Marketing

Professional Marketing Conference Report 2017 – Client focus, technology and disruption

The 22nd Annual Professional Marketing Conference titled “Sharpen your client focus”  http://www.pmforum.co.uk/conference.aspx  took place in September 2017. It was a fine line-up of speakers and sessions including: Andrew Grill of IBM (a practical futurologist) talking about digital disruption, influencer marketing and the importance of LinkedIn for building personal brands An Read More

Future marketing manager – Perception, Motivation and Planning (Oct 2017)

At the recent Future Marketing Manager http://www.pmforum.co.uk/training.aspx we covered the usual wide range of topics. However, the three themes that involved the most discussion were perception, motivation and planning.  Perception Perception is “the way in which something is regarded, understood, or interpreted”. There was recognition that how marketing and business Read More

2017-10-20T14:43:56+01:00October 20, 2017|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Marketing|

International relationship management – Highlights from a talk by Allan Evans at BDO accountants

At the 2017 Professional Marketing Conference http://www.pmforum.co.uk/conference.aspx , Allan Evans, Global Head of Business Development and Marketing at BDO International provided a fascinating talk on adapting to cultures for international relationship management. Allan started with an array of quotes, facts and figures that demonstrated that even small professional service firms Read More

Business development for lawyers – Pipelines, relationship management and international marketing (October 2017)

At a recent CLT course on Business development for lawyers, I was working with employment, construction and commercial lawyers. The key points of interest were as follows: Pipeline management Pipeline management is particularly important for those selling commercial legal services to organisations. There is often a significant lead time between Read More

2018-01-12T12:21:23+00:00October 16, 2017|Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Marketing, Relationship Management, Selling|

Accountancy marketing case study – From client referrals to sectors and social media

Wilson Wright (established in 1893) is a nine partner accountancy practice based in Holborn Circus in London serving both private and commercial clients. In 2016 it won the British Accountancy Award (BAA) for Independent Firm of the Year (Greater London) and is currently shortlisted for Mid-Tier Firm of the Year. Read More

2017-09-12T14:15:17+01:00September 8, 2017|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Marketing, Relationship Management, Social Media|
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