A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of leading 18 delegates from the legal, accountancy and engineering professions as we explored the personal, professional and technical challenges of becoming a “proactive marketing executive”. http://www.pmforum.co.uk/training/ Whilst we acknowledge that many marketing and business development professionals necessarily start their careers in Read More
Recently I ran another of the popular “marketing planning in a nutshell” training session for PM Forum http://www.pmforum.co.uk/training/ The 18 delegates – from a variety of legal and accountancy firms - selected three of the topics we discussed for a follow up blog: Stepping stones, persuasion and maintaining momentum Stepping Read More
I’ve just written a review of this book for Professional Marketing magazine http://www.pmforum.co.uk/magazine/ I’ve read many books on change management before but this one comes with a really big recommendation. It’s quick, easy and inspiring to read. And the few lessons – illustrated beautifully with great success stories from all Read More
At the PM Forum’s “Being more strategic” course http://www.pmforum.co.uk/training/ last week we covered a lot of ground. During the day we explored techniques for: thinking strategically, strategic processes, developing business strategy and strategic marketing. The feedback (see below) was fantastic. When I asked delegates on what topic they would most Read More
Anger management, changing perceptions, expectations management, risk aversion, new CRM systems, protectionism, inertia and even monkeys - There’s always so much variety when we discuss the challenge of partner buy-in for marketers in professional service firms! At the most recent PM Forum http://www.pmforum.co.uk/training/ workshop “Getting it past the partners – Read More