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business development

How to Use Linkedin to win new business: poll results

28 January 2010
Using Linkedin to Win Business

As you might know, as (apparently!) a Linkedin Expert, I’ve been asked by Cisco Webex and Linkedin to do occasional blog posts related to the European Business Awards they’re running. One thing I was interested in finding out was how people were using Linkedin to win new business. Many people, myself included (in this article [...]

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Focus, Focus, Focus

12 January 2010
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One of the big weak spots in my own business development is focus. I’m a great starter, not a great finisher. As soon as I hear of a new, promising approach I love to check it out, research it, try it out for myself. It makes me a great resource for deep up-to-date knowledge on [...]

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How to Run Effective Client Meetings – The KFC Approach

17 July 2009

How many meetings with clients have you been to that were aimless, unstructured and poorly planned? If you’re like most professionals, probably quite a few. The problem’s particularly acute when it comes to business development meetings: your first few meetings with a potential client when you and they are trying to figure out whether you [...]

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Is Business Development Important for Small Law Firms?

7 September 2008

The Law Society (in the UK) recently released their Small Legal Business Toolkit: a guide to “Setting up, managing and retiring from practice for legal SMEs”. The guide is mostly very thorough – it’s 161 pages of A4 and covers topics from setting up and registering your practice, structuring your firm, tax, business planning, acquiring [...]

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Business Development for Accountants – is there Anybody Out There?

14 July 2008

When I was compiling Rainmaker Resources I scoured the net for articles, blogs, podcasts and videos of value to business developers in professional services. Most of these resources are, of course, produced by consultants and advisors who aim to help professionals in these areas. I informally categorised the firms and individuals I found, with the intriguing [...]

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Becoming a Trusted Advisor

5 July 2008

It’s the holy grail of Professional Services – to become a trusted advisor to your senior clients. To be viewed – and sought out – as a source of valued advice and support. The benefits from a business development perspective are clear: the professional who is the first port of call for a client with [...]

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