In a January issue of The Lawyer (16th January 2012), there was an article about how the relatively new FD (Lucinda Bell – daughter of a former BL CEO – was formerly head of tax) was given the brief to review relationships with outside law firms. It seems that a Read More
Whilst walking to the train station the other day, listening to the Nick Ferrari show on LBC radio my attention was grabbed by an advert by accountants. Well, tax accountants to be precise. And their compelling message was to those who invest in property - Capital allowances on the radio! Read More
Most marketers in the professions understand the value of thought leadership as a tool for positioning a firm, creating new markets and services, driving innovation and, of course, raising profile and generating leads and interest from clients and potential clients. But what I perhaps hadn’t appreciated was how important it Read More
In most of the courses I teach and the coaching provided to senior lawyers, accountants and surveyors I talk about the importance of having a firm-wide strategy. Even if it is merely an “umbrella strategy” of overall parameters about how the equity partners hope that the firm will develop and Read More
When selling has been a key part of your role for over 30 years, and you have been teaching and coaching both the professions (lawyers, accountants and surveyors) as well as marketers for almost 20 years, it is easy to forget how important it is to remember the basics. On Read More
