Corporate Influencing for MBAs 20 May 2010

06 May 2010

"Turn contacts into promotion and business: corporate influencing and professional advancement  - Seven Steps to Success"

Pippa will be speaking to the Association of MBAs on Thursday 20th May at the Strand Palace Hotel, London on the seven steps to success in winning business and achieving promotion.

The evening event starts at 6pm and concludes at 8pm, to be followed by networking and a buffet.

For full information or to reserve your place visit the Association of MBAs website.

Pippa shines in Abuja

16 April 2010

Pippa wows the Nigerian Bar Association's 5th Business Law Conference

Pippa attracted star billing at this month's 5th Section on Business Law Conference, for the Nigerian Bar Association.

Pippa's contribution at the event, which took place at the Sheraton Hotel in Abuja, focused on one of her most popular topics "Turning Contacts into Clients".

The audience was made up of lawyers from all over the country and included a former Nigerian Vice President , and a king from the Niger Delta area.

Read the press coverage of Pippa's event from "This Day"

Watch the video slideshow of Pippa's session:

Developing Community Relations in Lagos

16 April 2010

Bill has just returned from running a Community Relations Development programme in Nigeria for a global oil production company.

The three day course in Lagos involved managers who work with host communities in the Niger Delta and other oil-producing parts of the country in order to minimise disruption to production.

The course examined three key areas for participants:

• Creating a winning community relations team
• Negotiating for Success
• Maximising your return, while minimising your risk

The course was highly participative and used a variety of learning methods including checklists, case studies, role plays, class exercises, examples, presentations, tools, tips, traps and techniques. Parts of the workshop were recorded on video, and the output reviewed.

Pippa does her first half-marathon

23 March 2010

This Sunday, 21 March I completed my first Reading half-marathon. I was delighted to

be taking part, and completed the course in just over two and a half hours.

More than 12,000 people took part in the event, which is a highlight of Reading's

sporting year.

Develop Your International Business 18 March

22 February 2010

Develop Your International Business Success

Date: Thursday 18 March 2010
Venue: West London Business, Fifth Floor, One Lampton Road, Hounslow, Middlesex TW3 1JB

Time: 09.30 - 17.30

Run by Pippa Blakemore, this lively, fully participative and interactive workshop will concentrate on winning profitable international business and is suitable for any company selling or exporting globally.

This event will develop your abilities to win international business. We will look at your existing techniques and give ideas, tips and hints on how to make winning international business more cost effective. Attend this event and improve your ability to build strong and long-lasting relationships with your contacts so that they become profitable clients.

This event is open only to London businesses who have been registered and trading for 12 months or more.

For more information and to book your place download the flyer here.

Perfect Pitch - 10 Easy steps for pitching

13 February 2010

Pippa's article from "Managing for Success"

Winning business methodically and efficiently is essential to revitalise law firms in the current economic conditions.

The 10 steps outlined in this article will help you to increase your chances of winning pitches; maximise the effectiveness of time spent on written tenders and oral presentations; and minimise the overall direct and indirect cost of bids.

The principles embodied in these steps apply to any firm, any client, and any tender.