“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…
Naming Your Competitors in Your Law Firm Marketing Lawyers are generally a pretty genteel group. We may compete directly, but it’s exceedingly rare to mention them by name in public. Perhaps a decade ago, intellectual property firm Oblon Spivak identified top…
So? What do you think of today’s holiday cards? I’ve been railing about holiday card do’s and don’ts for over 20 years (click here for more detail). Sometimes I think the word is getting out. Other times I just…
Don’t get a job at a great firm. Make your good firm great. Where’s the challenge in working at a firm that’s already great? It’s much more satisfying taking something with potential and making it great. Starting with something great…
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…
Merging is tough. Recently, there’s been a lot of talk regarding the merger discussions between 1,000-lawyer Orrick and 700-lawyer Pillsbury Winthrop, which would create a Top Ten US law firm (See, e.g. Above the Law). It’s not a sure thing,…
Exciting New 7-Week, Live-Online Associate-Marketing Class Beginning this Tuesday, Aug. 13, I will be conducting a live, online, 7-week associate-marketing course for Thomson Reuters’ West LegalEdcenter. The program is called: “Accelerate Your Business Development: How to Create a Successful Individual Marketing…
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…
THESE pictures are worth 1,000 words. Lorne MacLean is likely British Columbia’s top consumer lawyer. He grew his family law practice into one of Vancouver’s largest and finest practices (remember our award-winning wedding cake ad?), then diversified into other areas, including…
Is your Website a 24/7 Cheap Suit? A lawyer I know is obsessive about his appearance. He wears $2,000 Italian suits, starched white shirts with French cuffs, and has a personal shoe-shine guy come to his office every few days….