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The Proactive M&BD Executive – Culture shock, marketing models, fee-earner engagement, qualifications and social media

Red Star Kim

As an additional learning resource for delegates, I review the key themes of The Proactive M&BD Executive – Culture shock, marketing models, fee-earner engagement, qualifications and social media. What are the main social media platforms for professional services?

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

Red Star Kim

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. Exercises using referrer organisation briefing sheets (and scorecards) and an individual buyer profile were thought to be very useful.

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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. There were comments that it was unusual for people to be in the office so face time and in person meetings – where it is easier to develop rapport, trust and solid working relationships – were rare. Make myself more visible in meeting with fee earners. a partner”.

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

Red Star Kim

IBISWorld – Industry Market Research, Reports, & Statistics Mintel – UK Sector and industry consumer reports from £1500 UK Archives | Mintel Store Nexis – Licensed news and media information, company data, regulatory and legal information, and market & industry reports. Helpful for competitor analysis.

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Be more strategic – A metaphor: Analyse, join and align the dots

Red Star Kim

This short article explains why humans are so good at noticing patterns (and even better than AI algorithms) and outliers: Why the Human Brain Is So Good at Detecting Patterns | Psychology Today Join the dots We take our data, information and insights and talk to people in our firm in meetings and workshops.

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5 ways to tell when you should use lead generation or sales prospecting

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Building databases, asking friends and family, and creating social media accounts. Marketing is a form of lead gen. You might choose to update your content marketing strategy to capture more leads. These are qualifying , meeting , and closing. There are different approaches you can take to meeting your prospects.

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PM Conference Report 2022: Strategy implementation, Employer Value Propositions (EVP), Storytelling and Client Feedback

Red Star Kim

Several people had stayed in London overnight, having been to the PM Regional Committees meeting the day before. Leor rounded the day off by sharing his three takeaways: Thinking about the five chips approach to speaking in meetings to promote listening; using EVP to align strategy, the brand and M&BD; and strategy needs follow through.