Remove 2021 Remove Client Relationships Remove Negotiation
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Selling challenges in professional services: Sales processes and skills

Red Star Kim

Protectionism – Some fee-earners could be insecure and defensive about sharing client information and relationships. The culture and rewards systems sometimes worked against integrated client teams. Data – CRM (Client Relationship Management) and CDP (Client Data Platforms) are often lacking.

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How can agencies make client relationships more profitable?, with Chris Merrington

Account Management Skills

In this episode we talk about making client relationships more profitable. We covered so many different areas including: What clients really value and how to talk the client language. Why you need to establish and nurture senior client relationships. Why should the client invest a quarter million with you?

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Sales Targeting Toolbox for Professional Services Firms

Red Star Kim

Connected leadership – How professional relationships (kimtasso.com) Competitors – Analyse who your major competitors are advising and adapt their targeting methods (I’m a little uncomfortable with the current trend to use LinkedIn to review your competitors’ contacts and target them yourself!)

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Soft skills revisited – with a leadership perspective

Red Star Kim

This lack of listening caused a plethora of problems for those trying to build empathy and trust in order to create client relationships and sell legal services. Maybe the anxiety of communicating across the ether led people back into push communications and output rather than input mode. Listening is now the new superpower.

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Future Marketing and Business Development Manager: Connections, Collaboration, Context, Creativity, Cause and Continuous learning

Red Star Kim

External clients – Then of course we need to build networks amongst potential clients, existing clients and referrers. Marketing is the client’s representative within the firm. Our client relationships keeps us in touch with market changes and perceptions.

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Forging a Career in Insurance Sales — The Complete Guide

Hubspot Sales

Fortunately, tech tools can simplify the process so you have more time to build client relationships, instead of punching in data,” adds Caldwell. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual wage for insurance sales agents was $49,840 as of 2021. The rate increases to over 95% when extended to five years. Image Source 3.

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How to deal with difficult clients, with Dr Mark Goulston

Account Management Skills

If you’re in an agency account management role, or maybe you have a team of account managers, and you want to have a roadmap and a playbook to grow those existing accounts by adding more value, expanding the relationships and also being comfortable asking for referrals, then check out my Account Accelerator programme. Mark 02:07.