Marketing Apprenticeship

Aims of Marketing and BD (MBD) Assistants: Knowledge, specialisation, decision-making processes and relationships

At the PM Forum - PM Forum “Professional and Practical Skills for Marketing and Business Development (MBD) Assistants” training workshop last week we welcomed delegates from legal and accountancy firms in London, the Midlands and the North of England. Over half had formally studied MBD. 21% felt that they would Read More

2025-04-17T15:34:32+01:00April 17, 2025|Kim's Blog, Marketing|

Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) updates standard and qualifications (2024)

Marketing moves at a very fast pace – and professional marketing standards and qualifications need to keep up. The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) has revised its professional qualifications. The last major revision was in 2020. CIM qualifications provide guidance on what knowledge, skills and behaviours are needed throughout a Read More

2024-09-03T10:54:19+01:00September 3, 2024|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Marketing, Social Media|

The Proactive M&BD Executive – Culture shock, marketing models, fee-earner engagement, qualifications and social media

Just before Easter I spent a day facilitating the popular PM Forum training workshop “The Proactive M&BD Executive”. With a full house of marketing and business development executives from legal and accountancy firms across the UK it was an interactive, valuable and fun day (Thank you delegates for your spirited engagement Read More

2023-04-12T18:25:44+01:00April 12, 2023|Kim's Blog, Marketing, Social Media|

Coaching and Consulting skills – Limiting beliefs, approaches to helping and marketing consultancy

At the start of February it was a full house of delegates from accountancy, law and consultancy firms (including from Hong Kong) at the PM Forum’s  “Coaching and Consulting skills for marketing and business development professionals”. Delegate views and poll results are shown below. Some key insights from the session: Read More

2024-03-19T12:00:29+00:00February 14, 2023|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Marketing|

Avoid the revolving door – Recruiting and retaining marketing and business development professionals in PSFs

The Great Resignation arrived somewhat early in the marketing and business development (M&BD) teams of professional services firms (PSF) after Covid. There was a dizzying whirl of junior and senior professionals moving firms – some pushed by the behaviour of firms during lockdown and others pulled to the attractions of Read More

2023-03-28T09:11:48+01:00August 18, 2022|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Marketing|
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