I’m really looking forward to speaking on (1) Social Media Marketing and (2) Branding a Law Firm to the ASIPI Latin American IP conference in Panama this week! 600 Intellectual Property lawyers from dozens of North, Central, and South America…
Read MoreShould Bar Associations Pay CLE Speakers?
I’m a member of ACLEA, the Association for Continuing Legal Education. A bar association member was organizing a CLE conference for lawyers aboard a Caribbean cruise. She posted a listserv question to the group regarding how many speakers to have, how…
Read MoreNovember 2 Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Marketing Program
Tonight’s CBA/YLS program is canceled. All of Chicago will be watching the Cubs play Game 7 of the World Series! Let’s go, Cubs! ——————————- Chicago-area lawyers! Next Wednesday afternoon (Nov. 2), I’ll be presenting a free, fun Young Lawyers marketing program at…
Read MoreAnother terrific LCA litigation conference
The Litigation Counsel of America always has terrific CLE and educational programming. This week’s LCA conference in Charleston, SC was no exception, as the 130 attendees learned some valuable trial advocacy skills from Ric Gass, Mike Brennan, and David Turek from…
Read MoreBLAH BLAH BLAH
“BLAH BLAH BLAH” I was speaking today at a law firm retreat at the beautiful new Alfond Inn in Winterpark, Florida. The hotel is becoming famous for its extensive and eclectic artwork in the lobbies and around the hotel. It’s…
Read MoreSpeakers – Are you entertaining? Or effective?
Speakers – Are you entertaining? Or effective? We spend a lot of blog posts on the subject of providing more than simply good content. At Law Firm Speakers and Retreats, we think it’s important for presenters to also be entertaining,…
Read MoreIncreasing Revenue & Referrals in Global Law & CPA Firm Networks
Speech: Teaching International Law and Accounting Firm Networks to Generate More Referrals and Revenue As I’ve frequently mentioned, I’m a big fan of international law and accounting firm networks. I’ve seen countless times how global networks and affiliations generate intra-network referrals worldwide, while…
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,…
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