I really shouldn’t have to talk about the importance of face to face contact on tenders – I thought it was perfectly obvious. But I was so shocked by a recent event that I simply had to put pen to paper (well, fingers to keyboard). A lot of my time is spent 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
Whenever I lead or deliver a training session on networking, the issue of how to remember names when networking always comes up (particularly amongst the legal profession). As it did at a webinar earlier this week. So I have blogged this older FAQ on 16 ways to remember names when Read More
I am often asked to run short training sessions at legal, accountancy and surveying practices with the aim of helping young professionals start their business development activities in support of the firm’s marketing and business development programmes. Here is a summary of some of the ideas provided: Be a good Read More
Last week, I had a good chat with a guy who was one of the first people to be appointed as a “salesperson” at a professional service firm several years ago - as part of my research for an article on business development careers in the professions. I explained that Read More