Do You Introduce Yourself Properly at Conferences?
Conferences can be a great place to meet and network with colleagues – provided you introduce yourself the right way. Have you ever run into someone at a conference and they introduce themselves – and...
View ArticleHow To Turn $150 An Hour Into $50 (And Back Again)
In the consulting world there’s no shortage of people claiming to bill $150, $175 or $225 per hour. To talk with them you’d think they were invoicing an average of 40 hours every week with no slack in...
View ArticleDuh. Losing. Why VARS won’t Be Emailing An Invite To Clients
This morning for the umpteenth time I was invited to attend a session to tell me how to get the most out of Sage’s Summit 2011. I’ve been to several of these conferences. I think training on how to...
View ArticleProspects Who Find You Only via Web Search – My Experience
My experience almost universally with prospective clients via the Internet (people you have no prior relationship and who hop onto Google and search for a half dozen consultant email addresses) has...
View ArticleDoes online marketing work for ERP? How well? How do you deal with quick...
This morning I received an email from a friend in the consulting business. His question is one that I’ve received before – and one that seems to come up at every conference that I’ve attended in the...
View ArticleYou’d Have To Be Crazy To Ignore Email Newsletters
If you are not sending out a monthly email newsletter to your clients I recommend: 1. Create 2 to 3 posts per week on your web site. So long as the site provides for RSS you can 2. Feed that RSS into...
View ArticleIt’s All About Recurring Revenues
The most significant partner opportunity in the ERP marketplace is to create a consulting role as a trusted advisor to your customer. Your goal is to be looked upon by the customer to present multiple...
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