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Lead Change Blog
MARCH 11, 2020
If you’re tired of scrambling to find yet another client after a contract ends, it’s time for you to take your consulting, coaching, or facilitating business to the next level and gain some serious traction. The post The Consultant’s Paradox appeared first on Lead Change.
David A Fields
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
Pricing your consulting firm’s projects is tricky. The post 10 Rules of Pricing for Consulting Firms appeared first on David A. Fields Consulting Group. All Articles Consulting Consultants
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David A Fields
MAY 17, 2022
Whether you’re a long-time reader or you’ve recently started perusing these articles, you’ve probably grumbled at least once… “How can someone who combines lackluster drawing skills with groanworthy puns build such a successful consulting practice?
David A Fields
AUGUST 17, 2021
What would the perfect, consulting firm sales system include? The post The Perfect, Consulting Firm Sales System appeared first on David A. Fields Consulting Group. All Articles Consulting ConsultantsSystems are the greatest.
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In 2019, DiscoverOrg commissioned Forrester Consulting to evaluate sales and marketing intelligence practices in the B2B space. The primary takeaway? Forrester found only 1.2% of companies achieved a score indicating maturity in data management practices. However, organizations are fighting back - and winning.
David A Fields
DECEMBER 7, 2021
One key to running a successful consulting firm is choosing the right clients. Your consulting firm probably signs good clients overall. Your consulting firm’s very best clients deserve Rock Star status. Fields Consulting Group. All Articles Consulting Consultants
David A Fields
MAY 3, 2022
Your consulting firm needs to communicate information to your clients. The intersection of information and visuals is a Venn diagram, and your consulting firm must include at least … Continued. Fields Consulting Group. All Articles Consulting Consultants
David A Fields
JANUARY 25, 2022
Many of your consulting firm’s clients are prioritizing diversity in terms of thinking style, work style, age, cultural background and, of course, race and gender. What about you and your consulting firm—should you increase your diversity too? Fields Consulting Group.
Strategy Driven
OCTOBER 1, 2021
Management consulting is something you may want to consider, even if you run a small business. These are a few of the complex issues that a consultant of this kind can help you with: Team Leadership. A management consulting firm can also conduct research and analysis for you.
David A Fields
JUNE 8, 2021
Consultants like to know the order of things. That’s why smart, consulting leaders like you ask insightful, “Which comes first?” For instance, when it comes to writing content, consultants ask, “Which comes first, the article or the puns?”
David A Fields
MARCH 22, 2022
You and your consulting firm occasionally suffer from the same lack of awareness in a particular area … Continued. The post The Mistake that Costs Your Consulting Firm Winnable Projects (and How to Fix it) appeared first on David A. Fields Consulting Group.
David A Fields
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
The post 10 Simple Lessons for Your Consulting Firm appeared first on David A. Fields Consulting Group. All Articles Consulting ConsultantsRemember all those little lessons and morals one of your parents or instructors would tell you?
David A Fields
MARCH 17, 2020
You’re swimming in a vast sea of stressful news and, given today’s reality, you’re well within your rights to feel anxious, nervous and uncertain about how your consulting firm should proceed. The post 10 Tough-Times Strategies for Consulting Firms appeared first on David A.
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David A Fields
MAY 10, 2022
Your consulting firm could be working on larger, juicier, more profitable projects. The post Your Consulting Firm Can Easily Reel In Larger Projects. Fields Consulting Group. All Articles Consulting Consultants
N2Growth Blog
JULY 7, 2019
You also remember the Consultants. As a consumer of consulting services for more years than I care to admit, I have developed a well defined view of a typical engagement. To illustrate the viewpoint of a consumer of consulting services, I want to present a satirical view of a typical engagement. Disclaimer: This article is intended to be a satirical depiction of a consulting engagement. The first item on the agenda was a proposal by ACME Consulting.
David A Fields
APRIL 6, 2021
If you’re having trouble accelerating your consulting firm’s revenue growth, it could be because you’ve forgotten to create a stable revenue base. The post Alternative Revenue Sources for Your Consulting Firm appeared first on David A. Fields Consulting Group.
Strategy Driven
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Because of this, there are online consulting firms that give people the answers they need. Online consultants can help in a variety of ways. Having an online consultant can help business owners avoid embarrassing and unsuccessful social media marketing campaigns before they start.
David A Fields
APRIL 12, 2022
There are times when a robust, in-depth presentation about your consulting firm is warranted. For instance, if you find yourself presenting to a group of prospects with varied knowledge about your consulting firm, how much should you expound on your practice? Fields Consulting Group.
David A Fields
MAY 4, 2021
When you combine a strategic growth idea with granular prompts and a well-defined process, you can design a dramatic plan to accelerate your consulting firm. Your growth plans for your consulting firm can be evolutionary or transformative. Fields Consulting Group.
Lead Change Blog
APRIL 18, 2017
With over 35 years under my belt as an independent consultant, I’ve learned much about how to make life work and make work come alive. In that sense, I wish everyone could be a consultant. But, I have noticed that employees who assume the style and manner of a successful independent consultant are the ones that get ahead and seem to have a great time doing it! Still, there are features of work life as an independent consultant that can be embraced by anyone in a work role.
David A Fields
MAY 25, 2021
Is there a best way to respond to a prospect when they tell you they won’t be awarding your consulting firm a project? For instance, let’s say your consulting firm was contacted by the tech-focused, private equity group, E-Ratiq to potentially assist with one of their … Continued.
