by Robin Dicks | Nov 3, 2015 | Robin's Blog
Here’s a real-life story about a firm which has recently rebranded with a new visual identity, and lots of messaging about client focus and responsiveness. So what happens when you ring someone? The phone rings… And rings… And rings… No...
by Robin Dicks | Oct 12, 2015 | Robin's Blog
One theme has been increasingly visible in some of the recent in-depth client feedback interviews we’ve done for firms. It’s connected to “commerciality” but it’s more profound than that. It’s not “technical expertise”,...
by Robin Dicks | Sep 21, 2015 | Robin's Blog
We’re seeing signs that some firms, and in particular law firms, are moving away from thinking about differentiation as being “lets change our logo and the colours on our website”. A mystery shopping exercise we recently performed across a small set...
by Robin Dicks | Aug 18, 2015 | Robin's Blog
Most client feedback exercises get feedback about how the firm performs. Better ones also identify what factors have the greatest impact on the client’s continued use of the firm. But few – still – use the opportunity created by the process to get...
by Robin Dicks | Aug 14, 2015 | Robin's Blog
It may not be the first source of theory or advice many people look for, but there was a recent article about how the Sky cycling team took a disappointing 2104 Tour de France and questioned a variety of things which ultimately led to their success this year. The...
by Robin Dicks | Jun 29, 2015 | Robin's Blog
Cross-selling, or as I prefer it to be terms, co-operative selling or successfully extending relationships with clients, requires a number of things to be in place. Fee earners need to be able to answer 5 questions with a “yes”. The link here to...
