Let’s talk about building your brand within your firm, and what you might want to think about in order for that effort to go as smoothly as possible. Let’s say you are a practicing lawyer within the firm and it’s important to you to be out there and visible and building your brand separate from your firm’s brand. It could …
Personal Branding For Lawyers: What Do You Want To Be Known For?
If one of your goals is to become well-known so that your name automatically rises to the top when others have a need for someone who does what you do, there are a few things you can do to make that happen. Allow me to help. Don’t They Know What You Do? It would be nice if your phone just …
Branding vs. Positioning: What Is The Difference and Do You Need Both?
You might hear people talk about the need for you to establish your personal brand, or you need to create a brand for your firm. You might also hear some of us talk about the need to position yourself in the marketplace, or what is called positioning. It can be confusing because they are related. They are definitely cousins, but …
Lawyers, Does It Really Matter What Other Law Firms Do?
If you truly want your practice or your law firm to grow, there is one question you’re going to have to stop asking and three questions you’re going to need to start asking. I hear this one question regularly. It takes various forms, which I’ll discuss in a bit. It tends to come up every year right about this time …
You Damage More Than Your Own Personal Brand With Bad Online Behavior
Fresh off of a webinar I co-hosted for the Legal Marketing Association last week titled “Personal Branding In The Age of Social & Digital Media,” where Clayton Dodds and I scratched the surface of how to define your personal brand, I was disappointed when the story broke about high-profile law form partner, Francis “Frank” Aquila, who chose to lash out …
In Business and In Legal, Personal Branding Is Important
Do you know that knot you get in your stomach when anticipating a difficult or challenging person or situation? Last week, I had that feeling as I was expecting a phone call. I was pretty sure of the outcome, but I also knew there was a slight chance it could go either way. In this situation, it wasn’t the person …