How to successfully approach prospects on LinkedIn and get a dialogue going
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How to successfully approach prospects on LinkedIn and get a dialogue going

Every professional has heard at some stage over the past couple of years that LinkedIn is a goldmine when finding new prospects. Like many though, they don’t know how to utilise it. Sound familiar? This article gives you a simple strategy for how to approach prospects on LinkedIn. How to approach prospects: a 4-step guide…

The new LinkedIn search capability you have probably missed
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The new LinkedIn search capability you have probably missed

In the past month I’ve been working with managers and directors from a large firm of accountants on how they use online networking to win clients. Naturally this has involved a deep dive into LinkedIn and how they use this ‘on purpose’ and effectively. I was less than impressed when LinkedIn brought out its completely…

Business development advice that harms more than helps
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Business development advice that harms more than helps

Clients often tell me about the business development advice they have had from well-established partners in their firm.  Lots of these tips are spot-on and very helpful. Others are . . . well, we have a chuckle!   Some of the tips I have heard have been at best unhelpful and sometimes actually damaging to…

8 essential tasks before a conference to maximise the return on your time investment
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8 essential tasks before a conference to maximise the return on your time investment

Attending conferences means a large time commitment from you. Often one which your billable time targets can’t afford. However, hard-to-reach decision makers and incredibly well-placed introducers often attend conferences. Being there as well may be your best chance to meet these people face-to-face. With planning, a big conference may turn into the only big business development…

How to make a strong impactful online presence – without spending your whole life online
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How to make a strong impactful online presence – without spending your whole life online

When people ask me what are the most important chapters in the Go-To Expert, I point them to chapter 3, 4 and 5. I.e. the part of the book where I talk about packaging your brand to make you irresistible to potential clients. Sadly, this part of business development is often missed out by accountants,…

needs to be rewritten/updated (from 2013) Is your on-line presence hindering your job search? –
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needs to be rewritten/updated (from 2013) Is your on-line presence hindering your job search? –

this needs a good tidy-up and updated info before republishing as a new article Autumn St. John is the content manager for Position Ignite, a website which offers a more inspiring, fun, insightful and creative approach to career support. In this blog post she looks at online reputation management – essential for today’s savvy joined up networkers….

Business Development Clinic: How to deal with negative comments online.
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Business Development Clinic: How to deal with negative comments online.

Jon Baker helps professional service firms grow from 5-50 employees. In this business development clinic, Jon explains how to deal with negative comments online. Many firms and professionals are wary of social media, because they are worried about what may get written – and what will come back to bite them at a later date….

Business Development Clinic: How can I save time with social media?
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Business Development Clinic: How can I save time with social media?

I am often asked about how to effectively use social media, without it taking up too much time. After all, most lawyers, accountants and consultants have chargeable time targets to hit. These targets don’t reduce just because you decide to use social media within your business development mix. In this blog post, I will give…

Business Development Clinic: How do I help my partners embrace different ways of marketing?
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Business Development Clinic: How do I help my partners embrace different ways of marketing?

In this week’s business development clinic, Heather Townsend answers a knotty problem. How to change the way your practice markets itself? i.e. how to make your partners sit up and take notice of some of the newer and more effective marketing practices now available? This is not an unusual problem – and I see it…

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