At the recent PM Forum – PM Forum training workshop on “Coaching and Consulting skills for marketing and business development professionals” we spent time considering key coaching and consulting skills and processes. Zip your lip - Resist the temptation to provide instant answers (Coaching and Consulting Skills) During introductory discussions, three key themes Read More
The 2026 Annual Strategy and Marketing Benchmark is always eagerly anticipated by the professional marketing community at Home - PM Forum. The 14th report was presented by Alastair Beddow | LinkedIn (MD of Home - Meridian West). Charlotte Green | LinkedIn (Head of Clients and Markets at Gowling WLG) chaired Read More
Client listening, research and insight are the lifeblood of professional services marketing. Because marketing is about anticipating and meeting client needs profitably. And client research is required for just about everything including: needs analysis, strategic planning, marketing planning, branding, key account management (KAM), targeting, service delivery, client experience management, pitching Read More
December’s “Be more strategic” PM Forum – PM Forum workshop for marketing and business development (MBD) professionals moved back to a full day format following feedback from previous delegates. Law and accountancy firms were represented on this session – during which there were various threads on strategy conversations. Promoting strategic conversations with Read More
At the recent PM Forum workshop on “Supporting change management”, three quarters of the delegates were from law firms and a quarter from property firms. (Perhaps as a result of PM Forum’s recent acquisition of the Profile Property Marketing Network). Two of those present had previously worked in accountancy firms Read More
