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How To Write a Blog Your Ideal Client Wants to Read

Consulting Matters

Phil's run into a classic mistake, writing copy that us coaches and consultants are searching for and care (our methodology) about instead of addressing real questions that his ideal customer asks. Phil ended up discovering it's not what he is (mentor or coach) or what he does (methodology). We can't increase production.

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How Sales Leaders Drive Growth

LSA Global

Before you develop tactics to increase sales, make sure that you have company-wide agreement on: – Ideal target client definition – Unique value proposition – Big sales bets to drive growth Concentrate on the Core of Your Business Unfortunately, far too many sales teams chase every customer opportunity.

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Want more consulting clients? Here's how to find them.

Consulting Matters

A clear consulting brand and niche is not about picking a favorite methodology and getting known for that. Do you see yourself enjoying walking the floor of a manufacturing plant, chatting with the production staff and engineers? If you think this program is what you're looking for, definitely apply now.

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What is consulting?

Tom Spencer

Some people also call consulting a ‘talk-job’ – you go to the clients, you talk about what the ideal world scenario would be for a particular project, product or market, and your billable hours are sorted. Sales, Marketing, Production) and secondary functions (e.g. There are three main types of business consultants.

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How to Tame Uncertainty of Research and Development: Tips on Managing R&D Projects

Epicflow

Research and development projects involve the process of discovering new ideas, technologies, and solutions to create new products (or services) or improve existing ones. Will the developed product satisfy customers and be relevant in the market? In addition, changing requirements are commonplace for research and development projects.

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How to Gain Consensus on Your Project’s Business Objectives

PM Alliance

One executive might see the need to increase productivity within their division as the project’s primary objective, for example, while another views department-level cost savings as the most important goal. Reassess your project’s scope to see if it needs more definition. Ambiguity in project management often leads to trouble.

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Plan, then adjust

Brimstone Consulting

Change is definitely not always sequential, following a certain structure or plan, though it is critical to have a plan—and more importantly, a process—with some predictability to it. From communication to politics, product development to competition—everything moves faster than ever. It involves learning from successes and failures.

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