Successful Independent Consulting

JULY 16, 2019

GLG refers to these SMEs as Council Members, and they provide expertise in small bits, like an hour or two by phone or video conference. When GLG launched in 1998, we called our expert consultants Advisors, and referred to them as our Council of Advisors. The phrase “Council Members” references this history.”

Talent 297

Talent Research Consulting Conference 297

Steve Shu Consulting

JUNE 15, 2011

I also think of changing one’s reference of thinking with. Business Development and Management Skills – Consulting services sales and marketing are unique topics, and turning to folks like Michael McLaughlin at [link] , Ford Harding [link] , and Ian Brodie [link] are some of the best investments that one can make.

Consulting 337

Consulting Development Analysis Leadership 337

Harvard Business

MARCH 10, 2017

Sales executives with even moderately large, distributed sales forces rely on data to help them understand which activities and behaviors lead to the best outcomes. Refining Sales Team Structure and Roles. At the highest level, Workplace Analytics can provide a factual foundation for decisions on sales structure and roles.

Sales 129

Sales Software Productivity Data 129

Consulting Matters

JANUARY 30, 2020

The term was coined in 1978 by two clinical psychologists, “referring to high-achieving individuals marked by an inability to internalize their accomplishments and a persistent fear of being exposed as a ‘fraud.’” This all-too-common fear is called Imposter Syndrome. And this fear is sneaky.

How To 317

How To Talent Ethics Sales 317

Successful Independent Consulting

JULY 31, 2017

I don’t know how to build a pipeline of leads ” or “ I’m not good at sales ” are common refrains. Most of us never had sales training so this concern is understandable, but reframing how we think about business development can turn concern into action. Read any definition of business development and you won’t find the word sales.

Development 244

Development Software ROI Sales 244

Steve Shu Consulting

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Goals What is the apparent priority in terms of product versus service sales? Unclear how the blue circle “Sale” icon differs from the “Save $X” label. List prices are provided as reference points with sales prices also listed. Things to Think About. Choice Architecture and Design What are some key elements of the design?

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Examples Sales Education Productivity 195

Successful Independent Consulting

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

As a Solopreneur, think APV, not ABC As a solopreneur responsible for finding your own work, you may be tempted to adopt the ABC sales mantra, “Always Be Closing,” as described so powerfully by Alec Baldwin in the movie Glengarry Glen Ross. They’ll remember you and refer you to others. No selling required.

Financial 39

Financial Sales Consulting 39

Successful Independent Consulting

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

By: Reuben Swartz, Founder, Mimiran : the CRM for solo consultants who love serving clients but hate “selling” Because you get busy and you stop talking to prospects and partners who can refer you to prospects. Additional Resources: Sales for Nerds Podcast Mimiran’s Sales and Marketing Bootcamp

Sales 195

Sales Course System Tools 195

Harvard Business

AUGUST 4, 2016

Along with job applications, resumes, and interviews, a reference check is one of the most common parts of the hiring process. In fact, we don’t know much about what works and what doesn’t when it comes to reference checks. So how can we gain insight into what reference checks actually do?

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Study Research Software Resumes 70

Successful Independent Consulting

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Their branding helps drive sales by keeping their products or services fresh in the consumer’s mind. You need to be top-of-mind when the need for your expertise pops up so the client thinks to call you, or their colleague thinks to refer you. These brands represent certain values. Independent consultants need to think the same way.

Consulting 296

Consulting Advertising Survey Examples 296

Alan Weiss

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

And to keep it simple, I’ll remind you of this: Most important purchase decisions are made on the basis of peer-to-peer reference. Over 90% were from a referral from a colleague or reading one of my books (often because of a referral from a colleague). Marketing is not rocket science. ” Books are more popular than ever.

Sales 98

Sales Marketing Consulting 98

Steve Shu Consulting

APRIL 26, 2010

Nilofer’s book addresses the gap in business texts regarding the latter topic, which includes day-to-day and quarter-to-quarter strategies, such as “how do we grow sales of product XYZ” or “how do we grow sales of division Y by Q%?” As she writes, “One person’ strategy is another’s tactics.

