Partnerships

Aspiring MBD leaders – Advice from recruitment consultants

This article is one in a series supporting the Home – PM Forum training course Aspiring Marketing and Business Development Leader – PM Forum (for marketing and BD managers looking at their next career move). The essence of marketing is to anticipate and meet client needs profitably. As your career progresses, you develop Read More

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|

Cross-selling and referrals – Listen, Focus and Proximity

I thought you might appreciate some highlights from the recent PM Forum workshop “Cross-selling and referrer management accelerator”. Delegates represented real estate, litigation, social housing, accountancy and insolvency teams. They variously targeted commercial organisations, professional practices and private client markets - some internationally. Some had sophisticated and established referral programmes whilst others Read More

2025-03-17T09:19:23+00:00March 17, 2025|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Marketing|

Personal transitions: Retiring from a senior leadership role – the other side of succession

Former leaders have valuable lessons to share. Although by the time they have reflected, they have left the firm and it’s sometimes too late to pass on that those hard-won insights to the next generation of leaders. So this is the first in a series on lessons from former leaders. Read More

2024-04-03T14:24:50+01:00April 2, 2024|Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills, Relationship Management|

Book review: All you need to know about commercial awareness by Christopher Stoakes

I facilitate various workshops designed to increase commercial awareness. For young professionals. And it’s good to be able to recommend reliable sources of information at those sessions. This short (130 pages) information-packed book was revised in 2019. And I commend it to those looking to initiate their commercial awareness journey. Read More

2023-08-24T15:46:17+01:00August 24, 2023|Kim's Blog, Management Skills|
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