Law and accountancy firms were represented at the recent PM Forum workshop: “The Proactive Marketing and Business Development Executive”. Of course we need strategy, planning and expertise to help us be proactive. But a key theme emerging at the workshop was the need to be proactive in creating and cultivating relationships – both Read More
At the recent PM Forum training workshop “Practical and Professional Skills for Marketing and Business Development (MBD) Assistants” we talked about many strategic and operational marketing and business development activities. But there was a particular interest in event management as a crucial element of many MBD campaigns. We explored event management best practice, Read More
At the recent “Proactive Marketing and Business Development Executive” full day PM Forum workshop, delegates (from law (including a former secretary and a former lawyer), accounting and consulting practices asked a number of questions. These summary answers contribute to the learning resources for the session. Six questions from Proactive Marketing/BD Read More
In November it was a full house for the PM Forum’s Proactive marketing and business development executive online workshop. It was on budget day so those from accountancy and tax practices had a lot going on. These sessions are experiential – with much use of social learning so many insights Read More
At the start of March, there was an online PM Forum workshop on “Being more strategic”. Delegates were from legal and accountancy firms with roles as varied as marketing, digital marketing, business development, PR and key accounts (executives, managers and a director). Below is a summary of the key themes Read More
