ABA Journal – “Lawyer censured for buying keywords for other lawyers and law firms.” I thoroughly disagree with this anti-competitive, anti-consumer censure. It’s bad precedent. I was the defense’s law firm marketing/social media expert witness in Habush vs. Cannon &…
James Patterson on Marketing – “Hit them with a cream pie, then say something smart.” James Patterson is the world’s highest-paid author, and one of the most prolific. But he got his start in the advertising world. Brian Williams called…
Our Vedder Price work featured in a new UK Interface Design book. Hot off the presses: Our design and website work for Vedder Price was prominently featured in a new book from the United Kingdom called “Interface Design – An…
“If clients hire lawyers, why market The Firm?” We get this question a lot. It’s a completely legitimate and understandable question. And the old McGraw-Hill ad pasted below answers it beautifully. The ad is aimed at print advertising specifically, but…
Here’s the Litigation Ad We Could Never Run. Law and accounting firms come to Fishman Marketing looking for ads, brands, or WordPress websites. We start by developing the brand message and supporting visuals, then later apply them to the websites. Some litigation…
Monitors vary. When we show or send a client a draft logo, brand, advertisement, or law firm website design, we occasionally hear “I don’t like that particular shade of blue” (or red or whatever). This can be from a lawyer…
The winner for 2013’s WORST law firm marketing. I still think the Law Society’s “Which of these men do you think would be best at rape?” ad is the worst, most-offensive campaign in the 300-year history of legal industry marketing….
Come on, Spirit. Do better. Personally, I don’t care for Spirit Airlines. This “discount” airline unbundles its services, but the one time we flew it, the hidden fees, extra fees, up-charges, surcharges, and other add-ons ended up costing us more…
Good “Congrats!” ads aren’t easy to design. You can tell a lot about an organization by the single-use ads they create. These are used for many purposes – professional announcements for new hires or offices. Or when they want to…
We loved Drinker’s terrific healthcare lawyers. We like how this warm-hearted marketing campaign and industry-based website: Aligns the positive message of Drinker Biddle’s healthcare lawyers with its not-for-profit clients’ mission, and Acts as the central hub to help DBR’s 13…