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		<title>Super 15 rugby &#8211; Week 13 predictions</title>
		<link>http://www.beatonglobal.com/blog/2012/05/super-15-rugby-week-13-predictions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 08:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stefan Yelas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analytics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hi rugby fans Quite a few upsets last weekend. Who would have thought the Rebels could knock off the Crusaders. It was a good game to go to though. I enjoyed the Rebel’s win. Below are the latest predictions for the 2012 Super 15 competition for the rugby model. Stefan Yelas Director of Research Home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No surprises: Clients of law firms are calling the shots</title>
		<link>http://www.beatonglobal.com/blog/2012/05/no-surprises-clients-of-law-firms-are-calling-the-shots/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beatonglobal.com/blog/2012/05/no-surprises-clients-of-law-firms-are-calling-the-shots/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 04:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stefan Yelas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analytics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beaton news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clients&#8217; spend with Australian law firms is rising fastest in work types related directly to the &#8216;two speed&#8217; economy. Recent analysis of Beaton&#8217;s 2012 survey data reveals on the one hand the largest net positive change in spend in areas that include energy &#38; resources, project finance, construction and environment, and on the other in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clients&#8217; needs must be the only arbiter</title>
		<link>http://www.beatonglobal.com/blog/2012/05/clients-needs-must-be-the-only-arbiter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beatonglobal.com/blog/2012/05/clients-needs-must-be-the-only-arbiter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 01:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Beaton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beaton Benchmarks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Law firms are making headlines around the world for all the wrong reasons: Fallen icons, failing business models, fateful mergers, external investment and more. And in all this hubris scarcely a mention of clients. That&#8217;s why Ron Friedman&#8217;s piece on the imperative to improve value to clients caught my eye this week:Improving value to clients [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Super 15 rugby – Week 12 predictions</title>
		<link>http://www.beatonglobal.com/blog/2012/05/super-15-rugby-week-12-predictions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beatonglobal.com/blog/2012/05/super-15-rugby-week-12-predictions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 01:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stefan Yelas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beaton news]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beatonglobal.com/blog/?p=1588</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi rugby fans The prediction model tipped 7 out of 7 games last week.  Unfortunately I didn&#8217;t! Wacky tip of the weekend: Blues to beat the Lions by 6pts at home. Well the Blues have let me down all season. Why would they change now? I&#8217;m picking the Lions. Below are the latest predictions for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Impact of marketing activities in the consulting profession</title>
		<link>http://www.beatonglobal.com/blog/2012/05/impact-of-marketing-activities-in-the-consulting-profession/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beatonglobal.com/blog/2012/05/impact-of-marketing-activities-in-the-consulting-profession/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 08:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Chin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beaton Benchmarks]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beatonglobal.com/blog/?p=1566</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In striving to maximise their share of clients’ wallets professional service firms adopt a range of marketing strategies–with varying degrees of success. With millions of hours and nearly as many dollars spent each year on marketing activities, one can’t help but wonder about the efficacy of various touch points and their influence on how clients [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The rapidly evolving Australian legal services landscape – Sky Business TV interview</title>
		<link>http://www.beatonglobal.com/blog/2012/05/discussion-of-the-rapidly-evolving-legal-services-landscape-in-australia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beatonglobal.com/blog/2012/05/discussion-of-the-rapidly-evolving-legal-services-landscape-in-australia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 02:12:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Beaton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beatonglobal.com/blog/?p=1542</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[View Dr George Beaton in discussion with Grant Fuzi, Allen &#38; Overy on Sky Business television, 11 April 2012. This fast-moving exchange covers developments ranging from the big end of town to external investment in legal services providers. What&#8217;s really important? Depending on your perspective, where are the opportunities and what&#8217;s a real threat? This is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Super 15 rugby &#8211; Week 11 predictions</title>
		<link>http://www.beatonglobal.com/blog/2012/05/super-15-rugby-week-11-predictions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beatonglobal.com/blog/2012/05/super-15-rugby-week-11-predictions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 01:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stefan Yelas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beaton news]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beatonglobal.com/blog/?p=1546</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi rugby fans The prediction model tipped 4 out of 6 games last week. Wacky tip of the weekend: Brumbies by 8pts at home to the Warratahs. It’s not that far to travel for the Sydney team. And after their showing against the Crusaders, plus the Brumbies coming back from SA, it may come down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Super 15 Rugby &#8211; Week 10 predictions</title>
		<link>http://www.beatonglobal.com/blog/2012/04/super-15-rugby-week-10-predictions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beatonglobal.com/blog/2012/04/super-15-rugby-week-10-predictions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:39:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stefan Yelas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beaton news]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beatonglobal.com/blog/?p=1539</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi rugby fans The prediction model tipped 5 out of 6 games last week. And finally it got a Blues game right (with the Blues losing of course). Wacky tip of the weekend: Cheetahs by 7pts at home to the Highlanders. My guess is it will be much closer than that and could go either [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top priorities for leading professional services firms</title>
		<link>http://www.beatonglobal.com/blog/2012/04/top-priorities-for-leading-professional-services-firms/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beatonglobal.com/blog/2012/04/top-priorities-for-leading-professional-services-firms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Beaton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Professional Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seminars - First Movers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beatonglobal.com/blog/?p=1526</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a phrase, the singular priority of leading professional services firms is profitable growth. So when some 50 invited CMOs and CBDOs of the world&#8217;s leading PSFs gathered for the inaugural Gro Pro conference in Baltimore recently there were no surprises in the issues on which they focused. In the pre-meeting poll and throughout the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Super 15 2012 &#8211; Week 9 Predictions</title>
		<link>http://www.beatonglobal.com/blog/2012/04/super-15-2012-week-9-predictions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beatonglobal.com/blog/2012/04/super-15-2012-week-9-predictions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stefan Yelas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beaton news]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beatonglobal.com/blog/?p=1520</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi rugby fans The prediction model was a bit off last week. Quite a few games were close though. It wrongly tipped the Blues to win&#8230;. again. Wacky tip of the weekend: Hurricanes by 1 at home to Crusaders. After last weeks win over the Stormers. I will be picking the Crusaders to win this [...]]]></description>
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