Having worked in professional services marketing (at legal, accountancy, property and consultancy firms) for almost three decades I have spent a lot of time working on cross-selling and referrer (referral) management initiatives. This includes internal referrals (cross-selling) and external referrals (both from existing clients and third party intermediaries). A recent Read More
Poor mental health is a growing concern in our society. As a practicing psychotherapist, alongside my business consultancy, I see daily evidence of the scale of the challenge and witness the tragic impact on individuals. I’ve shared some statistics below about mental health issues in the workplace and also in Read More
It was a full house for July’s “Be more strategic” PM Forum – PM Forum workshop for marketing and business development (MBD) professionals. During the session we considered three key areas: thinking strategically, business strategy and marketing/business development strategy. Be more strategic – Strategy is about making choices. Strategy is about making Read More
At the recent PM Forum online workshop on “Campaigns, Thought Leadership and Project Management” there were 17 delegates from legal, accountancy and consultancy firms. There was much discussion and debate. This article contributes to the learning resources for those who attended. Reflecting on delegate feedback (see below) there are three themes emerging. Read More
I joined a new PM Forum - PM Forum workshop on “How to choose, set up and manage a CRM system” facilitated by (2) Simon McNidder | LinkedIn. Simon has spent many years working in accountancy firms (e.g. PWC) and law firms (e.g. Pinsent Masons – which won two awards Read More
