At the recent Leeds presentation of the “Managing and marketing a profitable surveyors’ practice” training workshop we discussed leading a surveyor’s practice - leadership in property. Some of the leadership models discussed were considered helpful. We tackled a number of common issues when leading a surveyors’ practice and these are Read More
At a recent workshop for surveyors (“Managing and marketing your surveying practice” http://www.mblseminars.com/Outline?progid=5865) I was asked to write a blog about managing client service in surveying and property partnerships. It’s a big topic, but here are the headlines with signposts to further reading. Why is managing client service in surveying Read More
I recently presented the MBL course “Winning more work from referrers and intermediaries” in Birmingham. Below are the top tips on referrer management discussed by the delegates. Details of future courses are here: https://www.mblseminars.com/outline?progid=5770. 1.The importance of the broader marketing context At the session we considered research that demonstrated how important Read More
I recently ran a series of referrer management strategies training sessions for property folk in addition to the public courses for all professions. Addressing both internal and external referrers, the main themes arising were as follows: 1.Set clear aims Rather than just seeking to increase the number of internal and external Read More
At last week’s “Managing and marketing a profitable surveyors’ practice” workshop in Glasgow, where the focus was on how to achieve profitable growth, the delegates identified six insights into managing a surveyors’ practice 1. Produce a (short) strategic business plan Some firms had a business plan that needed to be Read More
