Delegates from legal, financial service and industry, joined me last week for a full day workshop on persuasive writing. Whilst it is usual to have business development professionals and experienced partners on this session, it was great to welcome a number of trainee solicitors too. During the session we created Read More
At the recent Business Development for Professionals - 2024 Virtual Conference - MBL Seminars I presented a session entitled “Supporting Fee-Earners in Sales Targeting”. I’ve summarised the key points here as a supplementary learning resource for the delegates. And I’ve noted the highlights of the sessions by other speakers (How Read More
At the end of January, I attended a PM Forum (with Icon and Managing Partners Forum) webinar where Alastair Beddow | LinkedIn of Meridian West presented the latest international benchmark results. In its 12th year – it obtains the opinions of around 100 CMOs from professional service firms. The panel Read More
A chance encounter with Helen Kensett at a recent conference reminded me about her 2016 sales book. I’ve reviewed several books on selling (see the list below) and this one is different as, rather than focusing on the stages in the sales process, it provides pragmatic tips to help. It Read More
In early December (and despite the train strike), we gathered at the offices of London | Simmons & Simmons (simmons-simmons.com) for a workshop on “Future Marketing and Business Development Manager”. Training - PM Forum. It was an energetic and exciting day where everyone took away different ideas and actions. Future Read More
