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…
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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?…
Here’s what happens when everyone uses the same differentiator… One branding challenge law firms have is that they tend to say the same thing. And when that many lookalike competitors convey the same message, it can be hard to stand out. …
Wildman law firm – sorry to see you go. According to reports, tomorrow, January 10, the latest mega-merger will be official — Locke Lord merging with Edwards Wildman Palmer to form 1000-lawyer Locke Lord Edwards. That’s a pretty good name, actually, which…
Connecting your law firm holiday card to your brand message. I received a nice simple holiday card from an old client, Bryant Miller Olive, a top finance law firm and Florida’s market leader in public finance and bond work. Back…
Unique Law Firm Holiday Cards: Lawyers as Superheroes and Ballerinas I blogged last week about the unique holiday card of the delightful ballet-attired ERISA lawyers at Oakland, California’s Springer & Roberts. I quickly received a Comment from Laura Mazza, a…
“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’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…
Q: “If clients hire lawyers, why market The Firm?” We hear this a lot. It’s a completely understandable question. The short answer – It’s tough to get hired if your targets have never heard of your firm. If your prospects…
