A few top insights from last week’s full day training session by PM Forum. The session covered a lot of ground including: management skills, strategic thinking, financial scenarios, marketing and business development (MBD) theories, developing MBD plans, soft skills, gaining internal buy-in and managing a team. I pick a couple Read More
I read this 2018 book during lock down. It is one of the rare books on marketing strategy written by someone who is familiar with the professional services sector. The author, Heidi Taylor, worked in IT, telecoms and professional services. She is a former Chartered Institute of Marketing’s (CIM) Marketer Read More
My latest video (7 minutes) is “Marketing basics – What are the 4Ps and why are they still useful?”. It will help you avoid making a common mistake to ensure that your marketing is effective. The video is designed for non-marketers who want to understand one of the most influential Read More
I provide many public training courses on marketing planning in a nutshell. But questions about marketing planning arise in many other public and in-house training courses on business development, referrer management and social selling. And of course people ask me for a standard marketing plan template. But it’s rarely as Read More
