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Digital Dive: New Report Reveals Opportunities for Improvement on Digital Marketing Strategy for Law Firms
For those of us who have devoted more years in legal marketing than we'd care to admit, it's heartening to see the field receiving the recognition it deserves. The demand for top talent has never been higher and marketing plans are getting more attention from firm management. Still, there is more work for law firms to do. That's particularly true in digital marketing.
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Professional Development: Proactive Marketing for the Win
I Tend to Think of Marketing and Business Development Efforts In Four Buckets: Passive Marketing, Active Marketing, Reactive Marketing and Proactive Marketing The view of (most) law firm leadership has evolved, but there is a long expanse of ground between viewing the marketing function as a cost center and recognizing — and capitalizing on — its potential to drive revenue and profits.
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Determining Who Should Serve As the Billing Partner
Due to a law firm's team-oriented approach to business development and client service efforts, it is not always clear who should logically and most efficiently serve as the billing partner for a client or a particular client matter. A person should only be a billing partner if he or she is or will be performing the functions outline herein.
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How to TOOT Your Own Horn: Exceptional Self Evaluations
It's that time again. As the year comes to a close many firms are beginning the associate review process. Even if your firm does not have a formal review process I recommend that you write a self-evaluation that outlines your achievements and specifies your goals for the coming year.
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Professional Development: Reimagining Business Development Training and Coaching
Six Pillars of a Successful Bus-Dev Program For firms wanting to thrive through the next economic downturn and beyond, mastery of business development fundamentals is as essential as mastering legal skills. Yet training and coaching — whether done internally or through outside consultants — requires an investment in time and resources.
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How to Become a Rainmaker
Almost anyone willing to develop the qualities necessary can become a rainmaker.
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Competitive Intelligence: Assumptions and CI Don't Mix
Sometimes I assume my clients know what I can do for them and what they should ask for. You all have heard the old adage about what happens when you assume. I still laugh when I think of my elementary teacher saying it, but It's such a basic idea, and applies in so many situations. Here are just a few of which I've been reminded.
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Preparing the Next Generation of Lawyer Leaders
A new crop of leaders is gearing up to take the helm. Like their brethren before them, they have little in the way of formal experience or training for the roles they are about to inherit.
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Sales Speak: Five Ways to Start a Business Development Streak
Since business development is often comprised of a series of incremental efforts that generate momentum, embrace the idea of connecting daily streaks to obtain results.
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The Global 100 Are in the Midst of a Growth Spurt
The World's Largest Firms Turned In a Second Straight Year of Robust Revenue Gains Amid Near-Universal Progress Mergers, rapid growth among Chinese law firms, and a healthy American market coalesced to turn 2018 into a spectacular year for the world's largest law firms.
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