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
There were four research reports to help us understanding General Counsel (in-house lawyers) published recently. Each drew out some surprising findings: Nabarro’s third annual general counsel report (surveying 100 GCs from FTSE listed and large private companies) indicated that 75% were keen to receive further training on influencing. GCs from Kellogg, Misys and Sony Read More
I promised the delegates a note of the key points that arose at the recent, action-packed Future Marketing Manager workshop in London. Amongst the solicitors and accounting firms attending, I was delighted that there were also two barristers chambers represented. Despite the variety of delegates (in sector and seniority), the Read More
There was an unfortunate article recently in one of the legal magazines that provided a rather damning view of the history of marketing in the profession. On the basis of interviews with a handful of people, it asserted that most marketers involved in legal marketing in the past were no Read More
I have been involved in social media almost since its inception. Initially, when I was asked to help firms it was often for training in terms of basic awareness of the main tools and helping people set up appropriate profiles. There was little appetite for using social media to support Read More
