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Planning Pitfalls for Lawyers and Professionals
“A Plan is Nothing. Planning is Everything” - Dwight Eisenhower Strategic planning is about planning as it is about implementation. It’s a long term plan for growth and profitability. However, many…
7 Tips To Creating A Solid Social Media Plan For Lawyers
There is overwhelming and convincing data out in the marketplace about integrating social media (SM) with other business development activities. But as with anything out in the market place, there…
Pros and Cons of Social Media For Lawyers
A well-known UK business coach said to me recently, “Social Media is too big to ignore even for lawyers.” The coach in question is like me, 40 something, and has…
Paramjit Mahli of SCG Legal PR Network Featured in New Legal Marketing Book
Last March, international legal marketing expert and professor, Dr. Silvia Hodges, released “Winning Legal Business from Medium-sized Companies,” which focuses on strategies for attorneys to build and maintain relationships with…
Why Small Law Firms Can No Longer Ignore Blogging
Back in March, I had a two-hour business development coaching session with a lawyer who is a partner in a small law firm. He expressed interest in starting his own…
Lawyers, Are You Getting Things Done Or Making Things Happen?
Last week, I had several meetings with decision makers of firms in New York City and each one’s needs were different. The firms ranged from 15 to 50 attorneys. Their…
Seven Time Wasters For Lawyers
The more I’m working one to one with attorneys, the more these common themes keep showing up: lack of skill set, mindset/behavior for business development and that pesky time management…
The Secret of Successful Business Development for Lawyers
One of the biggest mistakes lawyers make, especially those who are experiencing the ‘famine’ side of the feast and famine equation, is trying to be all things to all people….
