“Ross – You earned this five-star review. Feel free to share it.” “Ross Fishman’s presentation at the Litigation Counsel of America’s 2014 Spring Conference in was not only incredibly entertaining, but both judicious and relevant as well. “His CLE speech,…
Read MoreRoss Fishman keynoting the LCA national conference in New Orleans
Ross Fishman Keynoting the LCA National Conference in New Orleans. Ross Fishman, CEO of Fishman Marketing, presented a CLE plenary session on “Ethical Public Relations for Litigators and Trial Lawyers” at the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA) program at the Roosevelt Waldorf Astoria…
Read MoreMarketing education is critical in today’s economy.
Marketing education is critical in today’s economy. Few lawyers and accountants get any sort of marketing training. They don’t attend LMA, LPM, AAM, or other marketing conferences. Many probably don’t even recognize those acronyms. Then, without a strong educational foundation,…
Read MoreDon’t miss this Friday’s “Build Your Book of Business” ABA Webinar.
Don’t miss this ABA marketing webinar on Friday at 12:00 noon CST! Moderated by the terrific Kathy Morris, I’m co-presenting a marketing webinar with the verbally formidable Julie Eichorn. Just 45 fast-paced minutes, we’re going to pack a lot of…
Read MoreDon’t miss Ross’s popular Chicago Bar Assoc “Rainmaking” CLE breakfast program, January 23
Breakfast Basics: Client Development – How to Become a Rainmaker. Often called “the best marketing program I’ve ever seen” by associates and marketing partners, Ross Fishman’s presentation just might open your eyes to a more efficient, more successful, and more fun…
Read MoreOlympic Scoring and Dishonest Speaker Evaluations.
“But the Russian Judge Gave Just a 5.2.” [The second part of a two-part series regarding Speaker Evaluations.] This blog post discusses the integrity of anonymous speaker evaluations. I spoke recently at the ALA Greater Chicago Chapter’s Educational Conference and…
Read MoreThe Trouble with Speaker Evaluation Forms
In my 25-year experience, I’d estimate that roughly 1/2 of a room’s attendees will fill out the Speaker Evaluation form if they’re encouraged to do so at the end of the program. And 10% of them will screw it up. What’s the most-common mistake hurried…
Read MoreGeorge Carlin’s 7 Dirty Words and Law Firm Marketing Training and CLE
Many years ago I saw George Carlin on tour. It was a smaller club in a small east coast city. We were surprised it was such a small club with relatively inexpensive tickets; he couldn’t be making much money. We…
Read MoreSeven-week live-online associate-marketing course by Thomson Reuters
Beginning August 13, Ross Fishman will be conducting a live, online, 7-week associate-marketing course for Thomson Reuters, and LawFirmSpeakers.com has been authorized to offer the Law Firm Speakers community a 40% discount. The series is entitled “ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT:…
Read MoreThere’s nothing worse than a bad law firm retreat
No one wants to walk in on Monday to a flood of voicemails asking, “Who hired that guy to speak?” Of course, nothing can energize a firm and get people on board with a firm’s goals more than a great…
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