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    Business Development & Recruitment

    Accelerate your consulting firm's growth

    French agency specialized in business development and recruitment for consulting firms. We generate your qualified opportunities and find your best consultants. Based in Lille, experts in enterprise acquisition and specialized recruitment.

    250+
    Sales opportunities generated/year
    180+
    Qualified candidates sourced/year
    68%
    Positive response rate
    100%
    Results rate
    Priority targets

    Consulting firms: who to target for your growth?

    Prospects for your missions and candidates to strengthen your teams

    Business Executives

    General management and executive committees

    Presidents, CEOs and managing directors of SMEs and mid-market
    Executive committee and management committee members
    Family office owners and investment fund managers

    Functional Directors

    Strategic department leaders

    Chief Information Officers (CIO)
    Chief Human Resources Officers (CHRO)
    Chief Financial Officers (CFO) and controllers

    Operations Leaders

    Operational transformation actors

    Supply chain and procurement managers
    Industrial and production directors
    Quality and operational excellence managers

    Subject Matter Experts

    Specialists and technical managers

    Chief Information Security Officers (CISO)
    CHROs and talent managers for HR consulting
    CFOs and risk managers for finance and compliance consulting
    Tailored strategies

    Business development strategies for consulting firms

    Approaches combining client lead generation and consultant recruitment

    Strategic Account Approach

    Ultra-personalized targeting of large accounts

    Identification of 50-100 strategic target accounts • Decision-maker mapping • Executive profiles
    Projection: 30-45% decision-maker engagement • 25-40 qualified meetings • 3-9 month cycle
    Content: sector studies, benchmarks, executive summaries, workshops

    LinkedIn Expert Positioning

    Expert positioning and employer brand visibility

    Expert content publication 3x/week • Network growth 15-25%/quarter
    Projection: 800-1500 views/post • 40-80 inbound contacts/month • 120-200 qualified applications/year
    Formats: long articles, insight carousels, short videos, event lives

    Consultant Recruitment

    Talent hunting and attraction for your teams

    Active sourcing 200-400 profiles/month • Direct approach all expertise levels
    Projection: 15-25 qualified candidates/position • Recruitment time reduced by 35% • 75% acceptance rate
    Channels: LinkedIn Recruiter, direct approach, referrals, professional events

    Expert Content Strategy

    Premium content production and expert positioning

    Quarterly white papers • Monthly webinars • Annual sector studies
    Projection: 500-800 downloads/content • 60-100 qualified prospects/quarter
    Distribution: SEO, LinkedIn, email nurturing, digital PR, partnerships
    Our consulting references

    Consulting firms that trust us

    Discover how we accelerated the growth of strategy, IT, HR and transformation consulting firms.

    Management consulting firm

    Strategy & digital transformation

    184 qualified opportunities generated in 8 months via targeted account campaigns on LinkedIn for CEOs and executive committees. 38% engagement, 52 meetings with large accounts, 15 missions sold. Meanwhile, 12 talents recruited (strategy, transformation, change management profiles) with 92% retention rate.

    IT consulting firm

    Information systems consulting

    280 prospects contacted over 10 months with personalized multichannel sequences. 31% engagement, 78 meetings with CIOs and CISOs, 23 ongoing missions. Recruitment of 18 profiles (Java/JDE developers, project managers, architects) with optimized process reducing recruitment time by 40%.

    HR consulting firm

    HR transformation & recruitment

    Sales portfolio multiplied by 2.8 in 9 months through expert content strategy and positioning. 320 companies engaged, 65% email open rate, 94 opportunities created. Recruitment support: 25 profiles integrated (HR consultants, transformation project managers, payroll/HRIS experts).

    Strategy consulting firm

    Corporate strategy & M&A

    450 opportunities generated in 12 months via ultra-targeted approach on CAC 40 and mid-market. 42% executive engagement, 120 qualified meetings, 28 signed missions with 23% conversion rate. Recruitment of 8 partners and 15 talents with specialized expertise (M&A, strategy, finance).

    Specific challenges for consulting firms

    Complex issues requiring specialized sector approach

    Credibility & reputation

    Build and maintain a recognized expert image in your field

    Differentiation

    Stand out in a saturated market with often similar offerings

    Positioning

    Balance between specialized expertise and attractive service breadth

    War for talents

    Attract and retain the best talents in an ultra-competitive market

    Let's discuss your specific challenges

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    Our solutions

    How AKIDEL accelerates your consulting firm

    Integrated business development and recruitment solutions

    Targeted enterprise prospecting

    Qualified client opportunity generation

    • Ultra-targeted decision-maker databases: CEOs, executive committees, business units
    • Multichannel strategic account campaigns with advanced personalization
    • Long-term nurturing adapted to consulting sales cycles (3-12 months)

    Expert positioning

    Expert positioning and visibility

    • Premium content production: white papers, studies, webinars
    • LinkedIn strategy for consultants and partners (personal brand)
    • Optimized distribution SEO, social media and digital PR

    Consultant recruitment

    Talent hunting and sourcing

    • Active sourcing of senior profiles on LinkedIn and specialized networks
    • Employer brand and attraction campaigns (inbound recruitment)
    • Optimized process: pre-qualification, skills assessment, onboarding

    Intelligent automation

    Sales and HR efficiency

    • Integrated client management system for sales portfolio and recruitment tracking
    • Automated sequences with priority opportunity alerts
    • AI-powered prospect and candidate qualification
    Toolkit

    The AKIDEL toolkit for your development

    All levers for customer acquisition and consultant recruitment at your disposal

    Personalized direct email

    Targeted email sequences for executives and HR directors with up to 65% open rate

    Google Ads

    Search campaigns to capture intent from companies seeking consulting

    Meta Ads

    LinkedIn Ads to target strategic decision-makers and functional directors

    LinkedIn Outreach

    Direct prospecting of executive committees and sourcing qualified candidates

    Natural referencing

    Expert positioning through optimized content and case studies

    Marketing automation

    Personalized journeys for prospects and candidates to maximize conversion

    Analytics & tracking

    Real-time dashboards: business opportunities and recruitment pipeline

    Customer relationship management

    Centralization of missions, candidates and business opportunity tracking

    AKIDEL - Consulting firm experts

    French digital agency based in Lille, specialized in supporting consulting firms.

    Sector knowledge

    • Consulting expertise: strategy, IT, HR, finance, operational
    • Understanding firm challenges: growth, recruitment, positioning
    • Mastery of consulting codes and sales cycles (3-12 months)

    Integrated approach

    • 360° vision: business development + consultant recruitment
    • Team based in Lille, responsive and France proximity
    • Proven methodologies with +50 firms supported

    Turnkey services

    • Mission opportunity generation (targeted accounts, content, LinkedIn)
    • Consultant recruitment (sourcing, employer brand)
    • Expert positioning and partner personal brand

    Ready to grow your consulting firm?

    Ready to accelerate your consulting firm?

    Free audit of your sales and recruitment strategy with actionable recommendations

    Consulting firms offer

    Grow your client portfolio

    Prospecting solutions adapted to consulting firms and B2B services

    15-day platform trial

    Self-service

    Full platform included
    Advanced CRM + Automation
    Consulting firm templates
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    Free campaign

    100% supported

    Positioning audit
    50 decision-makers + campaign
    Dedicated consulting expert
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    No credit card required
    Results guaranteed

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