One of the most challenging things about new business development is keeping your focus — and perspective. Especially when your billable hours are down or your calendar is emptying, it is all too easy, as my dad used to say, to “jump on your ...
Merrilyn Astin Tarlton - May 11, 2017Last month’s United Airlines overbooking debacle and the subsequent PR disaster and brand implosion has me thinking of the value of communicating clearly. There’s much to be critical of in United’s behavior and initial poorly worded erstwhile ...
Susan Kostal - May 1, 2017There was a time not that long ago when I counseled lawyers not to spend too much time writing and publishing articles. Back then, they were largely passive, short-lived marketing efforts. Today, however, as clients conduct their own internet ...
Sally J. Schmidt - April 27, 2017There is an old folk story that makes a fine metaphor for client development. In the tale, hungry strangers (read: the law firm client team) facilitate the people of a town (the team’s clients) giving them food (solving a problem and ...
Mike O'Horo - April 19, 2017If you still have 496 business cards in the original box of 500 you received when you began practicing, it’s time for a few pointers.
Merrilyn Astin Tarlton - April 17, 2017Until recently, law firms have had to rely on generic business software for managing customer relations, including intake. Salesforce is the longtime leader in that category. Starting with Avvo’s release of Ignite, however, law firm-specific ...
Jared Correia - April 13, 2017The Legal Marketing Association Annual Conference is where lawyers and legal marketers go to get up to date on the latest techniques, trends and tools. Here are top content-related takeaways from last week’s confab in Las Vegas.
Susan Kostal - April 7, 2017Regarding your self-promotion, I have good news and I have bad news. Good news: There are more opportunities to promote yourself than ever before. Bad news: The sprawl of marketing opportunities is so fractured and vast, you'll need multiple ...
Bull Garlington - April 6, 2017While there are infinite ways to spend money marketing your law firm, only some will deliver the right return on investment. In my experience, especially in today’s increasingly digital marketing environment, finding and working with the right ...
Josh Gerben - March 31, 2017Question: "A growing number of millennials are joining older generations in law firms. What are generational communication differences, why do they matter, and can understanding them improve performance across our firm?" In this ...
Jonathan Fitzgarrald - March 29, 2017