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Book Review: Strategic Tendering for Professional Services by Matthew Fuller and Tim Nightingale (Second Edition)

Back in May 2017 I reviewed the first edition of this book strategic tendering. And I have been recommending it ever since. So I was delighted when the authors did an extensive overhaul of the contents to publish the second edition in 2022. This review concentrates on the newer material Read More

Pitching, differentiation and competitor analysis

In May we welcomed delegates from legal, accounting and consulting firms at manager and executive levels to a PM Forum workshop on pitching. Some delegates were highly experienced in pitching (and their roles focused on pitching and tenders), whereas others were at the start of their journey and/or had only Read More

2023-06-01T11:28:30+01:00June 1, 2023|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Marketing, Selling, Strategy|

Pitch points from a pitching and tendering training workshop

In early April I facilitated another of MBL’s training workshops on “Pitch Perfect - How to Prepare & Present Winning Pitches & Tenders” for legal and accounting firms. Whilst these sessions are typically attended by fee-earners hoping to improve their pitch confidence and success, on this occasion the delegates were Read More

2023-04-11T13:40:42+01:00April 11, 2023|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Marketing, Selling, Statistics and trends|

Seven pitching themes – specialisation, engagement, research, content, differentiation, project management and virtual presence (May 2021)

This article was written for the delegates at a recent pitching workshop organised by the PM Forum  as a summary to supplement the other course materials they received. There were seven pitching themes – specialisation, engagement, research, content, differentiation, project management and virtual presence. 1. Increasing specialisation Many marketing and Read More

2021-08-20T08:59:28+01:00May 27, 2021|Kim's Blog, Marketing, Relationship Management, Selling|
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