Pitch processes

Pitches, tenders and proposals – Efficiency (systems) vs Effectiveness (selling)

At a PM Forum - PM Forum training workshop earlier in the month we welcomed an even number of law and accountancy firm delegates with a healthy number of consultancies also represented. Challenges were explored as we discussed topics including: pitch processes and plans, selling and writing techniques and presenting Read More

2024-05-23T10:15:43+01:00May 23, 2024|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Marketing, Selling|

Pitching, differentiation and competitor analysis

In May we welcomed delegates from legal, accounting and consulting firms at manager and executive levels to a PM Forum workshop on pitching. Some delegates were highly experienced in pitching (and their roles focused on pitching and tenders), whereas others were at the start of their journey and/or had only Read More

2023-06-01T11:28:30+01:00June 1, 2023|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Marketing, Selling, Strategy|

Five pitch insights – M&BD adding value, pitch processes, knowledge base, content production and alternative presentations

Earlier this week I facilitated another day workshop for MBL on pitching “Pitch Perfect - How to Prepare & Present Winning Pitches & Tenders” . Delegates represented law and property firms and both marketing/business development professionals as well as fee-earners. While we covered a huge amount of material, there were Read More

2021-10-02T13:41:20+01:00October 2, 2021|Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Marketing, Selling|

Seven pitching themes – specialisation, engagement, research, content, differentiation, project management and virtual presence (May 2021)

This article was written for the delegates at a recent pitching workshop organised by the PM Forum  as a summary to supplement the other course materials they received. There were seven pitching themes – specialisation, engagement, research, content, differentiation, project management and virtual presence. 1. Increasing specialisation Many marketing and Read More

2021-08-20T08:59:28+01:00May 27, 2021|Kim's Blog, Marketing, Relationship Management, Selling|

Property marketing case study – Transformational change in Savills’ bid processes

The London Committee of the PM Forum  hosted an event on 11th November where Ellie Blenkinsop (The Client - Head of Bids at Savills) and Francesca Ayers (The Consultant - Get Serious), shared inspiring and practical insights from their ‘journey’ of transformational change in Savills’ bid processes. They started by Read More

2020-11-18T11:42:10+00:00November 18, 2020|Kim's Blog, Marketing, Property, Selling|
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