While it is easy to get wrapped up in all the amazing digital technologies that are available to marketers (I recently read a report that said, on average, even a junior marketer will use up to 100 different technologies in a day without even noticing) sometimes it is important to Read More
At the recent PM Forum conference, I picked up an accountancy marketing case study from technology suppliers there about the use of marketing technology by accountancy firm Grant Thornton. The Senior Executive – CRM, Marketing and Business Development talks about the use of the CRM solution amongst the 200 partners Read More
At the recent PM Forum conference, I picked up some legal marketing case studies from technology suppliers there about the use of marketing technology by law firms. Farrer & Co CRM Farrer & Co (220 fee-earners including 78 partners) has used CRM solution Lexis® Interaction® since 2005. As part of Read More
I recently wrote about the new marketing standards from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) http://kimtasso.com/views-new-marketing-standards-cim/. I wrote about the previous changes to the CIM professional qualifications syllabus in 2009 http://kimtasso.com/professional-service-marketers-face-challenging-syllabus-change/ and have written on a number of occasions about alternative digital qualifications and courses (see, for example: http://kimtasso.com/old-and-new-digital-marketing-qualifications/ and Read More
I was interested to see the Econsultancy research infographic on the essential skills for modern marketers back in May https://econsultancy.com/blog/64903-what-are-the-essential-skills-for-modern-marketers-infographic#i.1id4kau1ds2dmr – especially when compared to the recently launched new Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) standards: http://kimtasso.com/views-new-marketing-standards-cim/ which is summarised as follows: Core Technical Behaviours Insights Reputation, risk and compliance Commercially Read More
