Consulting Matters

AUGUST 6, 2018

What this meant in practicality to me was: two kids + daycare = many fevers and visits to the doctor’s office. In this podcast from my series Consulting Matters: Mastering the Art and Science of the Business , I give you a quick overview to how organizations function. Download Episode Transcript. I have two children.

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The Fearless Marketer

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

And use color to understand, practice, and master it. Practice by color-coding your writing (as above) and you’ll immediately see how this simple, but powerful formula works. Hint: You need to practice this by writing many, many feature/benefit pairs. Then practice it out loud with a practice-partner.

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Effective Managers

MARCH 19, 2024

In this blog, we’ll dive deep into what ISO 20700 is, its significance in the consulting industry, and how mastering these guidelines can significantly differentiate your consultancy in the marketplace. What is ISO 20700? The standard encourages consultants to regularly review and enhance their processes and methodologies.

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Consulting Matters

DECEMBER 7, 2018

After 10+ years of running my own consulting practice, you can bet that I made my fair share of mistakes. Along with my mistakes, I will also be sharing my hard earned best practices so that you can accelerate the growth of your consulting practice. Best Practice: Your website, when done right, is way more than a brochure.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 15, 2020

Therefore, you need to create marketing routines that consistently generate leads and future clients into your pipeline. Marketing has one job – to get qualified leads to know who you are and be interested in having a conversation with you. Become a Master Problem Solver. You are not selling widgets for low prices.

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The Fearless Marketer

AUGUST 30, 2021

But practice is doing the reps. Practice is early mornings, late nights, and a fair amount of boredom. “If I don’t practice one day, I know it; two days, the critics know it; three days, the public knows it.” Planning is the cousin of preparation and practice. Which ones have you mastered?

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Consulting Matters

DECEMBER 7, 2018

After 10+ years of running my own consulting practice, you can bet that I made my fair share of mistakes. Along with my mistakes, I will also be sharing my hard earned best practices so that you can accelerate the growth of your consulting practice. Best Practice: Your website, when done right, is way more than a brochure.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 14, 2023

The industry has gained significant momentum, and also emerged as a major player in the global energy market. The dollar value of the renewable energy market has been steadily increasing. In the following section we will consider five ways that consulting firms can seize the opportunities offered by this growing market.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 21, 2023

Consultants can work closely with companies to assess supply chain practices, identify opportunities for optimization, and integrate clean tech solutions into procurement, logistics, and transportation processes. Consulting firms can support organizations in developing effective green marketing and branding strategies.

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Business Consulting Agency

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In today’s digital era, the prospect of establishing an online business offers unparalleled opportunities for budding entrepreneurs to bring their innovative products and services to a global market. Through business startup consulting services , investors and entrepreneurs get advise, guidance, best practices, and more.

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The Consultants Peer Group

OCTOBER 12, 2023

This definition shall include those consultants who work alone as a singleton, as a partner or employee of a practice or firm and those who work as internal consultants in an organization or government body whose primary purpose is not management consultancy.” They market their offerings and solutions according to their practice focus.

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Kai Davis

JUNE 22, 2021

But do you have a plan for your marketing if you find yourself (metaphorically) punched in the face? Put another way, what’s a tiny bit of marketing you can do (and keep doing) even on your worst day of the year? Master the art of showing up. I’m curious about what comes to your mind as a small marketing habit.

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Comatch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

For example, I often listen to master classes, podcasts, and business news while doing the manual work of sorting seashells. Independent consultants are multi-role players, having to master every aspect of their consulting product. That means devoting time and resources to building their personal brand for market visibility.

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BCG

AUGUST 29, 2016

Capital markets have long greeted acquisition announcements with skepticism—and with good reason. But, as we explore in the following pages, markets in recent years have behaved differently than in the past and started bidding up shares of acquiring companies—by an average of 0.5% in the seven-day window around the announcement.

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Betsy Jordyn: We were at a business training where we were learning how to grow our consulting practices back in the day. And I said no, this is a different market. And so that all of a sudden becomes a completely different level of marketing, of relationship building, of trust. Best and worst practices (18:34).

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Consulting Matters

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Today, I want to connect more specifically with those building an organizational consulting or coaching practice not just because of the money but because they want to make a difference. They get super aspirational in their marketing, thinking that they will attract clients who want to create purpose-driven, people-centered organizations.

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Rod Burkert

MARCH 3, 2020

Welcome to my newsletter, where I focus solely on BVFLS practice development, practice management, and related tools and technology to grow/build/scale your firm. So let’s see what we can do about building Trust into our marketing. But how do we build prospect trust into our marketing? And was this email forwarded to you?

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

A carpenter may have a hammer, screwdriver and drill and perhaps the best ones on the market. Your value isn't in your best practices as well. You need to dial into them otherwise you will be vague in your marketing and a confused mind never buys. What you do isn't the same as your methodologies or tools. What drives you crazy?

