
Eight Law Firm Branding/Website Makeovers: 8 Before-and-Afters For most new law firm websites, I think the most-interesting question is how big an improvement is it over the previous one(s). Is it just a polished-up version of the previous site? Or…
Eight Law Firm Branding/Website Makeovers: 8 Before-and-Afters For most new law firm websites, I think the most-interesting question is how big an improvement is it over the previous one(s). Is it just a polished-up version of the previous site? Or…
The Top 25 Law Firm Website Clichés to Avoid. (2016 Update. PART 2.) Part 1 is available here. 11. [The Image:] Scales of justice (Similar scales are also used by drug dealers) [What it means:] “Still just lawyers.” 12. Dart boards…
The Top 25 Law Firm Website Clichés to Avoid. (2016 Update. PART 2.) Part 1 is available here. 11. [The Image:] Scales of justice (Similar scales are also used by drug dealers) [What it means:] “Still just lawyers.” 12. Dart boards…
The Top 25 Law Firm Website Clichés to Avoid. (2016 Update. PART 1) As a group, lawyers are quite literal, often too literal for good marketing. As a result, more than half of law firms simply illustrate their website home pages with the…
“City Slickers” and Law Firm Differentiation. In the 1991 comedy City Slickers (“Yesterday They Were Businessmen. Today They’re Cowboys. Tomorrow They’ll Be Walking Funny.”), Curly, played by Jack Palance, a wise and wizened cowboy, offers some old-time western wisdom to…
The “Smiling Lawyers” Website Home Page Trap Smiling lawyers – the latest boring website cliché. For 25 years, I’ve been railing against the obvious, literal visual “Law” clichés — the gavels, globes, columns, skylines, buildings, handshakes, blurry lawyers running, silhouettes…
The “Smiling Lawyers” Website Home Page Trap Smiling lawyers – the latest boring website cliché. For 25 years, I’ve been railing against the obvious, literal visual “Law” clichés — the gavels, globes, columns, skylines, buildings, handshakes, blurry lawyers running, silhouettes…
Branding Litigation Firms: 5 Law Firm Case Studies On the surface, all five law firms seemed relatively similar — dynamic boutiques led by tough, trial-oriented fighters. But each was much more than that. Each firm’s brand needed to showcase its unique…
Ladle Rat Rotten Hut (“Little Red Riding Hood”) “Lorem ipsum dolor” is so mundane. Marketers know that when showing clients a new advertisement, website, brochure, newsletter, or other layout, you “greek” in some gibberish that looks like words, but it really isn’t. It helps keep…
A Law Firm Committed to Diversity. Most lawyers recognize the importance of Diversity. Strict homogeneity can lead to an equally homogenous approach or outlook. When applied to client representations, creativity can be stifled. Innovative solutions can be overlooked. But we also know…