Some recent statistics released from official sources: LEGAL Repeat offenders: Ministry of Justice show that 102,310 people convicted in 2011 – nearly a third of the overall total of offenders – had committed 15 or more crimes. 70,000 men had committed between seven and 14 crimes. Average jail sentences: Average jail Read More
In April, McKinsey management consultants published an article on social media with a specific focus on its value in consumer marketing and on its “consumer decision journey” model. The full article is here: http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Demystifying_social_media_2958 Whilst it is not directly relevant to the professions, there are some statistics and case studies Read More
Are you App-Aware, App-Agnostic or App-Happy? I have monitored the introduction of Apps by professional service firms (PSFs) in the legal, accountancy and property markets over the past few years and even built a spread sheet analysing their key features and relative strengths and weaknesses. I intended to write a Read More
I spent yesterday at the lovely Fanhams Hall Hotel in Hertfordshire with the 12 law firms who make up Law South. There were four speakers (Professor Richard Susskind OBE, Nick Jarrett-Kerr, Tim Aspinall of DMH Stallard and myself) and two interactive sessions with the 50 or so members using electronic Read More
I noticed that a large proportion of my web traffic results from people searching on this subject. So I have just written an article for Professional Marketing magazine http://www.pmforum.co.uk/ which takes an overview of the impact of technology on marketing in the professions. It covers the following subjects: Planning, segmentation and Read More
