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PM (Professional Marketing) Magazine sits at the heart of the Forum’s membership offering as an inclusive benefit. First published in 1993, it is a highly regarded printed resource for everyone involved in marketing the sector.
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Systemising referrals in professional services
A clear referral strategy will broaden a firm’s business development reach, generating more fees from more people, argues Thomas Coles. Research has repeatedly shown that more than 80% of satisfied clients are willing to recommend a firm but less than 30% do so...
Rethinking technology evaluations in professional services
The way professional services firms respond to pitches and tenders is broken. Mark Bilson explains how ikaun helped global firms Arup and GHD fix this business development bottleneck. Too many firms still evaluate technology through a 1990s procurement lens: issue an...
Winning work in the age of AI -How professional services firms are transforming proposal generation
The way professional services firms respond to pitches and tenders is broken. Mark Bilson explains how ikaun helped global firms Arup and GHD fix this business development bottleneck. Across professional services, the volume of client requests for proposals has surged...
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