As I absorb most of my news through social media these days, I occasionally go through “the great reading pile” that accumulates in my office. What’s interesting about this approach is that it is much easier to spot the general trends in law firm strategy and financial performance: Cost cutting - Redundancies Read More
As a consultant, I spend a fair amount of time reading business plans – sometimes to familiarise myself with the firm I am working with and often to help them deal with a tricky strategic problem. I see many excellent plans – but also a number of shockers. So as Read More
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
A short while ago I presented the marketing paper at the annual CLT “Managing and Marketing a Profitable Private Client Department” conference. The event was chaired by Gill Steel and there were various speakers. I thought I’d share some of the reflections I had whilst listening to the other speakers Read More
