Referrals – whether from existing clients (recommendations), colleagues within the firm (cross-selling) and external third parties (intermediaries and professional contacts) – have always been an important source of new business for professionals in the legal, accountancy and property (real estate) markets. Particularly so in commercial and consumer transactional situations. So Read More
I recently reviewed the book “Effective client management in professional services – how to build successful client relationships” by Jack Berkovi (see http://kimtasso.com/book-review-effective-client-management-professional-services-build-effective-client-relationships-jack-berkovi/ ) and have summarised below the key points of some of the Accountancy marketing case studies for ease of reference: BDO Allan Evans is on the global Read More
I’ve just finished reading and reviewing this 340 page book ("Effective client management in professional services - How to build successful client relationships" by Jack Berkovi) for Professional Marketing magazine and you should be able to read the article shortly http://www.pmforum.co.uk/magazine/ . I thought I’d share some of the material Read More
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
Here is a summary of the highlights of the MBL “Business development for professional service firms” conference which took place in London on 1st October 2014. The delegates were an interesting mix – half were fee-earners and the others were marketing/business development professionals. Medium sized law firms dominated although there Read More