In June, Sholto Lindsay-Smith (founding director of International brand and business consultancy (industrybranding.com)) presented a new PM Forum - PM Forum training session on “Build your brand advantage”. Sholto has worked with many professional services firms including: Bidwells, Birketts, Cluttons, Jackson Lees, JLL, Nexia and Stephenson Harwood. Delegates from law, Read More
Professionals – lawyers, accountants, surveyors and marketers – need to create and maintain a personal brand as part of their career development, marketing and selling. But how do you create a personal brand? And position it appropriately with the right level of awareness? Here I summarise a simple process to Read More
I scan the media regularly to capture insights into the latest marketing and business development (BD) strategies and campaigns in professional services. Delegates on my public and inhouse training sessions often ask for case studies into what their peers and competitors are doing. Case studies allow you to compare and Read More
Being easy to read, short and jargon-free The Strategy Book (FT Publishing, 2012) is a considerable achievement bearing in mind the subject matter. I deliver and facilitate strategy workshops and it’s always good to be able to recommend strategy books to delegates. This one is equally helpful for experienced leaders Read More
I presented a methodology to design marketing and BD team structures in November 2015 . Some of the points raised then remain the same, whilst new market conditions bring additional components into the equation. Here I review recent developments and look at some case studies of how M&BD teams are Read More
