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How to Write a White Paper That Wins Consulting Projects, with Gordon Graham: Podcast #4

Consulting Success

Set yourself apart in the consulting business by highlighting your specialty through customer stories and white papers. Gordon is a white paper writer and consultant who has has worked with Google, Oracle, Intuit, and many other Fortune 500 companies. 6:53] A look inside the $25,000 booklet that led to multimillion dollar sales. [10:38]

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5 Best Practices for Attracting Ideal Consulting Clients

Consulting Success

One of the main reasons for this has been due to the work we’ve done around Client Selection — attracting ideal consulting clients. . Most consultants know they should only work with ideal clients, but few actually put this into practice. . Better case studies. Here are five: Develop and refine your process.

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How to Improve Your Sales Skills, Even If You’re Not a Salesperson

Harvard Business

So how can you improve your sales skills, especially if you don’t pitch people often? And what should you do if you lose a sale? “Many of them tell me that sales is something they never want to do in their careers.” ” And yet, he says, “Sales is the most fundamental skill.”

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4 Ways to Develop Practical Business Understanding for Consulting

Management Consulted

A prospective management consultant without basic business understanding is like a camera tripod with 2 legs — it just won’t work out for you. Here, we’re not talking about actually developing case interview skills per se – we have a whole bunch of suggested articles at the end that will help you do that.

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IBM Consulting Interviews: Navigating the IBM GBS Maze

Management Consulted

As the next installment in our popular Firm Profile series, we take a look at the evolution, reinvention, and current interview tactics of one of the world’s premier consulting firms – IBM. Howe created the IBM Consulting Group in 1992. 1992, IBM unveiled another service called IBM Consulting Group. Enjoy the ride!

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One of the Best Ways to Market Yourself as a New Consultant

Steve Shu Consulting

One of the best ways to market yourself as a consultant is by having someone refer you to a client prospect. As an example, for one of my first clients as an independent consultant, I got in the door through the referral of an IT systems consultant (met at a local lunch talk) who needed to help their client do an operational analysis.

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Case Study: Follow Dubious Orders or Speak Up?

Harvard Business

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Her first job out of college had been with a management consultancy, and she had been staffed right away on a project with a cybersecurity firm. ” Future Employers.