[This is the second part of a three-part post regarding how to market an international law or accounting firm network. Based upon a speech Ross Fishman delivered to Legus International’s Fall Conference, the first post discussed how (a) the firms’ member…
Start by building your visibility inside the network As I’ve previously mentioned, I’m a big fan of international law and accounting firm networks. I’ve seen first-hand the value global networks and affiliations offer to their members, including generating both in-bound…
“Your CMO is stupid. So hire us.” OK, that’s not precisely verbatim, but that’s what this ad seems to be saying. Wow. Here’s an ad for a B2B marketing company that’s been running lately in Chief Executive magazine: How in…
I often get asked whether firm holiday cards are effective. The answer? I think that they can be considered one more nice way to stay in touch, to send a friendly communication to a large number of clients and prospects…
Need a law firm tag line? Try one of these. Describe your entire firm in just a few words. No generalities that apply to every other firm like “Our Business is Business,” or “When Success Matters.” No three one-word alliterative…
Squire Patton Boggs – where’s the website? There’s been some discussion lately regarding the impressive mega-merger between Squire Sanders and Patton Boggs, and the delay in getting a new combined website online. (See e.g. John Byrne’s post in “The Byrne Blog.”)…
The Absolute Best “Super Lawyer” Ad Design A few years ago, Balch & Bingham had many of its attorneys selected for a particular “Best Lawyers”-type local publication, and the firm had bought an ad to support them. But the firm’s terrific Marketing Director Nora…
“Lawyers are Poor [and] Unable to make… a bare living.” In 1911, NY Lawyers Didn’t Have Enough Business. “Hard times have beset many lawyers in Manhattan and the Bronx.” Subtitled “Too Many in New York for the Amount of Business,”…
Marketing education is critical in today’s economy. Most marketers and marketing committee members routinely attend high-quality marketing programs. It’s so much a part of the job description that it can be hard to remember that most lawyers rarely get any sort…
I’ve never seen business cards distributed like THIS before. I was walking through a large public parking lot recently when I passed by this car with a magnetic sign on the door selling Pre-Paid Legal Services. Mildly interesting from a marketing…
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