This article appeared as the leader in Professional Marketing magazine (Summer 2018 edition) where I am Editorial Consultant in Chief. I used to think that the MarTech revolution had bypassed professional services but now I’m not so sure. I’ve seen the future and it is automated. So how will marketing Read More
I’m always on the lookout for great marketing and communications campaigns and I found an excellent sector initiative by a UK wide accountancy association - Manufacturing and engineering benchmarking thought leadership at MHA. It's a good accountancy marketing case study. The main research publication is the annual report (the latest Read More
As part of my ongoing review of technology systems supporting professional service firms (PSFs), I went along recently to speak to Mark Bilson of Intapp. Intapp is an interesting cloud-based platform as Intapp integrates technology and information across the client life cycle at a firm – once understood the potential Read More
At a recent Future Marketing Manager training workshop at Professional Marketing Forum http://www.pmforum.co.uk/training.aspx we covered a wide range of topics as usual. But during the course there were three career themes that emerged: T-shaped people, senior promotions and management vs. leadership. T-shaped people The earliest reference to the metaphor of Read More
At a recent assertiveness, impact and effectiveness workshop for marketing and BD executives we considered our various heroes and heroines. Jessica Pearson, managing partner of a fictitious New York law firm in the television series Suits, was considered an exemplar of assertiveness, impact and effectiveness. A good role model because Read More
