Size 10½ Boots CoffeeCast

When it comes to networking training one of the questions we get asked a lot is “how do you get yourself out of a conversation you don’t want to be in?” so in this episode we share some tips and tricks you can use to make sure you extricate yourself from unwanted conversations politely but effectively!

In the first of two networking specials we answer the first of 2 of the questions about networking we’re asked most frequently - how do you follow up after meeting someone at a networking event?

Smashing The Myths Around SEO by Size 10½ Boots

In this episode of the CoffeeCast we discuss why effective and productive business development is a fundamental component of every lawyer and accountants' career (and why BD must be viewed as a benefit, not a chore) with our special guest Steve McCullough, BD & Marketing Director of Armstrong Watson.

While the professional services are now using LinkedIn and – in the main – Twitter more frequently and more confidently, there are still a lot of question marks over Facebook. In this CoffeeCast we ask digital marketing manager Simon Gorman from Keebles LLP for his take on Facebook and more specifically which practice areas it suits, what can you do to work how best to use it to meet your marketing objectives and what types of posts work best once you’re up and running.

However much of an authority you are and however experienced a presenter you are, if you don’t get your slides right, you will never create the best impression or the highest level of engagement with your audience. That’s why in this episode of the CoffeeCast we discuss what you need to do to make sure your slides impress your audience and hold their attention throughout your talks.

In this episode of the CoffeeCast we’re joined by Antonia Welch from legal PR specialists Welch PR to look at what PR is, why every professional services firm should definitely bother with PR and how your firm can achieve greater press coverage.

In this CoffeeCast Extra we look at social media with Simon Gorman, marketing manager at Keebles LLP, and more specifically as why social media has to be treated as a serious part of a professional service firm’s marketing plans, how do you work out which is the best platform for you/your objectives and the best ways to get your social media strategy up and running.

In this episode we look at presentations or more to the point, how you can improve the way you deliver presentations. We cover why presentations can play a vital role in your personal business development plan, some practical tips on how to improve your presentation skills and some ways to control your nerves on the day.

In this CoffeeCast extra – we talk SEO (and how to master it) with digital specialist Simon Gorman, Marketing Manager at Keebles LLP. Simon provides a whistle-stop tour of why SEO has to play a crucial role in your firm’ s marketing plan today, what he’s done to boost his firm’s rankings and the commercial benefits he’s seen as a result (spoiler: they’re winning work!) before leaving us with his top 3 SEO tips … and all in less time than it takes to drink a cup of coffee!