Snake Oil

Because pursuit of the client-dollar is one of those rare things all professional services companies have in common, many have strong opinons on the subject - these often polarise and become dogmatic - but then there's a great deal at stake...

New Business Opinions

  • The New Business Attitude:-

    NEW BUSINESS DYNAMICS |06

    We look at the attitude that drives new business and seek to define what behaviours contribute to consistent new business success.

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  • Why Are We Here?:-

    NEW BUSINESS DYNAMICS |05

    It's a big question - and one those using lead generation services find themselves asking from time to time. We look at the critical role of qualification and 'torchbearing' in new business meetings.

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  • Coffee is for Closers:-

    NEW BUSINESS DYNAMICS |04

    Is sales the new marketing? We review the widespread reappraisal of sales underway at the moment and recommend the marketing services sector embraces it.

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  • International Opportunity:-

    BLENDING IN

    Developing Your Business Internationally.

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  • The Road to Riches:-

    NEW BUSINESS DYNAMICS |03

    Takes you on a journey to examine issues pivotal for success with pro-active prospecting.

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  • New Business Opinion 4:-

    TAKING A BITE

    How the UK’s ad pioneers are faring Stateside

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  • New Business Opinion 3:-

    PR SEARCH AND SELECTION LANDSCAPE

    Search & selection in the PR industry

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  • New Business Opinion 2:-

    THE COLD CALLING LANDSCAPE

    Are cold calling agencies a valid way to start a relationship with a client?

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  • New Business Opinion 1:-

    MARKETING IN THE BUSINESS LANDSCAPE

    Marketing is the head not the heart.

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  • A New Business Tale:-

    A REVUE OF SOME OF THE CHARACTERS IN THE NEW BUSINESS LANDSCAPE

    Four thousand marketing services providers (‘the suitors’) set up shop in the UK, intending to solve the communications-related agenda of just one thousand (or so), organisations with spend worth fighting for.

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