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Best Bits

Blogs are wonderful things – but one of their challenges is that some of the best posts can drop off the horizon as they scroll chronologically.

So to save new readers the pain of scouring the archives to find the juicy bits, I’ve collected a “best of” list below.

Ideas & Concepts

  • Becoming a Trusted Advisor
  • What Makes a Good Salesperson
  • Three Painful Truths for Business Developers
  • You Are What You Sell
  • Rejection – Sometimes it Really is Personal

Business Development Skills, Tools & Techniques

  • Selling With Stories
  • The Number One Skill in Business Networking
  • What’s Your Backstory
  • How to Run Effective Client Meetings
  • In Praise of Passion
  • Find Your Style
  • Avoiding the Treacle Effect when Selling to Corporates
  • Selling Without Slides
  • 10 Linkedin Tips for Professionals
  • Know, Like & Trust – The Keys to Cross Selling
  • The Importance of Good Follow-Up
  • Beating Your #1 Competitor – The Status Quo
  • Won Sales Analysis
  • How to Turn Old Contacts into New Clients

Business Development & Marketing Strategy

  • Building a Portfolio of Business Development Approaches
  • Keep Out of the Muddy Middle
  • Do I Really Need a USP
  • Challenging the 80:20 Rule
  • Medium is Beautiful

Referrals

  • Referrals: You’ve Got to Have a System
  • The Referral Formula
  • How to Get More Referrals Using Offers
  • Staying Front of Mind with Referral Partners

Myths & Rants

  • Debunking the Myths of Non-Verbal Communication
  • Don’t Put Me On Your List
  • The Myth of Goal Setting

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Popular Posts

  • 10 Linkedin Tips for Professionals
  • What Makes a Good Salesperson? Answering the Impossible Question
  • Becoming a Trusted Advisor
  • Linkedin Profiles - My Shocking Findings
  • The Truth About Email
  • A Surefire Marketing Strategy that Almost No One Ever Does
  • 7 Mindset Hacks That Will Help You Sell More
  • 3 Critical Marketing Traps for new Coaches, Consultants and Freelancers
  • Debunking the myths of non-verbal communication
  • How to Run Effective Client Meetings - The KFC Approach

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Who I Work With

I work with independent professionals and professional service firms to help them achieve their business growth goals.

My clients are consultants, coaches, lawyers, accountants, architects, surveyors and other professionals. I help them improve their marketing and sales capabilities to get more clients and win more new business.

Although I'm based in the North West of England and do a lot of work in Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Merseyside, I have many clients across the UK and a number of overseas coaching clients who I work with by phone/Skype.

Typical Client Challenges

People call me when they need to get more clients for their business fast. I typically work with them to help them:

  • Generate More High Quality Leads
  • Nurture Relationships with Potential Clients
  • Convert More Prospects into Clients
  • Retain and Grow Business with Existing Clients
  • Gain Control Over their Sales Pipelines
  • Manage their Key Accounts more Effectively
  • Build a Positive Business Development Culture
  • Grow the Sales Capabilities of their Team

My Services

I deliver two primary services: coaching and training.

With coaching, I work personally with the individual to identify their major challenges and opportunities and create a strategy or plan to address them. We then work through that plan over time and I support them in its implementation.

Coaching usually takes place via structured 60-90 minute meetings or calls where we review progress and learnings since the last session, discuss priorities and options, and plan for the next time period

For larger businesses, I also deliver tailored training courses in areas such as:

  • Generating high quality leads (e.g. through networking, seminars, online, etc.)
  • Selling skills for professionals
  • Executive Relationship Building and Client Relationship Management
  • Pitching and Sales Presentation Skills
  • Generating referrals and extension work from existing clients and partners
  • Using the web and social media (Linkedin, Twitter, etc.) to win clients
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