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Context and curiosity drive commerciality and pricing

Red Star Kim

This week’s PM Forum training workshop “Commerciality: Finance, Pricing, Innovation and Research” was attended by delegates from law, accountancy and insolvency firms. Delegates then chose to focus on finance, economics and pricing. Finance fundamentals Financial awareness is another capability required by M&BD.

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28th PM Forum Conference: Organisational culture, mentoring, digital distraction, ESG and client experience (2023)

Red Star Kim

ESG targets and work is under-communicated and clients will be increasingly interested in purpose versus profit”. Francesca Lagerberg, CEO of Baker Tilly accountants and regular host of the Managing Partners’ Forum “Retuning your firm” shows chaired discussion with Kate Cooper, Director of Finance at the Institute of Directors and Alain Thys.

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Book review – Managing Brands

Red Star Kim

Most M&BD professionals will have some involvement in brand work – whether through campaigns for brand awareness and activation or brand management (ensuring that all activities and communications are in line with agreed brand guidelines). In professional services there is only Accenture at 31 (which has grown 15%).

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Cultivate a cross-selling culture

Red Star Kim

This included improving internal communication and collaboration as well as motivation to devote time to internal and external referrals: cultivate a cross-selling culture. M&BD supports effective internal communication and intelligence and knowledge sharing. Internal communication – Why, how and what (kimtasso.com).

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Artificial Intelligence Example to Rock Sales Controlling in B2B

QYMATIX

Of course, not every B2B organisation employs a sales controller, but yes, most of them should have sales controlling activities covered, in some cases by the general management, finance management or the sales manager herself. From them, excellent communication skills and numerical understanding is expected. PHI Learning.

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The Sales Leader's Guide to Performance Management

Hubspot Sales

years , down by half from 2010. For example, if a sales rep earns a 15% commission for each deal they close, and are projected to close $100,000 in sales for the quarter, then your finance team will anticipate an allocation of $15,000 in commission payroll for that rep. Communicate objectives to your team and get their buy-in.

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@Seismic Raises $92M in Series F Funding Led by the Permira Funds, Valuing Company at ~$1.6B

SBI

When we led Seismic’s last round of financing, we became committed to Seismic’s vision and were especially struck by the deep enthusiasm of Seismic’s customers,” said John W. Founded in 2010 with headquarters in San Diego, Seismic now has more than 900 global employees across 14 offices. The transaction closed earlier this month.