At the end of January, I attended a PM Forum (with Icon and Managing Partners Forum) webinar where Alastair Beddow | LinkedIn of Meridian West presented the latest international benchmark results. In its 12th year – it obtains the opinions of around 100 CMOs from professional service firms. The panel Read More
A chance encounter with Helen Kensett at a recent conference reminded me about her 2016 sales book. I’ve reviewed several books on selling (see the list below) and this one is different as, rather than focusing on the stages in the sales process, it provides pragmatic tips to help. It Read More
In early December (and despite the train strike), we gathered at the offices of London | Simmons & Simmons (simmons-simmons.com) for a workshop on “Future Marketing and Business Development Manager”. Training - PM Forum. It was an energetic and exciting day where everyone took away different ideas and actions. Future Read More
For over 20 years I have attended and reported on the annual Professional Marketing conference. Sometimes I have also presented sessions. The latest conference was reported in the winter edition of PM Magazine. Thanks to editor Matt Baldwin for his assistance. The theme of the 28th conference this year was Read More
At training workshops, people often ask me for case studies of successful marketing and business development strategies and campaigns at professional services firms. Both to support their competitor analysis and to see what good strategies and campaigns look like. I scour publications and awards to pick up as many as Read More
