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FIRST IMPRESSIONS AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
FIRST IMPRESSIONS AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT – Following a recent engagement as a marketing keynote speaker for the Beverly Hills Bar Association, an attendee asked me a question about the importance of first impressions in making law sales. For anyone engaged in legal sales or who provides business development presentations, it's hard t deny that the role fo first impressions is the foundation for an excellent question.One of the best answers can be based on Malcolm Gladwell's “Blink.” The book's subtitle – ” the Power of thinking without thinking” – is critical to understnding the value of first impressions as you prepare for first contacts with a new prospect.Whether meeting someone at a conference during a coffee break, sending an email inquiry, responding to an RFPJ, or engaging with a prospect on any level, snap decisions are made within 2 seconds. That's right; the first two seconds can be all it takes for a potential cleint to makie s snap decision about a lawyer, a law firm, or a legal consulting proposal. If the impression is positive, the door will be open and there will be plenty of opportunity to expand on what you have to offer. Overcoming a neutral or negative response, however, requires a great deal of energy and a much stronger legal selling skill set.From our side of the table, it can be difficult to determine what the “ blink” factor is. Therefore, if you are looking for business development training, be sure to focus on training that emphasizes presenting your understanding of a prospect's business within the first moments of any discussioin. Identifying from the start that you want to align interests with your prospect – focusing on asking questions about the prospect's needs and responsibilities to stakeholders – enables you to highlight your (and your firm's) ability and set the right tone for developing business. Allan Colman, the Closers [email protected]
FIRST IMPRESSIONS AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT – Following a recent engagement as a marketing keynote speaker for the Beverly Hills Bar Association, an attendee asked me a question about the importance of first impressions in making law sales. For anyone engaged in legal sales or who provides business development presentations, it's hard t deny that the role fo first impressions is the foundation for an excellent question.One of the best answers can be based on Malcolm Gladwell's “Blink.” The book's subtitle – ” the Power of thinking without thinking” – is critical to understnding the value of first impressions as you prepare for first contacts with a new prospect.Whether meeting someone at a conference during a coffee break, sending an email inquiry, responding to an RFPJ, or engaging with a prospect on any level, snap decisions are made within 2 seconds. That's right; the first two seconds can be all it takes for a potential cleint to makie s snap decision about a lawyer, a law firm, or a legal consulting proposal. If the impression is positive, the door will be open and there will be plenty of opportunity to expand on what you have to offer. Overcoming a neutral or negative response, however, requires a great deal of energy and a much stronger legal selling skill set.From our side of the table, it can be difficult to determine what the “ blink” factor is. Therefore, if you are looking for business development training, be sure to focus on training that emphasizes presenting your understanding of a prospect's business within the first moments of any discussioin. Identifying from the start that you want to align interests with your prospect – focusing on asking questions about the prospect's needs and responsibilities to stakeholders – enables you to highlight your (and your firm's) ability and set the right tone for developing business. Allan Colman, the Closers [email protected]
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Legal Possession: What Does It Mean?
Possession of real property is a matter of physical fact. Having the right or legal entitlement to possession is not "possession," possession is "the fact of having or holding property in one's power." That power means having physical dominion and control over the property.
The Stranger to the Deed Rule
In 1987, a unanimous Court of Appeals reaffirmed the vitality of the "stranger to the deed" rule, which holds that if a grantor executes a deed to a grantee purporting to create an easement in a third party, the easement is invalid. Daniello v. Wagner, decided by the Second Department on November 29th, makes it clear that not all grantors (or their lawyers) have received the Court of Appeals' message, suggesting that the rule needs re-examination.