A while back I got together with a well known consultant in digital marketing and social media to produce a White Paper providing guidance to lawyers, accountants and surveyors – and their business development advisers – on the use of social media in selling and integrating social media into their marketing, Read More
In the Accountancy Age TV video this month (I recommend that you watch it) they discuss why the value of accountancy firms is falling – with some generating less than one times turnover. The main reasons cited for this are: - The predominance of “lifestyle” practices - Poor quality staff Read More
Talking with some accountants the other day about their recent sales experiences reminded me of a number of tips for more effective professional selling. Continuance or progression? - These are important concepts for those who have contacts that they see on a regular basis but find, rather frustratingly, that they are Read More
Unlike lawyers who rarely have repeat business, accountants have portfolios of work – a large proportion of which is ongoing compliance work (e.g. audits) and a smaller amount which is ad-hoc advisory work. Of course, some accountants – such as those working in the corporate finance arena – will have Read More
I wrote a short article for the Finance & Management special report on “Starting a business" by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. It attempts to tackle the issue of selling for those who are starting a business and unfamiliar with marketing and sales techniques. Topics covered Read More
