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Soft skills revisited – with a leadership perspective

Red Star Kim

An article in October 2022 in Training Magazine argued that the four most important soft skills to prioritise for remote work – to bridge the distance gap – were emotional intelligence (I devoted an entire chapter to this topic in my book), next-level communication (ie over-communication), active listening and conflict resolution.

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Future Marketing and Business Development Manager: Connections, Collaboration, Context, Creativity, Cause and Continuous learning

Red Star Kim

External clients – Then of course we need to build networks amongst potential clients, existing clients and referrers. Marketing is the client’s representative within the firm. Our client relationships keeps us in touch with market changes and perceptions.

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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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Mastering Relationship Management in Sales

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Key Strategies for Effective Relationship Management Understanding Customer Needs : This involves not only identifying what the customer wants but also understanding their long-term goals and challenges. Building Trust : Trust is the foundation of any strong relationship. Reliability : Following through on promises builds credibility.

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

Red Star Kim

Four themes in the art of selling – Integrating marketing and sales (kimtasso.com) A creative exercise on engagement generated some interesting metaphors – for example, a brick wall suggesting a lack of communication, a carrot considering motivation and a Leonardo di Caprio shrug suggesting indifference. a partner”.

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Consultative sales 4 basic principles and just why the consultative selling process works 

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Let’s delve into the pivotal role consultative selling plays in fostering meaningful client relationships and driving long-term business success. Greater customer loyalty and retention: Reps communicate and interact with customers with authenticity. Use gathered information to communicate why you want to help the customer.

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Manage and grow your private client practice – Recruitment, Performance, Segmentation and ROI (February 2023)

Red Star Kim

Marketing to the elderly for lawyers and accountants (kimtasso.com) We looked at data analysis and client journey mapping and there were some great personas created during the break-out exercises. 1 partner 44% 2 – 5 partners 56% How many offices does your private client team cover?