Kim TassoDigital and soft skills – Microsoft on skills needed for an inclusive economy
Posted on: September 14, 2020As today is the start of Microsoft’s Digital Skills Week (14th-18th September 2020) I joined a short digital event this morning (with speakers also from Catch 22 and LinkedIn) on skills for an inclusive economy. It was interesting to hear the latest research and trends on the digital and soft skills required for the future […]
Emerging marketing and business development roles – taking responsibility for future-proofing your career
Posted on: September 2, 2020
At the start of 2020, I talked to Totum Partners – specialists in the recruitment of professional service marketers. A version of this article appeared in the February 2020 edition of Professional Marketing Magazine. Marketing and professional services are changing fast – and technology even faster. I was keen to learn what new roles and […]
CIM’s Innovation in Marketing
Posted on: August 24, 2020
People often ask me about innovation in marketing. There is lots of information around on the subject – particularly as we struggle with how to move out of the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, through technologically-disrupted markets and into whatever the “new normal” might be. So I thought I would revisit the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s (CIM) […]
Book review: Executive Engagement Strategies – how to have conversations and develop relationships that build B2B relationships by Bev Burgess
Posted on: August 11, 2020
(A shorter version of this book review: Executive Engagement Strategies appeared in a recent edition of Professional Marketing magazine) I reviewed two of Bev’s previous books – in 2011 on marketing technology as service and more recently, in February 2020, her fabulous practitioner’s guide to Account Based Marketing. I’m a big fan. This one focuses […]
Be more strategic – Strategy in a post-Covid19 world
Posted on: July 21, 2020
I recently ran the popular “Be more strategic” session with PM Forum in a modified digital session. It seemed to go well and there was a good level of interaction with delegates who were mostly from law firms but with representatives from the accountancy and actuarial sectors. Not surprisingly, everyone was keen to know about […]