I have just finished delivering a series of two linked training sessions – “Earning the right to manage campaigns” and “Navigating the campaign journey” – to improve marketing campaign management effectiveness. The intensive and interactive workshops were based on a competency framework I previously developed which identifies six competencies in Read More
I was recently asked to prepare a session for a group of law firms on Return on Investment ROI in professional service firm marketing and business development. Sometimes, marketers are a bit like Jesse J and expect partners to make a leap of faith – “It’s not about the money, Read More
At the recent Professional Marketing Forum conference there were a number of sessions where the topic of strategic positioning arose. At an early point in the proceedings, Simon Slater talked about competitive positioning strategy. He mentioned Rita McGrath’s book “The end of competitive advantage” who argued that “strategy is stuck”. Read More
At the recent Professional Marketing Forum conference I was asked to facilitate a session with Kevin Doolan of Eversheds on “How does the marketing team drive the new client agenda?” - and consider the future agenda for marketing in the professions. The topic was selected by Richard Chaplin of the Managing Partners Read More
I’m nervous about books on social media – things change so fast. But people ask me about which books I would recommend. This one is aimed at Google+ for business (B2B) generally but the professions will learn lots from it as there are examples from real estate, consultancy, selling, journalism, Read More
