When it comes to the similarities between listening and hearing, the only one is you use your ears for both. After that, they’re very different.
As the mother of two “tween” girls, I can assure you that there is a huge divide between “hearing” and “listening” taking place in
Jayne Navarre once gain asked a poignant question over on the Legal Marketing Association‘s Listserv. Since it is a closed network, I thought I’d bring the question here, along with my comments, to extend the discussion to a broader group of people. In short, when it comes to a law firm’s rebranding campaign, is
Yeah, I said it without any fancy symbols to block the “offensiveness” of saying “it.” So, here, let me say it again, but louder: DON’T BE AN ASSHOLE. That’s my “rule #1” these days for bloggers, Tweeters, Facebookers, or anyone participating in social media and social networking. “What’s bringing on this little rant, Heather,”
We all have those special milestones in our lives that allow us to touch base with who we are, where we have been, and where we are going:
The date (for some of us) we arrived in America to begin a new life, and all the promises the “American dream” had to offer.
I don’t know what it was like growing up in your household, but in the Morse family, we all were given a role for our futures: My brother David was the genius and wiz-kid; my sister Ilene was to follow in the family’s clothing manufacturing and design business; and I was supposed to be a
I wrote here about where I find time to participate in social media and social networking.
By taking a Sharpie to my calendar, and deleting most of the programs taping on my DVR, I found the time to launch a blog, speak at some conferences, and participate on Facebook and Twitter to develop my personal
My friend John Byrne asked what we liked most and least about Facebook for an upcoming presentation. Having just come back from another high school get-together, where I connected with a couple of old friend I hadn’t seen in a looooong time, I was feeling pretty positive on what Facebook has done for me personally.
While getting ready for school and work this morning, my 7-year old asked me what I did at work. She knows my office is up really high in the tallest building west of the Mississippi. She knows that I have a really cool white board that she likes to draw on. She knows I work
Reporters read blogs and law firm client alerts. Who knew?? Actually, I did. As do most legal marketers who blog. But, 
most lawyers don’t believe us, so, take the word of Los Angeles Daily Journal editor David Houston:
Again, the goal is to spur deeper reporting. We should be on cusp of our beats. By
I don’t think that having a personal brand is a “big lie” to quote @ScottGreenfield’s recent post, The Brand War. He was responding to this statement of mine from Earn your reputation; build your personal brand:
“Your personal brand is what you stand for. It’s based on your reputation. It’s what you’re