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What the Very Best Clients Do [Consulting Firm Checklist]

David A Fields

One key to running a successful consulting firm is choosing the right clients. Your consulting firm probably signs good clients overall. Maybe a dud here or there, balanced by the occasional, outstanding client. Your consulting firm’s very best clients deserve Rock Star status. They partner with you, are fun to work with and help your … Continued.

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Pulling the Right Levers for Rapid Consulting Revenue Growth with Felix Velarde: Podcast #215

Consulting Success

Growing the revenue of your consulting business is not an easy task. There are many ways to do this whether it be marketing yourself better or having a clear proposition. Launch your consulting business by pulling the right levers with your host Michael Zipursky and his guest Felix Velarde. Felix is the CEO of The. Pulling the Right Levers for Rapid Consulting Revenue Growth with Felix Velarde: Podcast #215 is a post from: Consulting Success.

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The Magic of Warm Outreach

The Fearless Marketer

Gauging from last week’s article on Color-Coded Persuasion, I was reminded once again that the topic of communication and persuasion is central to attracting new clients. My definition of marketing for self-employed professionals is simple: “Clearly communicating the value of your services.”. But that’s really not enough. To market effectively, you also need to build familiarity and trust with prospective clients.

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Stop Making Your Cat Bark

CaseInterview.com

If you want a pet that barks, you should get a dog. If you want a pet that meows, you should get a cat. What you shouldn’t do is get those two options mixed up. People who want a pet that barks should not get a cat. People who want a pet that meows should not get a dog. This seems so obvious that I feel a bit ridiculous even putting these ideas in writing.

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PowerPoint Best Practices for Creating Stellar Presentations

Mastering data visualization in PowerPoint will help accelerate your career because it positions you as someone who can present data that drives business decisions forward. think-cell's PowerPoint Best Practices eBook was created specifically for professionals aiming to master the art and science of data-driven storytelling. What’s inside: Practical Insights: Uncover valuable tips for crafting engaging and persuasive presentations.

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An Overview of Software Consulting

Tom Spencer

Software consultants set up customized software solutions tailored to the needs of individual businesses. Software is key to the efficiency of organizations in almost every industry. The increasing use of e-commerce, cloud computing, data analytics, and other digital tools allow businesses to engage in personalized interactions with customers at scale.

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What Are the Most-Used Change Management Models?

Clarity Consultants

Effectively managing change is critical for any business. While companies can certainly use their own approach, customizing a strategy to align with their needs and preferences, that isn’t always the easiest way to get a grip on change. Instead, beginning with one of the most-used change management models can be a simpler way to start. Most of the frequently used change management models have stood the test of time for a reason.

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The False Narrative of Social Media

CaseInterview.com

Social media has become one’s personal press release service. It’s a place where many of us showcase the best parts of our lives for others to see. The problem with social media is that it’s not real life. It’s merely an often skewed portrayal of one’s life. At the extreme, it’s an engineered portrayal of one’s life. Real life is full of wins and losses, good years and tough years, easy times and difficult times.

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Why We Should Talk About Personal Problems at Work

Tom Spencer

COVID-19 has been a mixed bag for the world of work. Whilst for some it has been a wholly negative experience, bringing redundancy, social isolation, and new erratic working conditions, for others it has brought immeasurable benefits. One such benefit is the ‘humanisation of the professional’. No longer is the label ‘professional’ disassociated from the personal self.

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294: Doug Brown—The Agony Of Selling Can Become The Astounding Success Of A Superstar

On the Brink Podcast

Learn how to amp up your sales process for amazing success! In our podcast today, Doug Brown and I are going to help you sell better. As CEO of Business Success Factors , Doug has amazing ideas about how the sales process really works, and how to help you make yours deliver the results you have always wanted it to. We will also dig into the emotional blocks that hold people back from becoming the sales success they are meant to be.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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3 Areas Where AI Will Boost Your Competitive Advantage

Harvard Business

Algorithms are now essential for making predictions, boosting efficiency, and optimizing in real-time.

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And the winner is….

The Source

We are often asked what makes for good thought leadership, so we thought we’d share some real-life, high-quality examples. After all, ‘tis the season for sharing and for celebration…. Capgemini is a consistently good publisher when it comes to leading thinking. Within its catalogue it delivers a number of substantial reports that examine the latest trends in key sectors on an annual basis.

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How will VR Impact the Online Casino Industry?

Tom Spencer

The online gaming industry is one of the few areas that have thrived throughout the lockdowns and restrictions of the pandemic. According to ESPN , when the entire casino industry was forced to close in March 2020, those who wanted to play poker or slots shifted their attention towards online games. This resulted in a large increase in customers and revenue, meaning that many of these sites are likely to stick around even when physical casinos start welcoming back in-person patrons.

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We’ve declared Racism as a Public Health Crisis, Now What?

