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Assertive communication: The importance of voice

Red Star Kim

Some were new to their roles and professional services marketing. A key theme from the workshop was Assertive communication: The importance of voice. Keys to Assertive Communication Assertiveness is the ability to stand up for what you believe while staying calm and positive and respecting others’ views. Can you approve this?”

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Managing Partners’ Forum – Highlights from the Advisory Board Meeting September 2023

Red Star Kim

The Managing Partners’ Forum (mpfglobal.com) holds quarterly meetings of its Advisory Board where senior leaders discuss issues pertinent to the professional services sector. IoD represents directors in the middle market. Only 20% are members of the Forum. or Claire Mitchell claire.mitchell@pmint.co.uk

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Zigging When They Zag: The Potential of Traditional Marketing Communication

Strategic Communications

Consumers benefit from access to a massive amount of information literally available at their fingertips—and often being pushed to them by marketers yelling “pick me, me, me.” Non-digital approaches to marketing are becoming more and more popular, especially after the pandemic,” Bennett says. “I and 2.9%, respectively.”

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

Red Star Kim

In November it was a full house for the PM Forum’s Proactive marketing and business development executive online workshop. Proactive marketing and business development executives – CRM, internal engagement and career insights. CRM and Marketing Automation Software for SMBs | Act! However, there are limitations compared to Canva.

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Roadblocks to Delivering a Competitive Buying Experience

Trying to communicate the value of their solution in a way that meets buyers’ wants, needs, and expectations, all while meeting their own goals and those of their organization, can sometimes seem nearly impossible. For a buyer-facing team, the struggle is also real.

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Nine insights: Sales processes and selling skills for targeting and meetings

Red Star Kim

Last week, we welcomed UK and international delegates to a PM Forum digital workshop on “Selling Processes and Sales Skills for Marketing and BD Professionals”. Behaviour in sales meetings). Integration with marketing. Some fee-earners rely on marketing processes to generate leads and manage the initial stages of lead nurturing.

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The Importance of Finding Focus for Your Marketing Communication Efforts

Strategic Communications

And if, by chance, your product or service meets many needs for your target audience, you need to prioritize those needs. What, at this point in time, given a particular communication tool and a particular target audience is the most compelling message you can send to convince the target to act? Best Practices in Influencer Marketing.

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Boost Team Engagement with Agile

Speaker: Anthony Crain, Agile Transformation Consultant at cPrime, and Zach Wolfe, Enterprise Customer Success Manager at Wrike

The engineering team doesn't need to have marketing degrees, and the marketing team doesn’t need a coding bootcamp. How technology can help keep all communication, meeting notes, etc. How do we bridge the gap between technical and non-technical teams to create a holistically agile project? The key is engagement.

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How to Leverage Intent Data for Better Outcomes

Speaker: Susan Spencer, Principal of Spencer Communications

The challenge is deciding which is the best type of intent data to help your company meet its sales and marketing goals. In this webinar, Susan Spencer, fractional CMO and principal of Spencer Communications, will unpack the differences between contact-level and company-level intent signals.