Business Development

Strategic thinking – Audits, assumptions and alignment

We discussed strategic thinking – audits, assumptions and alignment at the recent “Being more strategic” training workshop at the Professional Marketing Forum http://www.pmforum.co.uk/training.aspx   Fee-earners and strategy There was a discussion about why some fee-earners in professional service firms found strategic discussions and decisions difficult, for example: There are multiple Read More

2018-03-26T10:59:55+01:00March 26, 2018|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Marketing, Strategy|

Proactive Marketing Executive – Eight top tips (Feb 2018)

Another successful Proactive Marketing Executive training session http://www.pmforum.co.uk/training.aspx took place recently where there were lots of ideas on how to increase your value to your team and firm and progress your career at the same time. Eight top tips for being more proactive Delegates – from legal, accountancy and property Read More

2018-02-27T11:44:41+00:00February 27, 2018|Kim's Blog, Marketing, Relationship Management|

Pick up the phone – Creating better business relationships with telephones

I’ve done training sessions on inbound telephone calls to improve client service and enhance conversion rates (see, for example, http://kimtasso.com/managing-client-service-surveying-property-partnerships/). I’ve done workshops on outbound calls for cold calling (http://kimtasso.com/sales-selling-tips-11-point-plan-cold-calling/). But I was recently asked to cover the topic of outbound calls to existing contacts and clients to enhance business relationships Read More

2018-01-24T11:31:58+00:00January 24, 2018|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Property, Relationship Management, Selling|

Encouraging solicitors to sell – Aligning cross-selling with professional conduct rules

At a recent change management training session – where the topic of changing attitudes and corporate culture was discussed at length – we talked about the challenge of encouraging solicitors to sell. And in overcoming their resistance to selling and cross-selling. When it comes to persuasion, it’s important to align Read More

2017-12-04T16:46:06+00:00December 4, 2017|Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Selling|
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