Whether you are just getting started or have done consulting for many years, the best way to find new clients is through referrals. If you have been in business for many years, satisfied customers are a great source of referrals. However, if you are a new consultant, you may have yet to satisfy customers but …
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Lead nurturing is a process by which leads are tracked and developed into sales-qualified leads. Meaning that they are ready to buy. What should it look like? Most of the time a nurture campaign takes the form of an enewsletters. They are practical and easy to do. There are many cost effective email programs. Mail …
SKMurphy’s 2022 Customer Discovery Bootcamp provides a framework for validating your idea with prospects to determine the real market need.
In a dynamic environment, situational awareness is an important prerequisite to identify what needs to be done.
Brendan McAdams and Sean Murphy discuss cultivating luck in business endeavors and relationships.
Recently we spoke on a variety of proven marketing techniques for growing your business. Sean Murphy and Theresa Shafer talked about building awareness and getting exposure to attract and sell your expertise, services, and products. They explored the techniques for those times when you have less billable work, and also the techniques for when there …
Some people are natural connectors. Sean Murphy is one of those. In this video, he shares one of his secret to network maintenance. He frames maintaining your professional network as counting your blessings. Your network is a long-term investment. It takes the time to nurture and grow your relationships.
Increase your luck surface area to get more customers and grow your business. Lead generation ideas and customer discovery bootcamp.
The best way to get leads is through referrals from satisfied customers or others who are in position to vouch for your product or service.
Email and text messages may have replaced most postal mail, but a handwritten thank you note conveys a feeling of thoughtfulness, appreciation, and care.
A wonderful note from Henna Inam, a happy client. It was included in a box that contained a sweet treat, tin of cookies, as a thank you.
The best webinar is more than one speaker in a lively discussion that includes interaction with the audience. Here are some practical tips for preparation, attracting the right audience, lively interaction, and follow up.
My favorite technique for building a mailing list is assessments and quizzes. They provide immediate value to your website visitor and are fun and engaging way to capture their email address.
I am giving a short briefing on “Managing the Work/Work Balance In Your Consulting Practice” at the South Bay Consultants Meetup on Mon-Apr-17 at 7:30am.
Let’s face it, finding customers can be quite a challenge. In this interactive workshop, we will cover a variety of proven marketing techniques for growing your business: attendees will select one or two that fit their style and develop a plan to implement them in their business in the next 90 days.
SKMurphy March/April 2016 Newsletter This blog post summarizes our March/April 2016 newsletter, you can subscribe to the monthly SKMurphy newsletter using the form at the right Lead Generation Before you can close a deal you need the phone to ring–you need leads. This issue we look at lead generation. Special Offer if you are in Silicon Valley: …
Each interaction with a business prospect or a customer has to promise an exchange of value: their time or money for at least the strong possibility of benefit. Many of the startup fantasy camp customer development training models neglect this and teach beginning entrepreneurs to rely on the kindness of strangers. This may work in …
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We are offering our “Getting More Customers” workshop 9:00am-1:30pm on Sat-Apr-23-16. Spend a morning working on your business with a mix of lecture, discussion with peer entrepreneurs, and reflection and writing. You will leave with a plan for getting the phone to ring and your inbox to fill with inquiries.
Two key tasks we help early stage teams with are preparing for and executing successful negotiations of complex long-term business relationships. These early sales efforts must foster value co-creation with customers because both parties understanding of requirements will continue to evolve as the product is deployed and gains wider use.
Press Release Leads to Local Coverage. Covers why, how and how often to help you “bring on the leads.”
