I am still incredulous at all the hysteria and cynicism when it comes to the subject of social media and the professions. And I am more than a little bit fed up dealing with the confusion that is caused by it amongst ordinary professionals who are just trying to run Read More
As I am always encouraging my clients and colleagues to enter into awards (both to have their achievements recognised and for the positive PR), I was somewhat surprised (and absolutely delighted) to hear today that I have been shortlisted in the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Women in Marketing Greater London Read More
This morning I worked with 18 young marketing and BD assistants on a PM Forum course on “Practical and Professional skills”. We covered a lot of ground. But there was a series of group workshops where they demonstrated just how much they knew by identifying 10 top tips in a Read More
Yesterday, I ran one of the regular CLT training courses on “Business Development for Lawyers” in Holborn. We were located at the De Veer Hotel and it was a small but friendly group. A diverse range of lawyers were present from an equally diverse range of firms – a sole Read More
In many marketing and BD teams, the focus is on managing large, central client or CRM databases into which everyone enters their clients, referrers, contacts and activities so that some sort of co-ordination, planning and tracking can take place. But many lawyers, accountants and surveyors continue to resist using such Read More
