by Bill Brelsford | Aug 24, 2010 | Marketing
Sales and marketing are often lumped together. This is easy to when marketing and selling professional services because both roles are often assigned to the same person. Sales and marketing are different roles, both with different goals, and requiring different skill... by Bill Brelsford | Jul 29, 2010 | Marketing
I think everyone, newly promoted or not, struggles with this one at some point in their career. How do we talk about what we do and talk about it without boring ourselves and everyone around us to tears. The default, of course, is to fall back on your title – I’m a... by Bill Brelsford | Apr 7, 2010 | Marketing, Marketing Strategy & Planning, Professional Services Marketing
The final building block in our marketing tactic model is the Follow Up block. As accountants, lawyers, and other service professionals, we tend to, as my fellow Duct Tape Marketing coach Bill Doerr is fond of saying “meet people by introduction rather than by... by Bill Brelsford | Feb 9, 2010 | Marketing
When asked, most accountants, attorneys, and other professionals tell me that the primary way they acquire new clients is through word or mouth or referrals – no surprise there. What does surprise me is how often these same folks tell me that they rarely, if ever, ask... by Bill Brelsford | Dec 29, 2009 | Marketing
I’ve noticed (via my search logs) an uptick in people coming to my site looking for unique marketing ideas for accountants and tax preparers – so here are a few ideas business practices \ marketing ideas to help get the creative juices flowing: Pay me later (or...