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 | 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...
by Robin Dicks | Apr 7, 2015 | Robin's Blog
As we’ve written about extensively elsewhere, there are 5 key drivers of profitable growth for a firm – and extending what you do with clients is a hugely important one. Is there genuinely high potential or is this just great in theory? I’ve spent a...