It’s been a bit busy in my law firm life, but not so busy that I can’t find and appreciate legal/law firm humor.
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OK. The funniest bit about this video is 1) how truthful it is; and 2) how bad the audio is, but in a funny way.
Beyond the (bad) humor is the
The ABA Journal just released their 3rd Annual Top 100 Blawgs. And while The Legal Watercooler isn’t on the list (WHAT???). some of my favorite blawgs are, including:
So take a look at this
I have a lot to be grateful and thankful for this year. In addition to the usual friends and family, I have to go ‘Cooler style and thank the following people who have been so instrumental in my legal marketing career:
Well, nothing like a bout of the IRS to make you thankful for …. um, well, actually that’s not quite right.
It’s more like, nothing like The Muppets doing Bohemian Rhapsody to make you forget your bout with the IRS.
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From time-to-time I pull together a reading list of business books and share with my peers. Here’s the last list from May 2008. Since so much has changed in the business world, from the recession to the advent of social media, it’s time to update the list. So, what are your 5 favorite business
Google Scholar launched last night. Wow. I know the sales reps at LexisNexis and Westlaw are not having a good morning.
What is Google Scholar? Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles,
I was watching Akeelah and the Bee with my daughter last weekend when Laurence Fishbourne’s Dr. Larabee challenged Akeelah’s grammar when she used the word “dissing” (only words found in the dictionary were acceptable during their lessons). To paraphrase the scene, Akeelah rushes over to the dictionary, looks up the word “diss,” reads the definition,
It was only yesterday that I was blogging on how law firms should consider lowering billing rates as part of their marketing mix. And this morning I see that Reed Smith has cut billing rates by 20 percent. Yes, they are cutting associate salaries, but they are also cutting the billable hour requirements
For those not in the know, the “Marketing Mix” is also known as the 4 Ps of Marketing, which are: Product, Price, Place (distribution) and Promotion. There is chatter about a 5th P – Participation, but that’s not what this post is about.
We’re going to talk a little bit about Price today.
