ABSTRACT

Marketing Professional Services is a uniquely focused, incisive and practical introduction to new business planning, marketing and selling skills for those in the professional services sector. It is for professionals who have to sell to professionals.



Professionals of all types, from accountants and consultants to surveyors and solicitors who have trained in a specific technical skill will understand the power of good clear marketing practice reading this book. If you have to sell yourself and your service to clients this book shows you:
* The importance of winning new business in an increasingly competitive, deregulated market
* How to plan for winning new business including a full script for cold calls
* The techniques, skills and resources required in order to achieve your goals focusing on the three P's of Preparation, Prospection and Persistence

Individual chapters provide you with a basic grounding in separate sales and marketing issues - from prospecting and cold canvassing to direct marketing and public relations. The book includes sample interactive conversations and provides a constant source of reference for the professional sales person. It is based on long experience of training in this sector and is a short, practical and appropriate introduction to the key concepts.

chapter Chapter 1|8 pages

Winning new business — your duty

chapter Chapter 4|12 pages

The elements of business development

chapter Chapter 5|42 pages

Getting there! Prospection

chapter Chapter 6|23 pages

Being there! Cold canvass presenting and pitching

chapter Chapter 7|6 pages

PR

chapter Chapter 8|6 pages

Advertising

chapter Chapter 9|6 pages

Direct marketing

chapter Chapter 10|7 pages

Print material

chapter Chapter 11|5 pages

Keeping the customers happy

chapter Chapter 12|3 pages

A view from the other side

chapter Chapter 13|7 pages

Researching your market

chapter Chapter 14|5 pages

Next steps — Putting the skills into practice