Kim TassoThe growth of MarTech in professional services
Posted on: March 5, 2020
These two articles on the growth of MarTech in professional services were published in the February and March 2020 editions of Professional Marketing Magazine. Wouldn’t it be good if there was a central source of information about marketing automation and technology (MarTech) in professional services – whether in law, accountancy, surveying or consultancy practices and […]
Book review: A practitioner’s guide to Account-Based Marketing (ABM) – Accelerating growth in strategic accounts by Bev Burgess with Dave Munn
Posted on: February 8, 2020
A shorter version of this book review appeared in the February 2020 edition of Professional Marketing Magazine Have you ever wondered about the difference between KAM and ABM? Well, this 2017 book “A practitioner’s guide to Account-Based Marketing (ABM) – Accelerating growth in strategic accounts” provides the answer: you design an integrated marketing and sales […]
Helping tax advisers sell their services – Be more detective
Posted on: January 30, 2020
I was delighted when the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIoT) Harrow and North London Branch invited me back to present an evening session earlier this month. I had previously presented on “Social media for tax advisers” in 2013 . On this occasion my talk was on “Helping tax advisers sell their services – Be more […]
Pitching and Tenders – Nine top tips and client feedback (June 2019)
Posted on: July 5, 2019
I’ve led several public courses on tendering and pitches recently (e.g. through Professional Marketing Forum https://www.pmforum.co.uk/training.aspx) and for professional service firm clients on an in-house basis. Here’s a round-up of the points that had most resonance on pitching and tenders – Nine top tips and client feedback: 1. Have a pitch process You can spend […]
Book review: Managing key clients (securing the future of the professional services firm) by Kevin Walker, Paul Denvir and Cliff Ferguson
Posted on: June 25, 2019
Whilst this is not a new book (it was published in 2006), I thought it was worth including as a review as it is one of the few books on key account management that focuses on the professional services sector. Managing key clients is also produced by the PACE partnership and many firms will be […]