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Grant Hollings
Mar 30, 2020
When clients are prepared to pay more
When clients are prepared to pay more shares one of the many important findings in the beatonbenchmarks20 reports. These reports cover...

Paul Hugh-Jones and Shanan Kan
Mar 15, 2020
The CX Report: Clear ROI and some unexpected implications
We are excited about beaton’s new CX report for two reasons. First, the report provides unequivocally clear evidence that increasing...

Ben Farrow
Oct 26, 2019
Clients will pay more for excellent client experience (CX)
CX is the new buzzword and board room priority. And rightly so, as professional services firms strive to execute client-centric...

George Beaton and Shanan Kan
Nov 30, 2018
Insights from Managing the Professional Service Firm live on
It's 25 years since David Maister published Managing the Professional Service Firm (1993). Does client data back his views?


David Goener
Mar 20, 2018
One in three clients will pay more for your services … but who are they?
In its soon to be released 2018 beatonbenchmarks survey, beaton found one in three clients of professional service firms said they would...

David Goener and Paul Hugh Jones
Sep 19, 2017
Top Three Challenges: Price, Price and Price
The top three challenges facing law firms are all price related (1): 1. Negotiating price with clients (Price) 2. Winning new business...

George Beaton
Feb 5, 2017
Maximise the profitability of your client portfolio
A professional services firm has four client-related levers to pull to maximise its profitability. Let's start by sketching an...

Paul Hugh Jones
May 23, 2016
Why 80% of clients choose more expensive firms
When we present our beatonbenchmarksâ„¢ reports, the section about why clients appoint a more expensive firm often gets the most attention,...

David Goener
Apr 22, 2016
Ways to deliver fair value
This post explores ways to deliver fair value to both their clients and professional services firms. It shows why one of the key elements...

Paul Hugh Jones
Apr 4, 2016
How industry strategies drive profitable growth
This is the first of a series of posts on how to develop and execute an effective industry strategy to drive profitable growth in a...
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