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MSP Price Objections
MSP Price Objections By Ian Richardson, Managing Partner, Fox & Crow Group I want to talk about every MSP owner or sales leader’s favorite conversation piece. Let’s set the stage. You’re meeting with your client. Could be a routine business review. Might be a...
MSP SLA Guidance
MSP SLA Guidance By Ian Richardson, Managing Partner, Fox & Crow Group Differentiation in the MSP space is tough to do. Most clients don’t understand technology. Even less enjoy it. One of the most common items to come up is response time. “How fast will you...
Ian Richardson Featured in ChannelPro Network
How are the problems of mid-sized MSPs different from their smaller counterparts? Ian Richardson explores this in his article in ChannelPro Network this week.
Predictable MSP Referrals
Predictable MSP Referrals By Ian Richardson, Principal Consultant & Managing Partner, Fox & Crow Group LLC Everybody loves a good referral. They’re already convinced they need your help. That opportunity is yours to lose. There is a problem. They’re sporadic...
MSP Social Media Marketing
MSP Social Media Marketing By Ian Richardson, Principal Consultant & Managing Partner, Fox & Crow Group LLC I don’t like social media. I don’t have a Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, or any of those networks. I think social media is a big waste of time. Chasing...
MSP Project Rework kills growth
MSP Project Rework kills growth By Ian Richardson. Principal Consultant & Managing Partner. Fox & Crow Group I speak with a lot of MSP owners each week. Some want to grow their MSP. Some want to sell it. Some are sick of running it altogether. Feelings aside,...
MSP Exit: Everyone Exits from their MSP
MSP Exit: Everyone Exits from their MSP. By Ian Richardson, Principal Consultant, Fox & Crow “Everyone exits from their MSP, either horizontally or vertically." Arlin Sorensen from ConnectWise is fond of that line. Full disclosure, I may have paraphrased it. I...
MSP Sales Process protects margins
MSP Sales Process protects margins By Ian Richardson, Principal Consultant, Fox & Crow I’ve a bit different of an article today. This stems from a question that came across my desk on social media. I’ve quoted the question below. “Do you ever get sales guys...
MSP Project Kickoff Calls
MSP Project Kickoff calls By Ian Richardson, Principal Consultant, Fox & Crow An interesting question ran by my social channels the other day. The basis of the question was how to kick off an MSP project with a client. They were struggling with misfires on their...
MSP Client Concentration
MSP Client Concentration By Ian Richardson, Principal Consultant, Fox & Crow Preparing to sell a managed services provider is hard work. You must get your house in order in every sense of the word. Customer contracts Employment agreements Vendor relationships...