i want my attorneys to act more like salespeople: what rainmakers do to create success
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I Want My Attorneys to Act More Like Salespeople: What Rainmakers Do to Create Success. James Paterson Sr. Director, Product Line Management. We will cover…. Why is Rainmaking more important than ever? Who are Rainmakers and what do they do? How does my firm start making more Rain? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
2012 Redwood Analytics® User ConferenceAnalysis. Insight. Action.
I Want My Attorneys to Act More Like Salespeople: What Rainmakers Do to Create Success
James PatersonSr. Director, Product Line Management
2012 Redwood Analytics® User ConferenceAnalysis. Insight. Action.
We will cover…
• Why is Rainmaking more important than ever?• Who are Rainmakers and what do they do?• How does my firm start making more Rain?• How does Social CRM fit into all of this?
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Difficult Signs of the Times
Peer Monitor Index - Q1 2012 EXECUTIVE REPORT - ISSUED 04.27.12https://peermonitor.thomsonreuters.com/ThomsonPeer/docs/PMI_Q1_2012_v1.pdf
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# of Partners Involved
Some Clients Are At Risk
Source: LexisNexis Redwood Analytics research on Client Analysis
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Yet Lower Profit Per Partner is Temporary?
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Source: Altman-Weil Flash Survey
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Growing Firm Revenue is the #1 Priority1. Which of the following are the top three (3) priorities for your firm, according to firm leaders?
Source: ALM / LexisNexis
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Major Focus on Business Development?
6. How aggressively is your firm planning on pursuing these options?
Source: ALM / LexisNexis
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The Business Development Forecast
Really, really bright … with a high chance of rain. Get ready.
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Who is Responsible for Rainmaking?
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Rainmaking Doesn’t Need to be Like This!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lteq60AVH0M
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Everyone has an important Rainmaker role
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The New Rainmaker?
• Economic conditions + technology capabilities combine to create a powerful new role for Business Development
• Potential “Rainmaker” position from identifying• New business opportunities with existing clients
• Strengths to leverage in addressing new clients
• The real profitability metrics behind current business (do more of this, and less of that)
rainmaker: n. informalOne who is known for achieving excellent results in a profession or field. A company employee who creates a large amount of unexpected business
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A Business Development Continuum
Given the diversity of legal practices and firms, plus a good dose of business and economic reality, BD efforts will fall on a continuum of capabilities
Not everyone is ready to make a lot of rain … today
Ad hoc marketing tacticsNo dedicated staffLimited technology / applicationsModest budgets
Rainmaker Forecast: light, spotty mist
BD plan and strategyDedicated / focused personnel
Leading edge technology / applicationsFunding commitment to deliver results
Rainmaker Forecast: deluge
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Some Firms Are Already Proficient
Source: International Business Development, September 8th, 2012
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Rainmaking is a Strategy
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Five Steps to Develop Your Rainmakers
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Becoming a Business Development Rainmaker
Leadership Mandate & Backing• The Charter and a Real Job Description
• Resources
• Access to key players and information
ImportantWithout Step 1, accomplishing Steps 2, 3, 4 … is difficult, but not impossible
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Becoming a Business Development Rainmaker
Tools of the Trade• CRM solution – at the heart of BD: Core capability
doesn’t need to be high end; it does start your technology deployments
• Business Intelligence: Broadens perspective to industry, competitors, trends … a real value add for clients
• Analytics: Enables detailed planning, “what if” scenarios, and stress tests current value calculations for the firm
• In an Ideal World: Fully-integrated systems and data
Step 2 is also a continuumDeploy whatever you can, as soon as you can, to empower the BD function and the firm
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Rollout / Reinforce / Repeat• Remember the Human Element in the mix
• BD is responsible for combining the people, technology, processes and systems
• Getting “buy in” is critical, as is detailed training
• Everyone needs to understand the “why” as well as the “how” of any new steps
• Reinforce the value and end game … constantly.
Leverage every early success to encourage good behaviorSee, it works!!! Let’s keep it up
Becoming a Business Development Rainmaker
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Share Information Liberally … as much as your internal “continuum” will allow• Practical considerations govern the degree of
information transparency
• Management access versus general access
• Details for “my” clients versus the “firm’s” clients
Share what you canKnowledge truly is power; more really is better; and success does breed success
Becoming a Business Development Rainmaker
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Set your KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)• Deciding what to measure is really important:
- Broad business objectives for the firm
- Granular details tied to individual initiatives
• Baselines are needed to determine change
• Measuring and quantifying are necessary “evils” for making improvements and determining what happens next
What you measure gets done
Becoming a Business Development Rainmaker
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Make It Personal!
“…don’t let anybody kid you. It’s all personal, every bit of business”
– Mario Puzo, The Godfather
Becoming a Business Development Rainmaker
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Legal Has Always Been a Personable Business
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Social CRM – Building Profitable Relationships
It’s About Being Personal, In The Social Media Age, and it’s More Important Than Ever!
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Who Is This?
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Of Course, it’s “Dooce”, aka Heather Armstrong!
http://www.forbes.com/2009/09/02/twitter-dooce-maytag-markets-equities-whirlpool.html
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Social CRM Defined
“Social CRM (Customer Relationship Management) is use of social media services,
techniques and technology to enable organisations to engage with their
customers”---http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_CRM
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Social CRM Defined
… from Lithium… from Laurence Buchanan
… from Brent Leary
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MediaSocial CRM
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Social Media Marketplace
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Global Phenomenon
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Source: ALM Legal Intelligence: Fans, Followers and Connections – Social Media ROI for Law Firms: February 2012
With Healthy Interest Among Law Firms
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Source: 2012 American Bar Association Technology Survey Report
Individual ‘Rainmakers’ Are Taking The Lead
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Some Preferred Platforms Are Emerging
Source: ALM Legal Intelligence: Fans, Followers and Connections – Social Media ROI for Law Firms: February 2012
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Social CRMLessons
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A Tipping Point for CRM Evolution?
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Link Tactics to Strategy to Accelerate Along the CRM Experience Curve
Set specific BD goals
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Goals
Ownership
Measurement
Staffing
Communications
Relevance
Contact
Management
Data Quality
Marketing
Business Development
Integration
Reporting
Support
External Knowledge
CRM – Key Success Indicator Audit
Measure 14 Areas to Gauge Success
Segment firms based on impact“Who Makes More Rain?”
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KSI Audit Results vs. Benchmark
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CRM is a Strategy
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How Can We Take Advantage of this to Make More Rain?
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“We have technology, finally, that for the first time in human history allows people to really maintain rich connections with much larger numbers of people.”
-Pierre Omidyar, eBay Founder
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Developing Thought Leadership
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Choose Wisely to Support Your Business Strategy
Resource Commitment
Client InterestMeasuring Hard
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Collect&
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ConnectAnticipate Target
Prompt Guide
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Collect&
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ConnectAnticipate Target
Prompt Guide
Make It PersonalMake More Rain
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“Figure out the people part and the technology gets a
whole lot simpler.”
2012 Redwood Analytics® User ConferenceAnalysis. Insight. Action.
[email protected]@LNInterAction@jamespaterson73+1.919.297.1859
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