Planning

Back to basics – The importance of segmentation and personas

While it is easy to get wrapped up in all the amazing digital technologies that are available to marketers (I recently read a report that said, on average, even a junior marketer will use up to 100 different technologies in a day without even noticing) sometimes it is important to Read More

2016-10-28T10:39:05+01:00November 25, 2014|Kim's Blog, Marketing, Strategy|

Opportunities and challenges in the legal market – presentation by Steve Billot of Duff and Phelps

I was fortunate to be at an event organised by Rix & Kay Solicitors http://www.rixandkay.co.uk/ a week ago where Steve Billot of Duff and Phelps http://www.duffandphelps.com/expertise/our_team/Pages/bio.aspx?itemid=546&list=People  gave a presentation on opportunities and challenges in the legal market. What struck me was that whilst law firms are playing in an increasingly Read More

2014 CIM professional marketing qualifications syllabus changes

I recently wrote about the new marketing standards from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) http://kimtasso.com/views-new-marketing-standards-cim/. I wrote about the previous changes to the CIM professional qualifications syllabus in 2009 http://kimtasso.com/professional-service-marketers-face-challenging-syllabus-change/ and have written on a number of occasions about alternative digital qualifications and courses (see, for example: http://kimtasso.com/old-and-new-digital-marketing-qualifications/ and Read More

2014-09-11T16:50:28+01:00September 11, 2014|Kim's Blog, Marketing, Statistics and trends|

Book review: “Developing a business strategy – How to use strategic planning to start up or grow your business” FT Essential Guides by Vaughan Evans

I’ve read numerous books on strategy since before my MBA in 1996 and ever since. There were some good and some poor. As part of preparing for the forthcoming course on “Being more strategic” for PM Forum http://www.pmforum.co.uk/training/ I needed to select a couple of books to recommend to delegates. Read More

2014-08-19T16:00:04+01:00August 19, 2014|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills, Marketing, Strategy|

Book Review – “How to think strategically: Your roadmap to innovation and results” by Davide Sola and Jerome Couturier

I’ve read numerous books on strategy since before my MBA in 1996 and ever since. There were some good and some poor. As part of preparing for the forthcoming course on “Being more strategic” for PM Forum http://www.pmforum.co.uk/training/ I needed to select a couple of books to recommend to delegates. Read More

2014-08-19T15:58:10+01:00August 19, 2014|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills, Property, Strategy|
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