Sales or Marketing?

Which is more important to professional service providers: marketing or selling skills? The answer is both, contrary to common assumptions about the value of division of labor. Solutions providers conduct research and product development (marketing functions) in the same instant they present and pitch (selling functions). The need for versatility makes professional services challenging and rewarding. Above all—according to Don Scales, the CEO of Investis—we must think.

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If you are a consultant or professional services provider, you are the "product." Your success depends on developing new business. You're expert in doing the work, but you probably don't have much training in how to develop business from new and existing clients. The conversations in this series provide real, practical advice to help you bring in more business.