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Marketing Professional Services in Asia
Evening seminar by Robert Sawhney,
author of the first-of-its-kind and most indigenous works
on professional services marketing in Asia

 

CIM HK is pleased to invite Robert Sawhney, author of the new Marketing Professional Services in Asia book to speak at the August seminar. The talk will explain the relevance of strategy and marketing to professional service firms like law and accountancy firms and the inherent differences when compared to traditional marketing methodologies often used in other business sectors, such as consumer goods or traditional services.

Having spent 15 years in Hong Kong and worked with professional service firms throughout Asia, Robert has a deep understanding of this unique sector, and how marketing professional services in Asia is sometimes at odds with marketing in the Western world.


The seminar will take an interactive approach and Robert will share:

  • Insights into the marketing of professional service firms
  • Comparison of marketing professional services with traditional marketing, and the differences when compared to the west
  • Case studies and rich on the job experience as a consultant to many firms

Who is this seminar for

  • Managers and executives in strategy and marketing roles
  • Executives in professional service firms with marketing responsibility
  • Partners in professional service firms with responsibility for the strategic direction of their firms

Why join

  • You will learn from real life Asian case studies
  • Gain a deeper understanding of strategic marketing within professional service firms and how it differs from other organizations
  • Understand how marketing is relevant to professional service firms
  • Understand how marketing contributes to superior firm performance
  • Realise that marketing is not about promotion but rather a firm culture

About the Speaker
Robert Sawhney is the managing director of SRC Associates Ltd, a pioneering Hong Kong based firm that works in the areas of strategy, marketing, and leadership for professional service firms. His book has been called one of the most indigenous works on marketing in Asia by Prof. Oliver Yau Hon Ming, Chair Professor of Marketing at City University. Robert has worked with dozens of professional service firms throughout Asia and elsewhere. His work has been published extensively in leading journals such as the Hong Kong Lawyer, Hong Kong Economic Times, The Lawyer (UK), Hong Kong Accountant (now A Plus), and the Business Times (Singapore).

Robert is also the author of Marketing Asia, the only blog that deals with professional services marketing in Asia. He has an MBA from the University of Lincoln, and a bachelors degree in management from Brunel University, London.

Seminar Details

Date August 19, 2009 (Wednesday)
Time 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. tentatively (Registration from 6:50 p.m.)
2 Hours (Under Category 10)
Language
English
Level Middle to Senior
Fees
CIM Members:
$500.00-
Non-Members:
$650.00-
Full Time Students:
$250.00-
SPECIAL GROUP RATE
(for 3 or more registrations)
$328.00-
Venue

8/F, United Centre, 95 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong
(Admiralty MTR Station, Exit D)

  • Seats are limited and registrations will be on a first-come-first-served basis. Please fill out the below registration form for bookings.
  • Registrants for Full Time Students rate must produce a copy of student card for verification purpose.
  • For enquiries, please contact CIM HK office at 2868-1110 or by email: info@cimhk.org.hk

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REGISTRATION FORM 報名表格
To : The Chartered Institute of Marketing, Hong Kong
Unit 2702, Tower One, Lippo Centre, 89 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong

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英國特許市務學會(香港分會)
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Conditions of Booking:
  • Seats are reserved on a first-come-first-served basis.
  • The registration fee is payable in advance.
  • Registration deadline is August 15, 2009 (Saturday).
  • Registrants should send their cheques payable to The Chartered Institute of Marketing (please quote registrant's name and event name on back of the cheque) within three working days to Unit 2702, Tower One, Lippo Centre, 89 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong.
  • Your reservation will be confirmed by phone upon receipt of your payment.
  • Registrants for Full Time Students rate must produce a copy of student card for verification purpose.
  • Substitutions will be accepted in the event that a registrant is unable to attend. No show will still be billed.
  • Members of CIM can be accredited with 2 CPD Hours (Category 10).
  • Certificate of attendance will be issued to attendees if required.
  • For more information, please contact us at 2868-1110 or email: info@cimhk.org.hk