Kim TassoEnquiry management: Converting more telephone enquiries with basic sales training
Posted on: July 25, 2019 At a “Business development for lawyers” course a while back the topic that the delegates asked me to write about was that of converting telephone enquiries. More recently, at a practice development course for private client solicitors, the same issue arose and other insights were shared at a recent in-house workshop on the topic. So […]
Structured programmes for Referrer Relationships
Posted on: July 8, 2019 At a recent referrer management course we talked about categorising and prioritising referrers and intermediaries according to the strength and value of the relationship. Marketing and business development teams might develop indicative programmes to show the appropriate relationship management and collaborative marketing activities depending on the stage of the relationship. Structured programmes for referrer relationships […]
Pitching and Tenders – Nine top tips and client feedback (June 2019)
Posted on: July 5, 2019 I’ve led several public courses on tendering and pitches recently (e.g. through Professional Marketing Forum https://www.pmforum.co.uk/training.aspx) and for professional service firm clients on an in-house basis. Here’s a round-up of the points that had most resonance on pitching and tenders – Nine top tips and client feedback: 1. Have a pitch process You can spend […]
Book Review: Malcolm McDonald on value propositions – How to develop them, how to quantify them (by Malcolm McDonald and Grant Oliver)
Posted on: May 7, 2019 This book review of “Malcolm McDonald on value propositions – How to develop them, how to quantify them” appeared in the April 2019 edition of Professional Marketing magazine. https://www.pmforum.co.uk/pm-magazine/pm-magazine.aspx Like much of Malcolm McDonald’s superb work, this isn’t an easy read as the proposed approach is thorough and analytical. It will, however, appeal to those […]
How technology drives marketing intelligence and efficiency
Posted on: May 4, 2019This article “How technology drives marketing intelligence and efficiency” was published by Intapp on April 29, 2019 https://www.intapp.com/blog_posts/how-technology-drives-marketing-intelligence/ Intapp recently connected with industry influencer, Kim Tasso, to discuss how technology is impacting and improving marketing. Tasso, the managing director of RedStarKim Ltd., is an independent management consultant specializing in the professional services sector. This is […]