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 22, 2021

With the tight professional services market in the US, everyone I know in consulting has talked about how they know people who jumped consulting firms (this does not count those who changed firms after attending graduate school). Specifically, this ties to a new firm’s common practices for approaching consulting projects.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Practicing cases can teach you how to think like a consultant, yet they can also be a large source of stress and anxiety for candidates. It’s important to start practicing early and often. It can be overwhelming the first time you practice a case and not knowing how to start can often times lead to procrastination.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The managers think a Scrum Master can support at least four teams. See Practical Ways to Lead an Innovative Organization for this and related problems and my recommendations.). Which is how these teams get to insufficient numbers of Scrum Masters, no product owners, and team comparison based on velocity. Then I stop talking.

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Steve Shu Consulting

JUNE 15, 2011

Although I’ve developed a number of blog posts addressing the practice of management consulting, I have spent little time tying things together into a framework of secret weapons of the modern consultant. Aspects of industry knowledge come through experience and specialization and can be augmented by reading trade magazines, etc.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 6, 2020

Customer segmentation is the practice of segmenting customers based on common characteristics. It is a critical step towards identifying growth opportunities in business and should be carried out before undertaking any of the following actions: Developing customized marketing programs (e.g. Reading Time: 4 minutes.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 8, 2014

Consulting firms used to say, “You don’t need to practice for case interviews – anyone can do them, even an English major.” Are they finding themselves antiquated in the market and needing new direction? Understanding these 5 core principles is your first step towards mastering the case study.

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Consulting Matters

MAY 16, 2018

There is no shortage of advice and mentors that can help you learn how to market and sell yourself. age, gender, role in organization, company size, industry, etc.) : This information will help you focus your marketing to create the best results and gives you insight into what your clients really want and need. Psychographics (e.g.,

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

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. liquidity risk, interest rate risk, default risk).

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Management Consulted

MAY 15, 2016

Our biggest seller – The Consulting Bible – is now available as an ebook for all you Kindle owners (you know who you are) and in print for those of you hands-on learners who like to take notes on your practice cases. Cool, right? We have to admit, it wasn’t completely our idea. Buy The Consulting Bible for Kindle.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 21, 2021

If all of your peers are marketing people and the business has a shortage of operations people, it makes sense for you to differentiate yourself by highlighting your operations experience. However, defining your competitive advantage means highlighting factors that your firm actually cares about. Much of this comes down to supply and demand.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Today, we’re continuing our new series on top undergrad majors, specialized Master’s programs, and U.S. You won’t succeed without having a firm grasp on numbers, markets, analytics, economies of scale and much, much more. This emphasis on practicality will serve you well in consulting.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 7, 2019

If you want to achieve sustainable success as a consultant - ideally you want to create a marketing system to ensure you have a consistently full pipeline of right-fit clients. Your mindset still has to be one of service and value for what you bring to the table vs. letting fear and need drive your marketing. Attend Networking Events.

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Harmonious Workplaces

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Team-Based Music Making and OD In the early 2000s, while working for a music publisher as the associate director of marketing, I had the good fortune of learning how to facilitate drumming circles in my spare time before attending graduate school.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 7, 2019

If you want to achieve sustainable success as a consultant - ideally you want to create a marketing system to ensure you have a consistently full pipeline of right-fit clients. Your mindset still has to be one of service and value for what you bring to the table vs. letting fear and need drive your marketing. Attend Networking Events.

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Kai Davis

JANUARY 26, 2023

The Independent Consulting Manual is a guidebook to building a successful consulting practice. . ← That’s the best URL to share with your friends. What’s the Independent Consulting Manual? With 25 articles from 12 different authors and six roundtable video panels, this is packed with actionable information.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 18, 2015

In 1954 , Bill Frohlich, and David Dubow, teamed up to form IMS, a market research company aimed at enabling organizations make informed, strategic decisions about the marketplace. By 1969 , they had proven themselves and were held as the gold standard in pharmaceutical market research in Europe and Asia. Practice Areas .

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Rick Conlow

JUNE 19, 2023

10 Ways to Master the Art of Leading Remote Work Teams Research shows that managers impact up to 70% of employee productivity. Establish a culture of sharing ideas, knowledge, and best practices by leading by example. Do you want to access talent everywhere, or just in specific markets? Partner with RCI Consulting Services.

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IMC USA

MAY 22, 2012

Mastering the Art of Sales Conversations— Mike Schultz, Founder, "Rain Today”. · Accelerate Your Established Consulting Practice: Tools, Techniques and Tips — Andy Birol. · Innovative Marketing Mastery for Consultants — Ford Saeks. Accelerate Your Established Consulting Practice: Tools, Techniques and Tips — Andy Birol. ·

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

With all the tips we give you here, it’s important you practice them to help you avoid huge missteps in real case interviews. Once you master these tactics, you’ll be much better equipped for any and every case study that gets thrown your way. If you don’t like mental math, especially mental math with large numbers, then PRACTICE!

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