by Robin Dicks | Oct 19, 2016 | Robin's Blog
Deborah Shell of Winckworth Sherwood has written an easy to read and interesting article about implementing client feedback programmes. It covers not only the set up of gaining feedback but how it is shared with partners and others to gain commitment, buy-in, results...
by Robin Dicks | Sep 16, 2016 | Robin's Blog
Brexit means uncertainty. Should leaders, marketers and other heads try and ignore it, in the hope that it will go away? Should they plan on the basis of an outcome they hope will happen? Or should they give in to the uncertainty and not plan at all? Should they...
by Robin Dicks | Apr 11, 2016 | Robin's Blog
There was a short but thought-provoking piece recently in Accountancy Age on this issue. To slightly paraphrase the article, it suggests that actually many of the approaches and ways of doing business undertaken by ‘professional firms’ or advisors are...
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”,...
