M&BD roles

Proactive marketing and business development executives – it’s all about relationships?

Law and accountancy firms were represented at the recent PM Forum workshop: “The Proactive Marketing and Business Development Executive”. Of course we need strategy, planning and expertise to help us be proactive. But a key theme emerging at the workshop was the need to be proactive in creating and cultivating relationships – both Read More

2026-04-22T16:12:54+01:00April 22, 2026|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Marketing, Relationship Management|

Proactive Marketing and Business Development Executives – Engage and Educate

It was a full house at PM Forum’s   “Proactive Marketing and Business Development Executive” online full day workshop with 18 enthusiastic delegates. They asked lots of brilliant questions and generously shared their insights and experiences with each other. Some were new to their MBD roles while many were considering how Read More

2024-12-08T11:13:42+00:00December 8, 2024|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Marketing, Relationship Management|

Future Marketing and Business Development Manager: Connections, Collaboration, Context, Creativity, Cause and Continuous learning

In early December (and despite the train strike), we gathered at the offices of London | Simmons & Simmons (simmons-simmons.com) for a workshop on “Future Marketing and Business Development Manager”. Training - PM Forum. It was an energetic and exciting day where everyone took away different ideas and actions. Future Read More

2023-12-12T11:56:34+00:00December 12, 2023|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Marketing, Relationship Management|

Roles, satisfaction and aspirations of Marketing and Business Development (M&BD) Assistants

It was a full house at the March workshop on “Practical and Professional Skills for Marketing and Business Development (M&BD) Assistants” although almost all delegates were from law firms across the UK. The discussions and polls (see below) provided interesting insights into the roles and aspirations of those entering professional Read More

2023-03-24T09:19:20+00:00March 24, 2023|Kim's Blog, Marketing|

Reflections from Marketing and Business Development Executives (April 2022)

Last week we had a full house at the PM Forum’s “Proactive Marketing and Business Development Executive” full day online workshop with delegates from across the UK (and one from Singapore). We covered a huge amount during the day. Reflection is a key part of learning and so here I Read More

2022-04-22T14:51:46+01:00April 12, 2022|Kim's Blog, Marketing|
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