Business Development Clinic: should I work with a potential juicy client outside of my niche
This article discussed whether you should work with a client outside of your niche
Business Development Clinic: How can I conquer my nerves when networking?
Nerves can be helpful at times – after all, they can stop you wandering in where angels fear to tread. However, they can also jeopardise your performance – particularly when out and about at a networking event. Not everyone enjoys meeting new people. In fact, many professionals avoid attending networking events because of their dread and…
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Business Development Clinic: How can I increase my success rate in sales meetings?
Typically most professionals will need to have a face-to-face meeting with a prospect before converting them to a client. Very often these meetings can make or break a potential adviser/client match made in heaven. Here are our tips to make sure you get the most out of these meetings: 1. Bring another person with you…
Business Development Clinic: I’ve sorted out my LinkedIn profile, now what?
If you’ve created your LinkedIN Profile and are waiting for something to happen next, it’s likely that you won’t see any benefit in being there at all! There are still many professionals in practice, who are wondering what is the next stage to winning business via LinkedIn. After all, having a decent profile is a…
Business Development Clinic: 3 ways of dealing with a potential client who asks for a fee reduction
In this business development clinic, we are looking at the old ‘tough’ chestnut, of what to do with a potential client who says that you are too expensive. In this situation you have a range of choices available to you: 1) State the fee is what it is. In this scenario, you are calling the…
Business Development Clinic: How can I get more confident when working the room
As you open the door, you see a room full of strangers. All talking, laughing…. your heart sinks. How will you break into a conversation? Will anyone want to talk to me? Wouldn’t people blank me if I’m not a partner? Why am I here… when I could be….? Whatever your reason for not being…
Blog | Building your client portfolio | pitching and proposal writing | The skills you need to sell your services part2
Business Development Clinic: How to cope with objections from potential clients
You are in a business development meeting with a juicy new potential client, and then it gets awkward… I am wondering whether you are too big/small for us My concern is whether this project will get us the results we need Your fees seem to be quite expensive Do you think you have the people…
Business Development Clinic: How to write a proposal which will help us win a competitive tender? Part 2
This is the second part of a 2-part blog post – the first part can be found here. Read on for more tips to help you win that bid. Use diagrams wherever possible As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words, and this is very true for proposals. Many people find large…
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Business Development Clinic: How often should I follow-up without seeming pushy?
Many professionals hate the thought of selling, as this implies in their mind that they need to turn into a pushy second-hand car sales person. Consequently they have a very hands-off approach to their Leads, and potentially lose many potentially good Clients by this approach. Your aim when managing your Leads through your Sales Pipeline…
Business Development Clinic: why even the best networkers don’t win business from networking
In this Business Development Clinic, we consider what you need to have thought about and researched, BEFORE you go networking – even if you are meeting the right people. Let me tell you a true story of a good friend of mine. Let’s call him Steven. He took the decision to move from the relative…
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