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Strategic positioning: Can the professions constantly innovate?

At the recent Professional Marketing Forum conference  there were a number of sessions where the topic of strategic positioning arose. At an early point in the proceedings, Simon Slater talked about competitive positioning strategy. He mentioned Rita McGrath’s book “The end of competitive advantage” who argued that “strategy is stuck”. Read More

2013-10-06T18:36:44+01:00October 6, 2013|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Strategy|

The future agenda for marketing in the professions?

At the recent Professional Marketing Forum conference  I was asked to facilitate a session with Kevin Doolan of Eversheds on “How does the marketing team drive the new client agenda?” - and consider the future agenda for marketing in the professions. The topic was selected by Richard Chaplin of the Managing Partners Read More

2018-02-15T17:25:42+00:00October 6, 2013|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Marketing, Relationship Management, Strategy|

Future trends – technology perspectives from Ian Pearson of Futurizon

At the recent Professional Marketing Forum conference,   Ian Pearson (BT’s lead futurologist for 16 years) provided some provocative food for thought to add into our environmental (SLEPT or PEST) analyses and scenario planning with his views on the future trends in technology. He drew a broad landscape by charting how Read More

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