From the monthly archives:

March 2009

Book Review: How to Win a Pitch

31 March 2009

If you’re short on time, here’s my review in a nutshell: Buy this book.
Before the full review though, an admission: I hate the word “pitch”.
Now don’t get me wrong, I’ve been involved in more than my fair share of pitches; won (and lost) multi-million pound consulting contracts as a result of “beauty parades” and “bake [...]

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Don’t Put Me On Your List

21 March 2009

A topic I’ve blogged about frequently is the importance of good follow-up and of nurturing relationships over time.
In The Importance of Good Follow-Up I highlighted the futility of the “Nice to meet you, if you ever need our services…” email follow-up to networking meetings and suggested a number of value-adding alternatives.
One trend I’ve noticed recently [...]

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The Magic of Helping

10 March 2009

Every year in February I make a pilgrimage to the Winter Gardens in Blackpool – home of the world’s largest convention for magicians. It’s been a number of years since I performed magic professionally – it’s purely a hobby for me now, with the occassional close-up performance for charity. But I still visit Blackpool every [...]

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