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Being a consultant or contractor has its advantages -- flexibility, challenge, constant opportunities to meet new people -- but it also means that you're a perpetual "outsider." Although Dan is a professional contractor, his observations apply well to consulting also. I hope that you enjoy Dan's article, and that all of your engagements are with "good" companies. ***** Terms: consulting, company My friend Dan Rutman has written a wonderfully witty piece entitled The Contractor's Guide to Corporate Culture that humorously captures the intangibles of fitting in with the company that's providing your temporary revenue.

My philosophy of consulting has always been that 1) I want every client to remain a (satisfied) client for as long as possible, and 2) I want every ex-client to be referenceable. Codes abound, from ethical guidelines for management consulting and marketing to search engine optimization , public relations and blogging . It's hard to get it back once it's lost, so it's better not to lose it To me, that seems common-sensical enough, but I'm disgusted by how many outside vendors don't share that approach to clients, whether through price gouging, incompetence, non-responsiveness, or just plain dishonesty.

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4) Online portals – I know, this is a broad category. What about those in your category 4) the online portals - they have content production expertise. The online portals I'm thinking about in 4)above are really in the lead generation game, and (at best)syndicate content toward this end. I decided to turn to the CRM folks - consultants, vendors, Home Forrester Research « Getting Up Close and Personal | Main | Social Technographics Data Now Available » March 20, 2008 B2B Lead Management Market Heats Up [Posted by Laura Ramos ] Since the start of this year, I’ve been receiving a boatload of briefing requests from companies wanting to show me their lead generation and management solutions.