David A Fields
APRIL 5, 2022
Your consulting firm will periodically face a conundrum: should you look for more clients who want what your firm provides, or should you pivot your firm to provide what clients seem to want? The post The Conundrum Facing Every Consulting Firm, Including Yours appeared first on David A.
David A Fields
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
You can create the perfect dashboard for your consulting firm by combining two ideas we’ve explored previously. The post The Perfect Dashboard for Consulting Firms appeared first on David A. All Articles Consulting Consultants
David A Fields
APRIL 13, 2021
Clients hire your consulting firm in part because you know more than they do. The post The Ladder You Must Climb to Grow Your Consulting Firm appeared first on David A. Fields Consulting Group. All Articles Consulting Consultants
David A Fields
DECEMBER 8, 2020
If your consulting firm had more leads, you’d close more projects. Therefore, investing in lead-generation activities and programs seems logical for your consulting firm, right? The post Lead Generation for Consulting Firms: 4 Essential Rules to Follow appeared first on David A.
David A Fields
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
When your consulting firm’s offering is constructed correctly, it resonates with prospects and projects are easy to close. Let’s say you have a conversation scheduled with a new prospect for your consulting firm: Vera Surtan, Chief Assuredness Officer at Technacious.
David A Fields
MARCH 2, 2021
There’s a rich, hidden vein of project opportunities for your consulting firm—projects that your consulting firm may not have been in the running to receive. The post 3 Tips to Expand Your Consulting Firm’s Market appeared first on David A.
David A Fields
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
Without focus, no one would become an expert in anything, your consulting firm wouldn’t become a thought leader in your field, and superman’s eyes would cast a warm, rosy glow instead of piercing lasers. The post Use This Unique Tool to Focus Your Consulting Firm appeared first on David A.
David A Fields
MARCH 9, 2021
NASA has nothing on consulting firms. The post Consulting Firms and Subcontractors: How to Make it Work (Better) appeared first on David A. All Articles Consulting Consultants
David A Fields
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
You can enhance your consulting firm’s performance and results by reexamining the language you use to understand and communicate your clients’ challenges. The post The Language Used by All Successful Consulting Firms appeared first on David A. Fields Consulting Group.
David A Fields
APRIL 26, 2022
Tractor-trailers provide a helpful metaphor that you can employ to improve your consulting firm’s business development process. The post 5 One-Line Scripts that Will Win Your Consulting Firm More Projects appeared first on David A. Fields Consulting Group.
thoughtLEADERS, LLC
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
Learn the importance of communicating what sets your consulting firm apart from your competition. When you run a consulting firm, you have to answer one very important question. What makes you special?
David A Fields
JANUARY 12, 2021
There are consulting projects, there are advisory engagements, and there are chocolate covered almonds. Your consulting firm’s clients may consume all three, however, the rules for pricing are different in each case. All Articles Consulting Consultants
David A Fields
MARCH 1, 2022
Could a single, 60-minute step improve the quality of your consulting firm’s projects—for your clients and for your internal initiatives? Let’s say your consulting firm has won an engagement to transform Log Manufacturing, Inc. Fields Consulting Group.
David A Fields
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
They’re good people, you enjoyed your relationship with them, plus, reconnecting could help generate business for your consulting firm. The post How Your Consulting Firm Can Benefit from My Experiment with Outreach appeared first on David A. Fields Consulting Group.
David A Fields
JUNE 15, 2021
Winning a consulting project is like asking a teenager to complete chores. Since most consulting proposals encounter at least one round of discussions before you seal the deal, below, in their barest form, are 10 … Continued. Fields Consulting Group.
David A Fields
JULY 6, 2021
To achieve the next level of success with your consulting firm, you have to know what inflection point is next on your route (or, where you want to stop and optimize). Let’s briefly walk through the common stages on your consulting firm’s growth journey. Fields Consulting Group.
David A Fields
DECEMBER 28, 2021
Your consulting firm can increase the amount and quality of engagement from the readers, listeners and viewers of your marketing content (a.k.a. The post How to Generate Reactions to Your Consulting Firm’s Marketing appeared first on David A. Fields Consulting Group.
David A Fields
MAY 26, 2020
You could answer a debate my team and I have engaged in: the best way to create a quantum leap in a small consulting firm’s performance. Plenty of folks are chattering about how your consulting firm can survive or stabilize in the face of an economic downturn.
David A Fields
OCTOBER 12, 2021
As a consulting firm leader, you’re well aware that within every client presentation longer than 30 minutes, every white paper, and every compendium of content beefier than 20 pages, you’re required to present at least one 2×2 matrix. Fields Consulting Group.
David A Fields
JANUARY 19, 2021
Whatever your political leanings, you don’t want your consulting firm to lean into a bad reputation. The post 9 Impeachable Consulting Firm Offenses appeared first on David A. All Articles Consulting Consultants
David A Fields
APRIL 19, 2022
It is absolutely possible to close a six-figure consulting project with a new client in few days, from start to finish. Should your consulting firm strive to set that super-short sales cycle as your standard? Fields Consulting Group. All Articles Consulting Consultants
David A Fields
APRIL 14, 2020
Many of your consulting firm’s prospects are caught in the eddies of crisis and battling to stay afloat. On the other hand, you know who’s in the same boat as your consulting firm and casting about for … Continued. All Articles Consulting Consultants
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