“Holy sh*t. The Family Guy writers think you’re hilarious, Ross.” .– Danny Smith, Executive Producer, Family Guy* I’ll bet some of you suddenly think I’m pretty darn funny. Why? Because testimonials from credible sources are extremely persuasive. As such they should…
What Enables Some Firms to Successfully Cross-Sell? I discussed “The top 5 reasons your law firm can’t cross-sell” in a previous blog post HERE. This post will detail the attributes of those firms that are effectively diversifying the services that they provide to…
What’s the MOST-important info to add to your marketing? We all notice effective marketing. It commands your attention and makes it impossible to miss. We don’t even notice that we’ve noticed; we just subconsciously read or remember it. As a branding consultant, I…
A great logo is extraordinarily difficult to design. A logo is fundamentally a tiny piece of art. Simultaneously beautiful and persuasive, logos (sometimes called “brands”) can convey a sense of strength or creativity. They can reinforce a firm’s name or…
Above the Law, one of our favorite legal publications recently wrote: “There Are A Whole Lot Of Terrible Law Firm Websites. “Some of the worst (and best) law firm websites.” “A lot of the stock imagery we employ here at Above…
How to Collect Ongoing Marketing Info Inside Your Firm [A sample memo you may circulate is below.] It can be pretty tough to collect information inside a law or accounting firm. People are busy; they’re often billing hourly, and when…
Let’s make our attorneys’ headshots look their best. Website updates are the ideal time to evaluate whether the firm’s current headshots still convey the firm’s message appropriately. (First a few paragraphs of theory and branding strategy, then I’ve pasted a…
The Single MOST-Important Tip to Writing a Successful Attorney Marketing Plan. I’ve helped lawyers draft marketing plans for lawyers for 25 years and here’s my best tip: Focus. That is, before asking attorneys to fill out their individual…
The Top 5 Tips for Sponsorships and Charitable Contributions Spending other people’s money can make you quite generous. Frivolous, even. And unless a firm has a detailed policy for how its donations are to be evaluated and approved, oversight is exceedingly difficult. This means…
5 Reasons You Can’t Cross-Sell Many years ago as a young marketer at a 500-lawyer firm, the managing partner tasked me with developing a firm-wide cross-selling project, with the goal of “institutionalizing” more of our big clients. I did exhaustive…
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