For a long time I have advocated that lawyers should reach beyond the narrow confines of their legal specialism in order to meet the wider needs of their clients and also to be innovative in developing new services - which seems particularly important with the threat of massive changes in Read More
Whilst drafting an article on the future challenges for those with marketing careers in the legal profession for Legal Marketing magazine, I pondered on the trend of qualified and experienced lawyers moving into marketing careers. Many years ago it was suggested as an alternative career to returning female lawyers who Read More
On Wednesday evenings after a hard day in the office between 6pm and 8pm, a group of dedicated young marketers from the professional services sector study hard for their Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) professional qualifications in the lovely Barclays building in Canary Wharf. As well as some students from Read More
Three things happen when you are the child of a QS (quantity surveyor). 1. You spend a lot of time walking around building sites 2. You acquire an innate distrust of architects and 3. You learn a lot about the construction industry. As a consultant I have worked with some Read More
Oh dear. In the same edition of a London newspaper today there were two stories highlighting the pricing problems in the professions. In one article, a chain of estate agents had sent out a mailer to home owners in the wealthy areas of Central and Greater London to say that Read More