Business Consulting Buzz recently surveyed 10,000 independent consultants, asking them how they market their consulting services. Interesting, insightful questions include:
Which marketing channels have made you the most money?
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Independent consultants often compete with large consulting firms. In such a case, one major advantage large firms have is the collective business expertise and experience of thousands of consultants. This knowledge often takes the form of business documents, which have been saved in the firm’s internal knowledge management repository.
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