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Technology, strategy, innovation and pricing dominate Law South Conference

I spent yesterday at the lovely Fanhams Hall Hotel in Hertfordshire with the 12 law firms who make up Law South. There were four speakers (Professor Richard Susskind OBE, Nick Jarrett-Kerr, Tim Aspinall of DMH Stallard and myself) and two interactive sessions with the 50 or so members using electronic Read More

2013-08-07T22:12:39+01:00May 12, 2012|Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Marketing, Statistics and trends, Strategy|

Blending online and offline marketing

I have just published a short article on this topic for Delia Venables’ Internet Newsletter for Lawyers. They key points covered include: Listen to the market (research) Attend events (market intelligence/make connections) Follow up Manage your contacts Prioritise your pipeline Promote your referrers and clients Create a campaign Optimise your Read More

Marketing expertise – recruit an in-house person or commission an external agency?

I have just published a short article on this topic for Delia Venables’ Internet Newsletter for Lawyers. They key points covered include: Recruiting your own marketing person Existing active programme of activities? Level of involvement of partners/lawyers? Generalist or specialist? Tactical or strategist? Detailed job description? How will you measure Read More

2013-08-07T18:13:35+01:00May 12, 2012|Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Management Skills, Marketing|

Adaptation and reinvention – Taking my own medicine

Branding is tricky at the best of times. But when you have to apply the process to yourself or your own business it becomes almost impossible. When I established my first company - Practical Marketing Consultancy Ltd - way back in 1994 the world was a very different place. Almost Read More

Impact of technology on marketing

I noticed that a large proportion of my web traffic results from people searching on this subject. So I have just written an article for Professional Marketing magazine http://www.pmforum.co.uk/ which takes an overview of the impact of technology on marketing in the professions. It covers the following subjects: Planning, segmentation and Read More

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