If business development is as essential to you as it is to me, you can appreciate my frustration. I would receive an introduction to someone who seemed like a valuable referral source or...
Continue ReadingIf business development is as essential to you as it is to me, you can appreciate my frustration. I would receive an introduction to someone who seemed like a valuable referral source or...
Continue ReadingIn the coming days, Americans will either celebrate or mourn the results of the presidential election. (I doubt you'll encounter anyone indifferent.) The news will establish themes...
Continue ReadingWhether new to business development, or a weathered veteran, you will inevitably confront the challenges inherent to identifying opportunities and securing new work. Professionals...
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In today's volatile marketplace, many law firms are losing their independence. According to Altman Weil MergerLine, 2019 was a record-breaking year with 115 combinations, a number of...
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I've never much cared for rejection, yet I find myself on both ends of it every day. As a business developer, I am constantly reaching out to prospects and clients with the intention...
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Most sales people have a traditional sales funnel designed to churn through hundreds of thousands of leads. They start with their total addressable market (TAM), narrow their suspects...
Continue ReadingConsider this: your clients have business problems. And while the legal and financial components to those problems may drive the need for your services, they are not your clients'...
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