contacted by a member of our sales development team to set up a meeting and begin the opportunity creation process internally. If Cognism reach an agreement with the person/organisation you referred and a contract be signed, you'll be entitled to 15% of the first year's contract value. 

Through Partnerstack, you'll be able to track the progress of your referral and once it's marked 'closed/won' and we've received the payment from the new customer you referred, you'll receive your pay out from our finance team.