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As You Are Taking Care of Business, Are you Taking Care of You?
The daily demands and vast portfolio responsibilities of a legal marketer are weighty and, in too many instances, never ending. The highly charged, rigorous, deadline-driven culture of “more is more” stands in drastic contrast to a well-balanced body-mind-spirit experience.
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When Intelligent Design Is Better Than Evolution
<b><i>Strong Hands-on Leadership is Crucial in Today's Competitive Practice Environment</b></i><p>A financially and professionally successful law firm does not simply evolve. It must be built in an orderly and systematic manner. The values important to a firm have to be identified, defined, organized and centrally placed. The responsibility for achieving these goals must be keyed to an organizational factor. Whether this is a committee or an individual, ultimately someone must be responsible.
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Cost Recovery in 2018: Predicting Winners and Losers
Back in March of this year, we predicted changes and trends the results of the 2018 Mattern Cost Recovery Survey would reveal. At that time, we got our…
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'Digital Dive:' How to Use Reverse SEO to Suppress Negative Content in Search Engines
Reverse SEO is part of a firm's online reputation management strategy that suppresses negative content such as bad service reviews in search engines so that potential clients and partner companies will have difficulty finding it.
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Law Firm Leadership: What is Legal Design Thinking?
While Design Thinking — a creative process for innovation — has become a staple topic in MBA programs and tech companies, it is just now showing up in law practice management circles.
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What Is Legal Design Thinking?
Design Thinking — a creative process for innovation — has become a staple topic in MBA programs and tech companies, it is just now showing up in law practice management circles.
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Professional Development: Overcoming Business Networking Anxiety: It Just Takes Practice
Coffees, breakfasts, luncheons, dinners and receptions are all part of doing business; they are also essential to attracting business. These situations, however, can be uncomfortable. But there are ways to overcome the discomfort. The following are a few tips that will help you feel prepared and confident in networking situations.
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Impact of the Big Four on the Legal Market
<b><i>EY's Announcement That It Is Acquiring Riverview Law Could Accelerate the Pace of Change in the Legal Industry</b></i><p>There has been much talk in the past year that the Big Four were sniffing around the alternative legal services market looking for an acquisition. That wait is now over. Here is an analysis of how the acquisition may impact different sections of the legal market.
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Marketing Tech: Fail Frequently This Fall to Succeed
Engage in initiatives that will allow you to fail and succeed simultaneously.
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Take Content by the Tale: How to Use Storytelling to Strengthen Your Marketing Materials
In law firms today, content is not only king — it seems to be everything! With so much content flowing out of firms, how do you make your content — or for that matter, all of your marketing materials — stand out from the crowd? The answer's not simple — but it's clear: storytelling.
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