Giving is nice. Being seen giving is better. A true story. I published this true story in “The Reader” back in 1994. It shows how guilt, ego, publicity, and/or potential embarrassment can significantly increase charitable contributions. Here’s the…
Something for marketers and designers to remember: “You’re not an artist. You solve problems.” At Fishman Marketing, we design lots of marketing campaigns and websites. These days, most of the work, even the branding work, starts off as a website…
[This is the second part of a 2-part blog post regarding lawyers and LinkedIn. Read Part One here.] Here’s a senior lawyer’s “About” section I like. It tells the story of one of the nation’s top trial lawyers, a good…
Law schools rarely teach students legal-marketing ethics rules. As legal professionals, lawyers are held to a high standard of ethics when it comes to marketing their services. The American Bar Association (ABA) Model Rules of Professional Conduct outline the ethical…
I collect legal marketing memorabilia. I’ve been collecting them for 25 years, and I have hundreds of historical pieces, dating back 225 years, to 1794. Sometimes I come across really unusual examples. I thought this matchbook was a bit surprising….
“I have a LinkedIn. But I don’t know where it is.” – Actual quote from a law firm senior partner. I hear variations of this comment every week. Many lawyers struggle with social media; they’re always asking me about it,…
Building signage – should we put our name on our building? I haven’t seen any statistics on this, but as a dedicated branding guy, I pay an unhealthy amount of attention to this particular issue and have analyzed this issue…
Don’t just market more. Dominate something. I’m going to disagree with the premise that marketing litigation is fundamentally different from any other type of practice (although litigators believe that they’re different). We’ve represented at least 50 litigation boutiques and practices, and…
What does this sign say? Some designers try too hard to be clever. They miss the point–they’re not creating art. Design is a tool to help a company sell something. Many designers get so caught up in being fancy artistes that their…
Shell Oil. Target Stores. Apple Computers. Camel Cigarettes. These successful companies all selected their names carefully, recognizing that a great name makes their marketing easier. You can immediately envision their strong iconic logos. The simple name works in many languages. That’s good…
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