This morning I worked with 18 young marketing and BD assistants on a PM Forum course on “Practical and Professional skills”. We covered a lot of ground. But there was a series of group workshops where they demonstrated just how much they knew by identifying 10 top tips in a Read More
Yesterday, I ran one of the regular CLT training courses on “Business Development for Lawyers” in Holborn. We were located at the De Veer Hotel and it was a small but friendly group. A diverse range of lawyers were present from an equally diverse range of firms – a sole Read More
In many marketing and BD teams, the focus is on managing large, central client or CRM databases into which everyone enters their clients, referrers, contacts and activities so that some sort of co-ordination, planning and tracking can take place. But many lawyers, accountants and surveyors continue to resist using such Read More
I’m not a lawyer nor an employment expert, but a number of clients have asked for help in developing their social media policy with regards to protecting their reputation and those of their people. Naturally, I always talk to the relevant lawyers and HR people. So it was interesting to Read More
I don’t know what possessed me. A few months ago I signed up to spend two Saturdays learning about SEO. Why? Because I’m a dedicated marketing professional and felt it was my duty to stay as up to date as possible on the ever-changing world of digital marketing. So here's Read More