by Bill Brelsford | Apr 26, 2011 | Lead Generation
Whether you call it networking, word-of-mouth, or referral marketing, making new contacts through people you already know is a big part of building a professional services firm. Most sales and marketing databases, whether a complex CRM system or a simple spread... by Bill Brelsford | Mar 18, 2011 | B2B Content Marketing, Marketing Strategy & Planning
[ This post originally appeared in my newsletter. I don’t usually repost, but I’ve had a lot of interest in this topic recently, so I thought I would share it here as well] We marketing types are good at giving advice about using social media tools to... by Bill Brelsford | Aug 18, 2010 | Marketing
Continuing the series on marketing for the newly promoted, today’s post is about networking. Networking is another one of those things that we are told to do, but we aren’t given a lot of instruction on how to do it effectively. Much of what I’ve already written... by Bill Brelsford | May 18, 2010 | Professional Services Marketing
In yesterday's post, I mentioned that I was spending more time listening to the conversations around me. Another theme that seems to be repeating itself is the idea of shifting from attending general networking events to referral groups. In these conversations,... by Bill Brelsford | Jun 30, 2009 | Marketing, Professional Services Marketing
Recently, I've been talking to several business owners and independent professionals who are frustrated with the results they get from attending networking events. Networking came become a huge drain on our time – particularly if we are not consistently...