Kim TassoMarketing salaries in professional services
Posted on: September 10, 2014A couple of months ago there was a bit of a furore about reports that some business development and marketing people at London’s top law firms were being paid as much as £477,000 (even though this turned out to be a combination of the highest base salary awarded (£345,000) combined with the biggest bonus on […]
10 tips to increase buy-in: Planning to persuade
Posted on: June 20, 2014At a recent workshop on “How to increase buy-in” (see http://www.pmforum.co.uk/training/), the delegates identified the following as the most useful tips and hints to add to their persuasion armoury: Align aims – You may have a clear vision of what you want to achieve and understand the benefits to the firm or the team. But […]
We’re all change managers in professional services
Posted on: May 19, 2014At a recent in-house training workshop on “Communication, conflict and negotiation” I explained about different personality, cognitive and relationship styles – and the mind set of fee-earning professionals. We considered how to adapt our approach so that we could create rapport and trust and forge strong relationships with fee-earners. This, in turn, would increase our […]
Securing your seat at the strategy table
Posted on: December 7, 2011I wrote a chapter on this topic for Ark Publication’s “Best Practices in Legal Marketing” which was published last month. I start by considering the reasons why there may not appear to be a strategy at a law firm – and why there may be a reluctance for the partners to try and produce one […]
Professional selling tips
Posted on: September 4, 2010Talking with some accountants the other day about their recent sales experiences reminded me of a number of tips for more effective professional selling. Continuance or progression? – These are important concepts for those who have contacts that they see on a regular basis but find, rather frustratingly, that they are not going anyway in terms […]