ABSTRACT

The fast-paced nature of the design business means that you probably spend most of your time, energy and resources looking after your clients' needs, not your own. In our current, increasingly competitive marketplace where supply far outstrips demand, no design business will survive for long - let alone grow and develop - without a really effective marketing programme. It is no longer enough for you to provide a good product and simply hope for the best. Potential clients need to know exactly what you can do for them and what makes you different from your competitors. Existing clients need to know exactly why they should develop and continue their business with you. Quite simply, you need to convince design buyers that you are unequivocally the right consultancy for them, time and time again. This second, fully revised and updated, edition of Shan Preddy's popular book will help you to improve your marketing skills, no matter how large or small your design company, or which of the many disciplines you specialise in. Packed full of accessible, practical advice and information, this book is indispensable for all design consultancies.

part |2 pages

PART I THE PRINCIPLES: HOW TO DO IT

chapter |2 pages

Introduction: getting started

chapter 1|3 pages

Marketing and mousetraps

chapter 2|5 pages

Looking backwards to look forwards

chapter 3|6 pages

Where are you going? The vision thing

chapter 11|10 pages

Life’s a pitch: getting the business

chapter 12|10 pages

Resources: man and machine

chapter 14|5 pages

Deeper and wider: client development

part |2 pages

PART II THE PRACTICE: HOW IT IS DONE

chapter 20|1 pages

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