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…
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…
To the attendees of MSI Global Alliance’s June 25 “20 Marketing Tips” webinar. Below are links to the three marketing books that are the handouts from last week’s webinar. Click on the links to download. These links will be active…
What a nice surprise gift-box to come home to! A 2018 “Go-To Thought Leader” Award? Thank you, Jennifer Schaller and the National Law Review for this honor and beautiful crystal trophy. I’m delighted to learn that you appreciate Fishman Marketing’s articles and…
Hey Midwest legal marketers! Please come to my September 20, 2018 LMA lunch presentation re how to sell ideas to lawyers! It’s an important program; I’ll share my secret formula to persuading lawyers to approve your plans and programs. A…
“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…