“I’m Not an Expert, but I Think…” “Mad Men” and The Challenge of Client Pitches. In this brilliant one-minute clip (click here), “Mad Men” captures precisely how Pitch Meetings can go tragically wrong, in any industry or organization. And this…
Here’s Proof That Marketing is More Important than Technology. You meet someone at a party or conference and she seems smart and skilled. So you get her card and do the next thing people do, you visit her firm’s website. …
CBS News anchor Scott Pelley thanks Jones Day. I always thought this was one of the best examples of opportunistic and strategic marketing by a major law firm. Jones Day’s Washington DC office apparently has a great view overlooking the…
Smoothing a litigation firm’s sharp edges. When launching an aggressive marketing campaign and website for a top litigation firm, we wanted them to be perceived as tough and strong, but still approachable. Here’s how we walked that fine line, without…
Drinker Biddle’s Clever Holiday Card. Holiday cards are tricky. Law firms want to be creative and memorable, while needing to avoid anything marketing-oriented, religious, or clichéd (no snowy skylines, children’s artwork, pine trees, etc.). We must cut through the clutter…
Opryland’s 24 MPH speed limit – and your website statistics. Opry Mills, the mega-mall outside of the Grand Ole Opry, has a curious 24 MPH speed limit. It caused us to wonder about it. Why 24 instead of the typical…
Court reporters need good marketing too. A number of years ago, after speaking on marketing and branding at an association of court reporters, we’d received a lot of interest in developing some brand-related ads for smaller, local and regional court…
I’m not doing a big electronic Holiday Card competition again this year; I’m going to leave the 2012 competition to my friends at Above the Law. But I thought this combination card-gift-giveaway was worth mentioning. My old friends and clients at…
A tag line we really like: “Defense Lawyers. Defense Leaders.” We developed an integrated marketing campaign for FDCC, the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel. It’s an international honorary association of 1,000 of the absolute best defense litigators and in-house professionals….
Marketing your law or CPA firm within an international network. That is, how can you increase the flow of referrals you receive from the other members of your network (e.g. Lex Mundi, Meritas, Lawyers Associated Worldwide (LAW), International Lawyers Network, ALFA,…