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Design Business Council > meeting clients
client responding to change
How to explain change to clients
27
Oct

What a year. Few of us will exit the same way we entered. Many of us will have changed the way we work. Should we explain any changes to our clients?

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , design business coach , Design business coaching , Design business mentor , design career ,
Tags: client pitches , Client relationships , Design management , Design strategies , designers , designing , designing websites , meeting clients , networking , pitching to clients , Professional development , strategic thinking ,
When do clients look for a new design partner?
13
Oct

If designers can identify the triggers that make clients look for a new design partner we can hone our new business activities.

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , design business coach , Design business coaching , Design business mentor , design career ,
Tags: client pitches , Client relationships , Design management , Design strategies , designers , designing , designing websites , meeting clients , networking , pitching to clients , Professional development , strategic thinking ,
Do clients look at designer’s websites?
06
Oct

We asked clients to rate how designers reacted to their briefs: were they proactive or reactive? The results are interesting…

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Tags: client pitches , Client relationships , Design management , Design strategies , designers , designing , designing websites , meeting clients , networking , pitching to clients , Professional development , strategic thinking ,
Do clients think designers are proactive or reactive?
28
Sep

We asked clients to rate how designers reacted to their briefs: were they proactive or reactive? The results are interesting…

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , design business coach , Design business coaching , Design business mentor , design career ,
Tags: client pitches , Client relationships , Design management , Design strategies , designers , designing , meeting clients , networking , pitching to clients , Professional development , strategic thinking ,
What clients want to hear in a pitch
21
Sep

We asked clients what they wanted to see/hear in a pitch. Interestingly, not one client said they wanted to see a current folio. Instead, they wanted to talk, and share insights.

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , design business coach , Design business coaching , Design business mentor , design career ,
Tags: client pitches , Client relationships , Design management , Design strategies , designers , designing , meeting clients , networking , pitching to clients , Professional development , strategic thinking ,
How clients find designers
14
Sep

We asked clients how they find designers. There’s much written about how designers find clients but not the other way around … where does a client go to find their dream designer?

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , design business coach , Design business coaching , Design business mentor , design career ,
Tags: Client relationships , Design management , Design strategies , designers , designing , meeting clients , networking , Professional development , strategic thinking ,
How clients prefer to meet designers
08
Sep

This is the first in a series of articles reporting on feedback from our ‘What clients want’ survey. We asked clients a simple question: How would you prefer to meet designers? The results are interesting.

Posted in: Business of design , creative business coach , design business coach , Design business coaching , Design business mentor , design career ,
Tags: Client relationships , Design management , Design strategies , designers , designing , meeting clients , networking , Professional development , strategic thinking ,

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