Strategy& 218

Strategy& Strategy Strategy Strategy Development 218

Epicflow

JULY 5, 2024

Understand your organization’s needs This criteria refers to: The size of your organization and the number of projects it runs; The size and complexity of projects; The number of people involved in projects; The types of resources (people, equipment, facilities, etc.). Kelloo Kelloo is a project portfolio and resource management tool.

Tools 253

Tools Software Resources Efficiency 253

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Imagine there is a company which keeps an hourly rate spreadsheet for employees (see “Hourly Rate” below) and a sales team salary spreadsheet (see “Sales Team Salary” below). If we want to get the Hourly Rate for each employee listed in Sales Team Salary, we can use VLOOKUP. This can be a number, value, or cell reference.

Consulting 157

Consulting Sales Data Examples 157

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Hiring firms can get “inside” information about a candidate from their referring employee, while the referral itself serves as a vouching mechanism that signals a candidate’s competency or trustworthiness. But firms that rely on current employees to refer new hires could end up with a less diverse workforce.

Research 70

Research Study Resumes Interviews 70

Successful Independent Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

First, solopreneurs are experts who are good at helping clients solve problems or achieve certain goals, but they are not usually trained in sales or marketing. To tackle the challenge of business development, change your frame of reference. Therefore, don't think of it as sales! It's vexing for at least three reasons.

Development 195

Development Real Estate Sales Sports 195

Harvard Business

MARCH 7, 2017

As we describe in our recent HBR article, “The New Sales Imperative,” the torrents of information, expanding array of options, and growing size and diversity of purchasing groups are leading to a kind of purchase paralysis: Customers are taking longer than ever to make purchases, and abandoning them more often.

B2B 119

B2B Travel Benchmarking Sales 119

Clarity Consultants

JULY 14, 2021

A company that prides itself in having one of the industry’s best training programs, our client aimed to convert sales training courses to eLearning modules that would help its salesforce kick-off 2020 with a bang. TOP TALENT CREATES CUSTOMIZED ELEARNING CONTENT FOR SALES ENABLEMENT. part of our client’s Sales Academy program?

Company 130

Company Consulting Sales Training 130

Markovitz Consulting

JUNE 2, 2020

I’m absolutely thrilled to announce that my newest book, The Conclusion Trap , is now available for sale on Amazon. As with all my books, I don’t talk about Toyota, use Japanese, or refer to lean in any fashion. The book is priced to move — $7.99 for the Kindle version, $9.95

Fashion 29

Fashion Sales 29

Harvard Business

JUNE 9, 2017

Before you quit, however, you need to put together a plan that includes when and how you are going to resign, whom you are going to use as references, and, most importantly, what you are going to say about why you are resigning. He collected his references, mostly from management before the merger. His plan worked.

Engineering 134

Engineering Company Examples Interviews 134

Consulting Success

OCTOBER 23, 2017

This is what it refers to. I don’t need to follow up with as many people or work on my outreach or doing sales activities and things of that nature because I’ve made it. Some people don’t even like the marketing and sales process. The foot on the pedal mindset is essential. Now, foot on the pedal. They start to coast.

Consulting 210

Consulting Sales Marketing Energy 210

Successful Independent Consulting

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

First, consultants are good at helping clients solve problems but usually aren’t trained in sales or marketing. To meet the challenge I recommend changing your frame of reference. Once a week I get an email with an interactive map showing which homes in the city closed escrow and at what price.

Development 199

Development Consulting Real Estate Sports 199

Steve Shu Consulting

APRIL 2, 2018

Others may have different experiences, so make sure to get some other perspectives.

Consulting 150

Consulting Course Sales Marketing 150

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 4, 2017

It’s common for leaders of sales teams to focus almost exclusively on short-term tactics and current operations while failing to think and act in a way that supports the longer-term needs of their businesses — and it’s hard to fault them. This danger is prevalent in sales. Denver Post/Getty Images. Talent matters.

Sales 71

Sales Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment 71

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 4, 2017

It’s common for leaders of sales teams to focus almost exclusively on short-term tactics and current operations while failing to think and act in a way that supports the longer-term needs of their businesses — and it’s hard to fault them. This danger is prevalent in sales. Denver Post/Getty Images. Talent matters.

