At the Estates Gazette (EG) inaugural Property Marketing Summit conference on Thursday 26th June 2014 there were three presentations that focused on brands, rebrands and value propositions. Marc McConnell – Cluttons http://www.cluttons.com/gb The Cluttons brand – predominantly red visually – was established 250 years ago Amazon says “Brand is what Read More
Most people know that I have been a staunch supporter of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) in the past. Call me a Luddite but I really liked the old CIM marketing standards (see above). They gave a clear picture of what marketers were expected to know and be able Read More
At last week’s half day “Up to speed in digital marketing and social media course” http://www.pmforum.co.uk/training/ several delegates asked for my opinion on the various digital marketing qualifications available. Back in 2012, I wrote the following blog about the main digital marketing qualifications: http://kimtasso.com/old-and-new-digital-marketing-qualifications/ Here is some recent feedback from Read More
At the “Towards KAM – helping fee-earners with relationship management” session last week one of things generating most interest and discussion was the issue that while most firms had identified the stages in the sales or new business development process in their firms, few had achieved the same level of Read More
When providing business development coaching to lawyers and accountants, one of the metaphors I use is that it is like growing a tree. It’s not an overnight process. It takes time for a young sapling to find the right location, acquire the necessary resources and grow steadily each year until Read More
