Strategy

Professional Service Firms: Reflections on 2014 – Actions for 2015

I produced an overview of my work during the year (see http://kimtasso.com/whats-new/work-update/) but have summarised below three key reflections on the year and thus the main focus for action in 2015 for professional service firms: 1. Lead with strategy – Some have it. Many don’t. Everyone talks about it. Industries Read More

2014-12-23T09:45:05+00:00December 23, 2014|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills, Marketing, Strategy|

Back to basics – The importance of segmentation and personas

While it is easy to get wrapped up in all the amazing digital technologies that are available to marketers (I recently read a report that said, on average, even a junior marketer will use up to 100 different technologies in a day without even noticing) sometimes it is important to Read More

2016-10-28T10:39:05+01:00November 25, 2014|Kim's Blog, Marketing, Strategy|

Opportunities and challenges in the legal market – presentation by Steve Billot of Duff and Phelps

I was fortunate to be at an event organised by Rix & Kay Solicitors http://www.rixandkay.co.uk/ a week ago where Steve Billot of Duff and Phelps http://www.duffandphelps.com/expertise/our_team/Pages/bio.aspx?itemid=546&list=People  gave a presentation on opportunities and challenges in the legal market. What struck me was that whilst law firms are playing in an increasingly Read More

Six highlights from CLT’s Business Development for Lawyers training course

Yesterday, I led another training session for CLT on Business Development for Lawyers in London. The session takes delegates on the journey from analysing their markets and services, setting goals, selecting appropriate strategies and creating integrated marketing, communications, sales and relationship management campaigns. As usual, the nature of the delegates’ Read More

2014-10-22T18:45:55+01:00October 22, 2014|Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Marketing, Social Media, Strategy|

Strategy workshop: Skills, resources, involvement and tools for the journey

Yesterday saw the first presentation of the new PM Forum training course on “Being more strategic” (a Strategy workshop) which was hosted in the marvellous client space at Linklaters solicitors. Whilst most delegates were from law firms there were a good number from accountancy practices and even a representative from Read More

2014-10-18T17:04:36+01:00October 18, 2014|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills, Marketing, Strategy|
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