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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

Oliver Wyman’s CEO, John Drzik, states that the long-term aspiration is to be recognized widely in the market as the gold standard in consulting. Like Mercer, Oliver Wyman is a subsidiary of parent company Marsh & McLennan Companies, who also own Lippincott, NERA Economic Consulting, and other businesses. CEO: John P.

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Firing on all 4 pillars: How to excel at BVFLS practice development

Rod Burkert

I’ve been spreading the gospel about BVFLS practice development since 2013. Five years (10,000 hours) into it, I finally developed my own framework that can be used to close the gap between the practice you have and the practice you want. Let me know if this model resonates and helps with your practice development efforts.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms in Boston

Management Consulted

The Boston office was the originator of concepts such as the experience curve, the portfolio concept, time-based competition, and segment-of-one marketing. The industry focus in Boston is on Financial Services, Wealth & Asset Management, Banking & Capital Markets, Insurance, Technology, Life Sciences & Health, and Private Equity.

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There are 3 kinds of newsletters you can write – which one is best for your audience?

Rod Burkert

In a blog post , Chris Mercer wrote: If you want more business from existing clients and new business from prospects, think about the Reason and do what it takes to communicate the Reason to them clearly and consistently over a long period of time. Mine is obviously about practice development. On to this week. 2 – Curated.

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Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn

Rod Burkert

The experience relates to my Practice Development INSIDER interview series. Mercer, Hitcher, and Fannon led off the top of the order; Seigneur was batting clean-up. I could have learned everything I needed to market, sell, and deliver the webinars myself … but at what (opportunity) cost. (I already wrote that post – see above.)

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Can you have more than one ideal client?

Rod Burkert

When it comes to practice development – or anything else for that matter – stop caring about what others are doing. And just a reminder that the first Practice Development INSIDER webinar with Chris Mercer is this Friday @ 1-2pm ET. We don’t market for. We market to. And if you’re new here, welcome aboard.

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How you can beat cheap: 4 ways to compete against low-cost BV providers

Rod Burkert

I hope you found our last conversation about creating Authority-building videos to be useful and that it inspires you to start using video to market your expertise. There’s tremendous pressure to lower prices and conform to the demands of “the market” as online firms like BizEquity gain traction. Write a newsletter. Publish articles.

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