Is imitation “the sincerest form of flattery?” “There are no new ideas.…” I get that. But I did a double-take after seeing this ad in Wired magazine’s November 2015 issue. We developed this same idea a couple years ago for the…
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The Worst Legal Industry Ad Ever? Showing an APPALLING lack of judgment and good taste, here’s what I believe to be an old ad from the UK’s Law Society. It’s aiming to help sell readers on the benefit of using its lawyer directory,…
Holiday Card: “Are You My Lawyer?” We all remember the childhood classic “Are You My Mother?” by P.D. Eastman (1960). Well I received an interesting parody of it, “Are You My Lawyer?” by “E.B. Funny.” It was created as a holiday card…
Two Clever Law Firm Holiday Cards We’re not doing a big Best-Of competition for lawyer holiday cards this year. But two of my early favorite legal photo cards so far have been: 1. The Gerson Law Firm, with their Star…
Life isn’t easy when you grow up as a Cubs fan. I had my little 9-year-old heart broken in 1969, and things haven’t improved much in the 45 years since then. Anyway, back in 2007, Fishman Marketing represented a terrific St…
What the Hell is This Ad Selling? Today’s winner of the latest “What the Hell are They Selling???” award is THIS ad I found for “The Moses, Bertha & Albert H. Wolf Fund” First, let’s discuss some things that make an…
“I don’t believe in hammers.” Client – “I don’t read marketing.” Uh, yeah, you do. And I’ll prove it. Let’s start here. What is this bottle? Do you know what product it’s marketing? Perhaps the name of the company?…
This is the second part of a two-part post describing why cross-selling (or “cross-marketing,” or “cross-servicing”) is much more difficult than most professional-services firms believe. (Read Part 1 here.) Q: My firm can’t cross-sell. What are we doing wrong? A:…
Q: My law firm can’t cross-sell. What are we doing wrong? A: It’s not just you, it’s most firms. In fact, most law, accounting, and other professional-services firms struggle with selling different practice areas to existing clients. The problem is that everyone…
Unique conference giveaway. I was speaking at the Lex Mundi annual conference in New Orleans recently on the topic of how to increase the referrals within an international law firm network. The program was hosted by the Jones Walker law firm. The firm’s experienced…
