At the Professional Marketing Forum training session for Future Marketing Managers last week I talked about the Finnish quality of “Sisu”. Future Marketing Managers need some Finnish “Sisu” or Japanese “Ganbaru” for success. There isn’t a direct translation in English of this special quality which is part of the Finnish Read More
I produced an overview of my work during the year (see http://kimtasso.com/whats-new/work-update/) but have summarised below three key reflections on the year and thus the main focus for action in 2015 for professional service firms: 1. Lead with strategy – Some have it. Many don’t. Everyone talks about it. Industries Read More
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
I have just finished reading this book – which is a series of around 80 short articles on an A-Z basis, covering the majority of theories and practices in strategic and tactical marketing - to write a review for Professional Marketing magazine which will appear soon. Book Review: The Marketer’s Read More
On Wednesday evenings after a hard day in the office between 6pm and 8pm, a group of dedicated young marketers from the professional services sector study hard for their Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) professional qualifications in the lovely Barclays building in Canary Wharf. As well as some students from Read More
