Former FBI Executive and Cybersecurity Leader Herbert Stapleton Joins Dinsmore’s National Corporate Practice
Building Your Future at Holland & Knight: Willie Phillips' Transition from Public Sector to Partner
Carl Kennedy of Katten on Building a Competitive Edge with Thought Leadership - Passle's CMO Series Rainmakers
Richard Meneghello of Fisher Phillips on How Smart Content Can Set Your Firm Apart - Passle's CMO Series EP175
Hsu Untied interview with Shaalu Mehra, Partner at Foley
Hsu Untied interview with Bobby Earles, Partner at Cooley
Jason Levin of Ready, Set, Launch on The Key to Cross-Selling: Building Real Human Connection - Passle's CMO Series EP174
How Law Firm Leaders Use Thought Leadership to Drive Growth: Passle CMO Series Live Special
Hsu Untied interview with Benjamin Sadun, Partner at Dechert
Hsu Untied interview with Cyndie Chang, Partner at Duane Morris
Hsu Untied interview with Ed Reines, Partner at Jones Day
Are you using thought leadership as "after hours" client advocacy?
Consider angles when mapping out your thought leadership strategy, not just topics
Early Returns Podcast - Oliver Roberts: AI and the Law, and an Education
CMO Series Digital Masterclass: Chris Yates of Bristows on How to Bring Lawyers Onboard and Streamline Thought Leadership
Hsu Untied interview with David Brekke, Partner at Goodwin
Hsu Untied interview with Karen Deschaine, Partner at Wilson Sonsini
What Law Firm Clients Really Want: Relationships, Reputation, and Responsiveness - On Record PR
Hsu Untied interview with Julie Park, Partner at MoFo
The lesson 2,886 newspapers can teach law firms about thought leadership
It’s tempting for attorneys to think they need not cover, through thought leadership, legal, business, or geopolitical developments other attorneys are covering. But if they don’t, they’re missing out on eight key benefits to...more
Lawyers are trained to build cases. They think in precedent, construct arguments, track hours, and quantify value through output. In contrast, Marketing and Business Development (MBD) professionals often operate on intuition,...more
I appreciate the lengths some attorneys are wiling to go to inject creativity into their thought leadership to make it more enjoyable for their audiences to consume. Referencing pop culture or using trendy slang words is a...more
If you’re not nailing the introductions to your thought leadership articles, good luck getting your audience to stay long enough to skim, let alone read, your articles - Far too many professionals, including attorneys,...more
Thought leadership content focused on your clients’ issues can be a more effective tool than thought leadership content focused on timely legal developments. Most law firms’ thought leadership strategy is driven by...more
In this video, Wayne Pollock (Founder of Copo Strategies and the Law Firm Editorial Service) explains six ways law firms can stay out in front of their competitors' content marketing and thought leadership marketing efforts. ...more
There’s a more effective—and versatile—tool for showcasing your law firm’s successful representations than case studies. Want to effectively show off your law firm’s recent client successes? Stop writing cringe...more
Research suggests clients are willing to pay a premium to work with law firms that consistently produce merely “good” thought leadership. Does your law firm want to charge clients premium rates for its services? If so,...more
There’s a ridiculously simple technique attorneys can employ to prevent opposing counsel from using their thought leadership in court papers against their clients. It’s not unusual for attorneys in certain legal practices...more
Some people have misconceptions about thought leadership ghostwriting. Let’s debunk the four most prevalent ones. When you’re marketing a product or service that’s in a new or different category, misconceptions often...more
Because of its versatility, thought leadership can play a pivotal role in helping law firms execute on their strategic plans. Many law firms have strategic plans that cover how their attorneys (and executives) want to grow...more
When an attorney previews an upcoming legal or industry development, they position themselves as a go-to resource regarding it. Most attorneys and law firms use thought leadership to establish their knowledge and authority...more
Discussing *why* you’d approach a legal issue a certain way can help you more quickly build rapport and trust with your target audiences than discussing *how* you’d approach it....more
When you cover thought leadership topics from strategic angles, your thought leadership will more persuasively demonstrate that you have solutions to your current and prospective clients’ legal and business problems. ...more
Thought leadership is more than a marketing and business development tool. It is a secret crisis management weapon hiding in plain sight. There is an interesting connection between thought leadership, crisis management,...more
When lawyers ask the readers of their marketing and business development content to parse legal jargon, jump through intellectual hoops, or simply wade through dense and uninteresting writing, they’ve failed....more
Effective referral marketing content for plaintiffs’ firms does more than tout gaudy numbers. When plaintiffs’ attorneys and their firms publish content—including thought leadership content—aimed at their referral sources...more
Law firms should use educational email campaigns to nurture “tire kickers,” a.k.a. prospective clients, to convert them into clients. Some lawyers get frustrated by “tire kickers,” a.k.a. prospective clients who are not...more
Keeping your thought leadership short gives you more opportunities to get in front of your target audiences while still allowing you to show off your knowledge and wisdom. Lawyers and other professional services providers...more
We recently held the ILN’s Annual Conference in Rio de Janeiro, and as part of the business sessions, our host firm, KLA Advogados, invited one of their clients to speak about “Client Centricity in Practice.” It was an...more
Rebecca Edwards and Beth Cuzzone explain how marketers and BD professionals can grow revenue by helping to take client relationships to the next level, outlining activities from low to high investment of time and resources....more
Once clients are classified in this manner, firms and lawyers can ensure that they make the best use of their time and resources in serving them....more
A consistent, calibrated thought leadership program could do the heavy lifting for your business development efforts, getting you 90% of the way there in terms of showing a prospective client you and your firm are the right...more
Contrary to what many lawyers and in-house legal marketers believe, thought leadership is a process, not a product. A process-driven thought leadership program is a successful thought leadership program....more
Current best practices for cultivating client relationships are not inherently new, unwieldy, nor unprecedented. Jenna Schiappacasse with an in-house perspective....more