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Be more strategic: Top-down or bottom-up, marketing and sales integration and property marketing

Red Star Kim

From the animated discussions I selected a few topics of focus – Be more strategic: Top-down or bottom-up, marketing and sales integration and property marketing. Professional service firms are usually a collection of disparate and self-governing business units focusing on different markets and services.

Marketing 130
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Referrer Management – Capacity and Capability

Red Star Kim

And co-create a plan. Why do you need a business plan? 10 reasons why (kimtasso.com) Marketing planning in a nutshell – simple and complex plans (kimtasso.com) Data and systems It was good to have a sprinkling of IT geeks (their label not mine!)

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

Red Star Kim

Sometimes marketing and sales system are not integrated. And there was the added complication of long sales cycles. Ideas on how to spend any “free” time ranged from competitor and analytics analysis to business plans for teams although some mentioned getting up to date on admin.

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Coaching and Consulting skills – Limiting beliefs, approaches to helping and marketing consultancy

Red Star Kim

There is some useful information in the Level 6 Marketing Manager Apprenticeship on marketing consultancy skills including: The consultancy proposition Scoping the offering/Benefits/Messaging/STP/Communication Engaging with clients and building networking opportunities Skills and competencies Project management Clients/Stakeholder management/mapping/communications (..)

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Key Account Management: The Ultimate Guide

Hubspot Sales

As professional services firm BTS points out , key account programs often lead to increased costs and lower margins. But if you use the right key account strategy, you'll reap greater sales volume and long-lasting strategic relationships. The Benefits of Key Account Management. Key Account Management Strategy.