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Proactive marketing and business development executives – CRM, internal engagement and career insights

Red Star Kim

Proactive marketing and business development executives – CRM, internal engagement and career insights. What CRM/systems would people recommend? A variety of specialist (to professional services) and mainstream CRM systems were explored. CRM and Marketing Automation Software for SMBs | Act!

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Selling challenges in professional services: Sales processes and skills

Red Star Kim

Protectionism – Some fee-earners could be insecure and defensive about sharing client information and relationships. The culture and rewards systems sometimes worked against integrated client teams. Data – CRM (Client Relationship Management) and CDP (Client Data Platforms) are often lacking.

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Rainmaking best practice in professional services firms (Selling behaviours)

Red Star Kim

Over the past five years, the firm has trained over 500 partners, resulting in stronger client relationships and helping increase firm revenue. Every Sunday night, he writes three categories on a blank sheet of paper: client interactions, deal-specific action items and ways to engage prospects and clients.

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Key Account Management (KAM) – Research companies, use KAM technology and maintain momentum

Red Star Kim

At the start of June I had the pleasure of leading PM Forum ’s “Towards KAM (and ABM) – Helping fee-earners with client relationship management” online workshop. no-data-entry CRM; relationship intelligence (ERM); revenue operations system; automatic capture of emails, meetings and referrals).

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Referrer management – Grading, Research, Discipline, Storytelling and Leveraging your exemplars

Red Star Kim

Surprisingly, delegates were more likely to use spreadsheets than a CRM for managing client and referrer information. Social media was used by all firms but to varying degrees – there was less activity in sharing joint content and endorsements/recommendations than other methods.

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Sales Targeting Toolbox for Professional Services Firms

Red Star Kim

Connected leadership – How professional relationships (kimtasso.com) Competitors – Analyse who your major competitors are advising and adapt their targeting methods (I’m a little uncomfortable with the current trend to use LinkedIn to review your competitors’ contacts and target them yourself!)

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Cultivate a cross-selling culture

Red Star Kim

If the data isn’t being captured correctly (e.g. source reporting) then it is hard to measure the referrals. This will also have an impact on SMART objectives Referrer management Need for vision to underpin culture change Identify key referrers by current/future value Set SMART objectives (e.g.