There were many newly-appointed MBD assistants at the recent PM Forum training workshop “Practical and Professional Skills for Marketing and Business Development (MBD) Assistants” . One observation from the delegates was that marketing and business development (MBD) roles and activities were incredibly diverse. Roles depend on your firm, your MBD Read More
A recent MBL workshop on referrer management was attended by fee-earners and business development professionals from law and accountancy firms. The over-arching theme to emerge was to improve the knowledge we have about our referrer relationships. Considering the data, research, systems and habits we need for referrer relationships prompted one Read More
Well done to the select group of delegates who battled through the London tube strike and rain to arrive EARLY for a PM Forum workshop day on marketing and business development (MBD) management. Thanks too to Dentons for hosting and the generous hospitality. Future marketing and business development managers – Read More
Having worked in professional services marketing (at legal, accountancy, property and consultancy firms) for almost three decades I have spent a lot of time working on cross-selling and referrer (referral) management initiatives. This includes internal referrals (cross-selling) and external referrals (both from existing clients and third party intermediaries). A recent Read More
This article was printed in the May/June edition of PM Magazine and can be accessed by members here: PM Magazine - PM Forum. A star-studded group of practice leaders assembled at the Institute of Directors on Friday 28th March for the inaugural Professional Services Growth Summit. Many were fresh from Read More
