[This is Part II of a blog post regarding why during this COVID-19 pandemic, clients are looking for their lawyers accountants to be Trusted Advisors, and how to accomplish that. Clients in 2020 are anxious, stressed, and vulnerable, which means…
Let me disagree with “conventional wisdom” I don’t want to take audience questions during my webinar presentations. For the past few months, I’ve been conducting 5-7 webinars per week for firms and associations worldwide. When you get paid to do…
Imagine your neighborhood is devastated by a flood. You fled with just the clothes on your back. Your business was destroyed, and your health is in doubt. You’re concerned about your family, your friends, your finances, your future. It’s horrific….
Times are tough. Which means it’s time to dive boldly into marketing. When times are good, everyone’s marketing. Competition is brutal. The playing field is crowded with cash-rich competitors pouring money into building their brands and grabbing client attention. Not…
100 Tips to Help Attorneys Develop Clients During COVID and Beyond. Buy these two powerful new e-books–they’re brand-new 2020 “Working-From-Home” editions of the best-selling Ultimate Law Firm Associate Marketing Checklist, including a new book just for Partners! MARKETERS! Want to help…
Are you getting pressured to cut expenses? When business is declining or the marketplace is starting to panic, firms start making decisions they hope will protect them. Months or years later, some analyze the efficacy of these choices to see…
Why Use Photo Business Cards at Conferences? February 2020 Update: Well, I talked myself into ordering a photo business card to hand out at conferences. Here’s why: I typically speak at dozens of conferences per year, during which time I’ll…
Law firms need Chief Branding Officers. In Law, and every other profession, the firms with the strongest brands charge higher rates and generate greater profits. If you want to credibly charge more per hour, you must convince the market that…
Marketer: “When I want to get the lawyers on board, I always make it their idea.” I’ve never cared for that approach — that’s not respecting the lawyers as intelligent adults. That’s infantilizing them; it’s treating them like children whose…
I was devastated to learn of the passing of Diane Hamlin, legal marketing’s first “Chief Strategy Officer.” I worked very closely with her on a fascinating initiative for Fenwick & West during the height of the dot-com boom. Diane was…
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