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Growth perspectives: Private equity and business development (Managing Partners’ Forum Growth Conference 2026)

This article appeared in PM Magazine (May 2026). Growth perspectives: Private equity and business development (Managing Partners' Forum Growth Conference 2026) As private equity accelerates across professional services, firms attending the Managing Partners’ Forum’s Professional Services Growth Conference faced a critical question: How do you turn investment into sustainable growth? Read More

2026-05-26T13:22:46+01:00May 26, 2026|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills, Relationship Management, Statistics and trends|

Confidence – Radiators and Drains and the 90 second rule for emotional control

At the recent MBL session on “Boost Your Confidence at Work – A toolbox for professionals” we explored confidence in the workplace. Both what affects how we feel inside (self-confidence) and what we convey to others (confidence).  We explored numerous tools to help us feel more confident internally and externally. A couple of Read More

2026-01-21T09:42:51+00:00January 21, 2026|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills, Relationship Management|

Property marketing case studies: Arup and GHD pitch automation and AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is having a fundamental impact on marketing and business development. Not least in the area of tendering and pitching. This post is based on an article in PM Magazine Winning work in the age of AI -How professional services firms are transforming proposal generation (July 2025) which Read More

2025-10-20T09:49:33+01:00October 20, 2025|Kim's Blog, Marketing, Property, Selling|

Market research: Professional services benchmark and accountancy profession statistics

I regularly scan the media for information relevant to professional services benchmarks and market updates. I share some of my findings to support marketers who are conducting PESTLE, competitor and commercial analyses. Here is a professional services benchmark from Unit4 and some data on the accountancy profession. Professional Services – Read More

2023-09-07T16:25:52+01:00September 7, 2023|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Statistics and trends|

Five questions from a campaign, thought leadership and project management workshop

At last week’s campaigns workshop for PM Forum training  we had a full house of delegates with a rare balance between legal, accountancy/actuarial, property/engineering and consultancy firms. This article summarises the key themes emerging and contributes to the learning resources pack of the delegates. Five questions from a campaign, thought Read More

2022-06-27T09:21:28+01:00June 27, 2022|Kim's Blog, Marketing, Relationship Management, Selling, Strategy|
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