UPD Consulting

Since 2019, 50 municipalities and three states have declared racism as a public health crisis. The declarations are meaningful, but how do they lead to real organizational change? Despite the already huge and growing body of research indicating that past and current elements of structural racism are the leading cause of inequitable health outcomes between minority groups and their white counterparts in the US, addressing racism as a public health crisis has remained a contentious issue.

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Savings Consultants Are Needed in Today's Market More Than Ever

Savings Consultants are needed in today’s market more than ever. With an increase in expenses, businesses are looking for opportunities to save. Often unknown to businesses are savings in expense reduction, specialized tax savings, specialized savings including medical underpayments, health benefits cost reduction, zero cost processing, and more. Blue Coast Savings, with over 20 years in business, assists Savings Consultants in helping these companies move toward more profitable businesses.

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How Smart Tech Is Transforming Nonprofits

Harvard Business

Automation and AI can free up staff in fundraising, communications, finance, and service delivery efforts.

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8 Marketing Insights for Your Growth

Chad Barr

It’s most likely your mindset that prevents you from reaching new people, creating new products, and reaching new heights. Ask your clients what more offerings would they like to see from you. Their input will become the goldmine to shape your future direction and impact the products and services you create. What type of clients are you serving and focusing on?

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Why a Beginner's Mindset is Key for an Inclusive Workplace w/Jorge Quezada, VP at Granite Ep#136

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

Jorge Quezada is the Vice President of Inclusive Diversity at Granite Construction, one of the largest full-service general contractors, construction management firms, and construction materials producers in the U.S.

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ZRG PARTNERS ACQUIRES BRIMSTONE

Brimstone Consulting

ZRG Partners , a rapidly growing global talent advisory firm, today announced its acquisition of Brimstone. ZRG’s acquisition of our organization is an exciting step forward for Brimstone. For more than 40 years, we have worked side by side with extraordinary leaders to move from strategy to execution and uncover the pivot points for true business growth and transformation.

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TOOLS and METHODOLOGIES for developing DECISION SUPPORT PACKAGES

This White Paper targets opportunities for Management to develop proficiency in the Decision Framing and Analyses element of input to Decision, & Risk Analyses for Major Project Funding Decisions.

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Business consulting services

Asamby Consulting

Business consulting services are those services which help organizations to overcome problems in the fields of management, planning, and execution. Business consultants are experts who are usually hired by a company or organization for business success. The main task of a business consultant is to analyze the status of a business, identify the problems, and to solve it in a manner to optimize the business of a client.

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2021 Consulting Roundup (Part 1): What Worked, What Didn't, and What's Next

Management and IT Consulting

As firms plan for 2022 it’s only fitting to reflect on the challenges faced and the lessons learned from last year’s turbulence in the consulting industry. We talked with consulting leaders from firms across multiple industries including general management, IT, healthcare, and environmental. These leaders shared with us the challenges they faced last year and what’s next in 2022.

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How Strategic Relationships Can Power Your Growth w/David Nour Ep#135

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

David is an Advisor, Educator, & Executive Coach, helping organizations recognize the many quantifiable ways that business relationships drive everything. An Iranian immigrant who arrived in America with no English, David has been in business for 20 years now, having worked with executives from Cisco, Deloitte, Disney, , Marriott, Microsoft, IBM, & more.

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Nuclear Fusion’s Time is (Finally) Coming

Harvard Business

Nuclear fusion has been tantalizingly out of reach for decades. Azeem Azhar and First Light Fusion co-founder Nick Hawker discuss why that may soon change.

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Why You Need to Use Case Studies in Sales and Marketing (and How to Start Now)

Case studies are proof of successful client relations and a verifiable product or service. They persuade buyers by highlighting your customers' experiences with your company and its solution. In sales, case studies are crucial pieces of content that can be tailored to prospects' pain points and used throughout the buyer's journey. In marketing, case studies are versatile assets for generating business, providing reusable elements for ad and social media content, website material, and marketing c

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UYBJ

Seth Godin Blog

This is an absolutely terrible acronym for a really important idea. Use Your Best Judgment. Don’t wait for someone else to take responsibility. Don’t wait for perfect. Don’t wait to find this exact situation in the manual or in history. Use your best judgment. My preferred abbreviation is: Go go go. Not with a guarantee. Not with someone to blame.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

Martinka Consulting

I recently bought some custom-made pants. The representative of the firm took all kinds of measurements, entered them into the company’s software, and supposedly I can now easily get pants, shirts, suits, etc. based on those measurements. Except the pants were so tight in the calves I joked they looked like they were from Lulu Lemon. I asked the rep if she wanted to measure my legs and she said, no, they had all the measurements they needed.

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Walking the Walk & Talking the Talk of Equity Benchmarking

UPD Consulting

Analyzing equity benchmarks across a wide range of topics (i.e., education, health care, housing and economics) is much more feasible and important than ever before. The wealth of open data has placed public sector organizations in an excellent position to sponsor and coordinate more intensive, wide ranging equity benchmarking and indexing activities.

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How to Convince Yourself to Do Hard Things

Harvard Business

Our brains are wired to conserve energy when we’re tired or stressed.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.