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Stakeholder engagement and buy-in: Influence and persuasion skills with Aristotle and Knights and Dinosaurs

Red Star Kim

At the recent PM Forum workshop on stakeholder engagement and buy-in there was an interesting mix of delegates from law, accountancy and actuarial firms from across the UK and Ireland and even China. Work roles varied across marketing, business development, PR, internal communications, events, digital and graphic design.

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Stakeholder Mastery 3.0 – The Six Steps You Must Take

Jermaine Edwards

In 2016 I wrote a post on the five foundation steps for stakeholder management success in key account management, that was well received and guided lots of leaders. Our contacts and stakeholders just aren’t making decisions – How do we deal with their disengagement and getting pushed back and back while they still expect more from us?

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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. Experience in stakeholder management and funding is also desirable. or Claire Mitchell claire.mitchell@pmint.co.uk

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

Red Star Kim

Behaviour in sales meetings). This article is a reminder of the key points valued by the delegates: Nine insights: Sales processes and selling skills for targeting and meetings. The need for marketing teams to consider how research, content and events supported fee-earners throughout the sales cycle was explored. Sales meetings.

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Achieve more engagement and buy-in: Relationships, Plan, Expectations, Benefits, Persuasion and Training

Red Star Kim

At the recent Training – PM Forum on “ Buy-in, engagement and stakeholder management ” workshop we welcomed executive and manager delegates from legal and accountancy firms as well as a delegate from Poland. Achieving buy-in before the event – rather than afterwards. We must be realistic about time constraints.

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Insights into the needs of the latest generation of M&BD Assistants

Red Star Kim

11% organising events. 30% events, seminars/webinars and contact programmes. Specifically, some found that the need to use so many different platforms for events caused issues – especially if their IT teams were unable to support them. Ten top takeaways on stakeholder engagement and buy in (kimtasso.com). 11% research.

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Turning lemons into lemonade: Five ways to reset on customer management fundamentals in a post-pandemic world

Strategic Account Management Association

The phrase tells us to have a positive mindset and look for the good when faced with a dire, and potentially devastating, turn of events. Value Realization – This is where the rubber meets the road. It is one of the most optimistic cliches known to man – and with good reason.