tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35297610.post1429145147850193065..comments2008-12-31T09:38:40.482-05:00Margaret Grisdelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794722616440670274noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35297610.post-18450928784295441202008-12-31T09:38:00.000-05:002008-12-31T09:38:00.000-05:00On our Marketing Action Plan dashboard that we help our attorney (and CPA) clients use, we simplify the goal setting process into a "cascade" (one leads into/fits into the other: year, semi, qu, mo.) with a "number by date" simplification on the S.M.A.R.T. concept. By initially focusing on whatever "number(s) by date(s)" my client holds already as a mental thumb-rule, we can quickly emotionalize and quantify what is often a loosey-goosey approach to Practice Marketing metrics measurement.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the post, great timing (as I am about to write an apropos goal setting post myself)!<BR/><BR/>~ Vikram Rajan<BR/><A HREF="http://www.PracticeMarketingAdvisors.com" REL="nofollow">PracticeMarketingAdvisors.com</A>Vikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445628666536235138noreply@blogger.com