So, watching The Voice with the Sports Dude and hopped onto Twitter to … I can’t remember, because I saw this:
heartfelt congratulations to @heather_morse for making the 7th Annual Blawg 100 with Legal Watercooler Blog http://t.co/BOqIMnKWCj
— John Grimley (@JohnGrimley) November 26, 2013
Really, I am quite humbled and taken aback. I thank everyone
It’s that time of year.
The invoices and renewals are making their way to my inbox.
I’m going over the 2014 budget and looking to see who’s been naughty or nice.
I have to decide who stays and who goes. Who gets voted off my legal marketing island.
My number one request?
Show me the value!
Why should I renew my subscription, whether for a directory listing, or conference sponsorship? Did I get my $2400, $5000, or $10,000 in value?
Three recent and very real scenarios paint the picture for me.
Scenario 1: Annual association membership, including conference sponsorships at additional financial investment. Annual cost: Big Bucks. ROI: Great potential for new relationship building. Speaking opportunities. This group has the right people, but are we meeting them?? It’s definitely valuable, but expensive. Not too sure, but I need answers.Continue Reading Breaking up is hard to do – Vendor Style
Monday morning and I have 30 emails (after deleting all the spam). Pretty standard.
Interestingly, there are some great legal business conferences and seminars being advertised by ARK, ACI, etc. that I would love to attend, or send some of my partners. Unfortunately, they are ALL in New York or Chicago.
What is it about
Some pictures just say it all, and Matt Homann nailed it with this one: 
As I am listening to Deb McMurray review her study, 2012-2013 AM Law 100 Websites Foundational Best Practices Survey, gotta say, some things just never change. When I am going over a bio review with my partners I tell them to
I’ve been working on the business side of law for a long time now. I have attended NUMEROUS general counsel panels. I have read study after study. And I have to ask, “Are any of you listening?”
I was at a presentation yesterday with the good folks at Thomson Reuters. They put up a
Between reading The Lawyer Bubble and this article from The American Lawyer, Calling All Unemployed Law Grads: Greenberg Is Hiring, I have to say, “It’s time, already.”
Well, in truth, I have said it before. Several times, actually. Click here to see >> Law Firm Internship posts on the
Oh, you know how I feel about unsolicited and pitches from vendors I’ve never heard of before getting their call/email.
I just have to say, Philip Lew, whoever the hell you are, you got me with your prose.
I want you to personally know that I couldn’t delete or mark-as-spam your e-mail, as it moved
I am not a huge promoter of products and services. So when I do, I mean it. I am a big fan of David Allen and his book Getting Things Done. Around 10 years ago, before he hit the stratosphere, I had David lead a program for my then-firm’s attorneys. He was so incredible
My daughter is in middle school. The breeding ground for haters and bullies, so it is a conversation we are constantly having in our home.
Thinking back on my middle (then junior) high school days, at the same school, and my experience as an adult, I just told her:
You’re nobody without haters.
Haters are gonna hate. Bullies are going to bully. But really, I think they are just fans and secret admirers, but their egos won’t let them say so.
Think of it this way: You must be doing something right if you are ruffling feathers.
So embrace your bullies and haters.
Over the few weeks there are several Legal Marketing Association-related conferences, in addition to the local chapter and City Group events:
Ready. Set. Let the #LMAMKT AND #LMACME trolls go!!
Oh, the attacks on the speakers. What we do. What we say.
The attacks on the content. The profession.
It won’t stop all day. And then they’ll get mad when no one engages with them.
I don’t know about you, but when I really don’t like someone or something, I just ignore it. It’s called apathy. I just don’t care.
So, just for today and tomorrow, I will remind all of you to ignore the haters and bullies. As a story teller, I have my own reasoning (ask me about it tomorrow) as to why our haters HATE legal marketers so much.
Continue Reading Haters, bullies, fans and secret admirers – LMA style
I was at a conference earlier this week, hanging out with the other exhibitors. Speaking with different marketing, business development folks from different industries. There were seasoned professionals. Entry level sales people learning the ropes. A mixed and diverse crowd from product to service providers. Inevitably the conversation would turn to the state of business