This is an important book on building and managing complex B2B (business-to-business) relationships to support sales and selling. But rather than taking a broad view of the entire sales process, it concentrates on the systematic development of a complex web of stakeholder relationships across large and complex decision-making units. As Read More
This article appeared in PM Magazine (May 2026). Growth perspectives: Private equity and business development (Managing Partners' Forum Growth Conference 2026) As private equity accelerates across professional services, firms attending the Managing Partners’ Forum’s Professional Services Growth Conference faced a critical question: How do you turn investment into sustainable growth? Read More
These are the highlights of a recent PM Forum – PM Forum training workshop on “Helping fee-earners prepare the perfect pitch” for marketing and business development professionals. We worked through three key aspects of pitching process: Planning and processes; selling and writing; and presenting and learning. Whilst larger firms have highly 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
Legal and accountancy firm delegates joined me for a MBL workshop on “The art and Science of Selling Professional Services”. We spent a significant amount of time exploring the various sales cycles in delegate firms – and how best to support fee-earners through complex (multiple players and decision makers) consultative Read More
