Monthly Archives: November 2014

Coaching skills – the importance of active listening

At the recent coaching skills course for Professional Marketing Forum http://www.pmforum.co.uk/training/ delegates studied and practised a variety of coaching skills including: contracting, process, exploring/questioning, providing feedback and perspective, reframing, problem solving, goal setting, action planning and motivation. But what generated the most interest amongst the mid and senior level managers Read More

2014-11-27T16:50:02+00:00November 27, 2014|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Relationship Management, Selling|

Law firm app review – ProAnnexUs directory and transaction platform for clients of legal services

You may recall that back in June 2012 I published a White Paper exploring the use (or non-use) of apps for clients by professional service firms (see http://kimtasso.com/law-firms-still-missing-a-trick-with-apps/ - let me know if you would like a copy at kim@kimtasso.com or search for app). I have continued to review notable new Read More

2014-11-27T12:14:12+00:00November 27, 2014|Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Marketing, Statistics and trends|

Back to basics – The importance of segmentation and personas

While it is easy to get wrapped up in all the amazing digital technologies that are available to marketers (I recently read a report that said, on average, even a junior marketer will use up to 100 different technologies in a day without even noticing) sometimes it is important to Read More

2016-10-28T10:39:05+01:00November 25, 2014|Kim's Blog, Marketing, Strategy|

Book Review: “The small big – small changes that spark big influence” by Steve J Martin, Noah J Goldstein and Robert B Cialdini (persuasion science)

As a psychologist and a salesperson I was blown away when I first read Cialdini’s great book on the psychology of persuasion (was that really over 10 years ago?). There’s a summary of the six principles below. His work features in many of my influence, persuasive writing and buy-in training Read More

2022-06-21T10:45:21+01:00November 20, 2014|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Marketing, Relationship Management|
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