Sales 71

Sales Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment 71

Steve Shu Consulting

MAY 20, 2018

One of the best ways to market yourself as a consultant is by having someone refer you to a client prospect. Once you have successful clients, you can then refer to the general experiences as case studies (often anonymized, but not always). These are investments you make to both build your reputation and professional networks.

Marketing 150

Marketing Case Studies Case Study Consulting 150

Epicflow

OCTOBER 9, 2024

If we are undertaking the project scope because of the value (contract price, sales revenue, market visibility, productivity improvement, mortality reduction, etc.) If we are undertaking the project scope because of the value (contract price, sales revenue, market visibility, productivity improvement, mortality reduction, etc.)

Resources 130

Resources Metrics Data Cash Flow 130

Markovitz Consulting

JUNE 3, 2020

I’m absolutely thrilled to announce that my newest book, The Conclusion Trap , is now available for sale on Amazon. As with all my books, I don’t talk about Toyota, use Japanese, or refer to lean in any fashion. (Note: this is the same article from yesterday, but with a corrected link for my website.) for the Kindle version, $9.95

Fashion 130

Fashion Sales 130

Consulting Matters

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

” statement, people will immediately know why they want to work with you or refer you to friends or colleagues. For consultants and coaches, traditional sales don’t work. A pitch is about sales. And you’ll leave opportunity on the table. However, when you have a compelling “What Do You Do?”

How To 156

How To Sales Consulting Meeting 156

Successful Independent Consulting

MARCH 15, 2017

You can download the entire series as a reference guide here. Like a house that’s for sale, if there’s no photo you can assume something is wrong. Click here to download the complete series as a reference guide, Optimizing Your LinkedIn Profile. . Be your best! ~~~ This article is first of three in a series.

Consulting 150

Consulting How To Advertising Engineering 150

Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

His consulting group focuses mainly on sales enablement and marketing, and they have been in the business since 1995. In this episode, we talk about the path that led Tony to sales and consulting, and he shares insights into creating a successful consulting firm within the corporate world. Traversing The Value Pyramid.

How To 162

How To Sales Consulting Education 162

Steve Shu Consulting

MAY 10, 2010

The use of checklists and case examples makes for a nice reference and workbook to drive an organization’s development process. Corporate Social Media General Management Management Consulting Sales And Marketing Technology Leadership Management Open Leadership Social Technologies'

Leadership 150

Leadership Media ROI Guidelines 150

Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

And even better, they are so excited about working with you that they cannot help but refer you to others! Not only did you land the work but now this client is working with you time and time again. Sound like a pipedream? It’s not! Today I have on show Bill Lee.

Consulting 156

Consulting Construction Government Sales 156

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

The distinction is that ‘ economies of scale ’ refers to where the average cost of producing a unit of output decreases as output increases, whereas ‘economies of scope’ refers to where the average cost of producing a unit of output decreases as the number of different products increases. Sources of economies of scope.

Cash Flow 118

Cash Flow Consulting Productivity Telecommunications 118

Harvard Business

AUGUST 7, 2017

When referring to the significant challenges of her new organization, she consistently spoke in third-person references — they, them, those people. You are better off simply making no references to decisions or actions taken prior to your arrival. Minimize references to past successes.

Data 132

Data Construction Recruiting Recruitment 132

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

You are measuring the existing market of an item in total units or totals sales ($) – it’s important to clarify up front which one it is. Market sizing questions are fairly straightforward and should be solved in 8-10 minutes and 4-5 steps with 1 level of segmentation. in one year? What is the size of the U.K.

Case Interview 236

Case Interview Interviews Study Cover Letters 236

Harvard Business

JULY 1, 2016

This magic zone is what John Kotter referred to as the “Productive Range of Distress.” Watch for people who are too comfortable with the status quo — either resisting the need to change, referring incessantly to the “way we used to do it,” or generally not applying themselves to get the job done (i.e.,

How To 132

How To Automotive Sales Productivity 132