How Marketing and Business Development (M&BD) Assistants can shine – Develop knowledge and skills, build personal brand and increase visibility

The September PM Forum workshop on “Professional and Practical Skills for Marketing and Business Development (M&BD) Assistants” was attended by 18 delegates from legal, accountancy, consultancy and actuarial firms. The session comprises three elements: marketing and business development fundamentals, practical marketing communication and business development skills and growing your career. Read More

2023-09-29T13:49:21+01:00September 29, 2023|Kim's Blog, Marketing|

Research update on the most in-demand soft skills

Following my past research (some of which was published in my 2020 book Essential soft skills for lawyers (kimtasso.com)) I keep an eye out for the latest information relating to the soft skills (particularly leadership skills) most in demand and how these relate to the professional services sector. So here Read More

2023-05-02T09:51:54+01:00May 2, 2023|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills, Statistics and trends|

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

2023-02-14T11:22:29+00:00February 14, 2023|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Marketing|

Future Marketing/BD Manager – Build your personal brand and increase your strategic contribution (December 2022)

Early in December we enjoyed an interactive and productive day at Taylor Wessing (Thank you for hosting!) for a day workshop on “Future Marketing/BD Manager” with PM Forum. This post was prepared for the delegates as a reminder of the key themes and an additional learning resource. Future Marketing/BD Manager – Read More

2022-12-14T17:06:33+00:00December 14, 2022|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Marketing, Strategy|

New Marketing and Business Development Assistants – Brands, Digital Marketing and Career Planning

The majority of delegates from legal, accountancy and consultancy firms at the recent PM Forum half day workshop on Practical and Professional Skills for M&BD Assistants were relatively new to their posts. Over 60% hadn’t studied marketing formally. Most were interested in learning how their careers might develop. So the Read More

2022-04-22T15:01:27+01:00March 30, 2022|Kim's Blog, Marketing|
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