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Beyond The Trusted Adviser – the five faces of the new model professional

25 November 2015

Beyond The Trusted AdviserWe are delighted to announce the publication of a new piece of research by The Results Consultancy.

Beyond The Trusted Adviser – the five faces of the new model professional looks at the new attributes of a Trusted Adviser now expected by clients.

The findings are based on research with a large number of professional services firms’ clients, as well as recognised Partner exponents of the ‘five faces’ within…

What clients want from their advisers

09 September 2015

Blue jigsaw pieceOur latest e-newsletter is now out and features a highly engaging and insightful article on what clients want from their advisers.

Guest authored by Ian White, Remember Me I’m The Client, relays Ian’s experience of legal advisers throughout his career as a Chief Legal Officer with major UK businesses.

Ian’s article gives immensely practical insight on what clients want from their advisers and he also shares tips on how professionals can…

John’s simple BD actions to fit into busy days

15 April 2015

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It is good to see more business confidence in the professionals we meet.

Many are very busy with work opportunities but mindful that it is also important to maintain a regular commitment to business development.

They know all too well that such a commitment will maintain that steady flow of opportunities coming their way.

But how do you fit BD into busy days already heavily…

A checklist to get your pitch guidelines fit for the 2015 challenge

18 March 2015

Pitching challengeDespite more favourable economic forecasts, the practice of clients reviewing their investment in advisers only looks set to continue in 2015. This means that the pitching landscape is as busy as ever.

A changing pitching landscape
Firms are continually fine-tuning their pitching approach to respond to new client demands and preferences.

Given the time and energy required for each tender, firms can easily burn a hole in their profitability when it comes…

The rising attraction of webinars

18 February 2015

Webinars from The Results ConsultancyOver the last month we’ve seen a rise in enquiries for our webinar programmes – particularly from international firms.

 

Webinars are a cost-efficient and highly effective means of sharing BD insight and best practice with multi-territory teams. They have enabled many of our client firms to successfully implement specific BD initiatives simultaneously across multiple offices.

 

Our webinar programmes blend practical tips and advice-sharing with interactive opportunities for the delegates…

Win new work through your business writing

19 January 2015

Content overview graphicOur latest e-newsletter shares 5 ways to win work through business writing.

Professional services firms have always recognised the value of writing and sharing content as part of their marketing and client development strategy. Indeed, significant time is invested in creating brochures, articles, guides, white papers, blogs and social media updates.

The explosion of digital media has made it easier than ever before to publish and share content. But, conversely,…

5 components for a successful 2015 BD plan

07 January 2015

2015 goals imageReturning to work after the festive holidays, many professionals use the opportunity to look at the year ahead and establish plans to secure specific business goals and targets they want to achieve.

How focused and practical these plans are often has a bearing on whether they will be successful or not. In helping professionals over the years devise and implement plans which bring the results they want, we’ve come…

Season’s Greetings

19 December 2014

Christmas greetingWe would like to wish you a very Happy Christmas and prosperous 2015. This year instead of sending out Christmas cards we have given a donation to Springhill Hospice.

Springhill provides specialist palliative care for people with life-limiting illnesses and we know from first hand experience that the team there do a fantastic job. It is an independent charitable organisation and has to rely on voluntary…

8 strategies for effective fee negotiation

05 December 2014

WBD29 Fee negotiationOur research in the sector has found that, despite an upturn in the economy this year, clients of professional services firms continued to face increasing pressure to reduce costs and work to fixed budgets.

As a result many are rejecting old hourly rate pricing models and insisting their professional advisers come forward with alternatives such as fixed or capped fees.

At the same time, trust and the quality of the…

Webinar topics

23 July 2014

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We’ve experienced increasing interest in our webinar workshops recently.

These enable firms to deliver BD skills training to their professionals across multiple locations – helping them to embed best practice and a consistent approach.

Webinars also assist those firms in minimising the travel and other related training costs.

In response to the interest we’ve received, we’ve put together this overview of the webinar topics we cover and you can also find out…