Another review of my latest book on Business development for lawyers, this time from Jamie Butler who is Head of Training and Development at Russell-Cooke http://www.russell-cooke.co.uk/ "I read this new guide to business development (BD) wearing two hats: firstly as an ex-solicitor who remembers the challenge of combining marketing, selling and Read More
At the “Towards KAM – helping fee-earners with relationship management” session last week one of things generating most interest and discussion was the issue that while most firms had identified the stages in the sales or new business development process in their firms, few had achieved the same level of Read More
When providing business development coaching to lawyers and accountants, one of the metaphors I use is that it is like growing a tree. It’s not an overnight process. It takes time for a young sapling to find the right location, acquire the necessary resources and grow steadily each year until Read More
I’ve always been a bit dubious about the role of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the business world and the professions and, at an event at the Open Business School in London last night to launch a new strategy book Professor Lawton reminded us of the quote by Milton Friedman Read More
As always, marketers are battling to keep up with all the changes driven by international, technological and economic upheaval. But here are six trends for marketers that caught my eye: 1. Monitor UGC (User Generated Content) The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) indicated that organisations MUST monitor comments, posts, videos and Read More
