Strategic marketers and business developers constantly monitor and analyse their markets. It is an ongoing part of our market research and external analysis within our situational analyses. It allows us to monitor our position (against competitors) and alerts us to opportunities and threats. It helps us understand the needs and Read More
It was a full house for July’s “Be more strategic” PM Forum – PM Forum workshop for marketing and business development (MBD) professionals. During the session we considered three key areas: thinking strategically, business strategy and marketing/business development strategy. Be more strategic – Strategy is about making choices. Strategy is about making Read More
Most people appreciate the importance of questioning skills in selling, training, coaching, counselling (especially Cognitive Based Therapy – CBT) and commercial conversations. In this post I explore different types of questions and how they can be used in various business scenarios. Why are questions so important? (Questioning skills). The importance Read More
At the recent Business Development for Professionals - 2024 Virtual Conference - MBL Seminars I presented a session entitled “Supporting Fee-Earners in Sales Targeting”. I’ve summarised the key points here as a supplementary learning resource for the delegates. And I’ve noted the highlights of the sessions by other speakers (How Read More
I am constantly looking out for new material and best practice to incorporate into my strategy workshops. Occasionally, I summarise the key ideas – so here are some items that caught my eye recently - Strategy case studies and more matrices. Dates for future strategy sessions at PM Forum. Renewing Read More
