by John Hellerman | Mar 21, 2013 | Branding, Business Development, Content Marketing, John Hellerman
It pokes some gentle—okay, maybe not so gentle—fun at the sometimes-different perceptions that partners and marketing staff have about the value of PR opportunities. While the video focuses (to the chagrin of the animated marketer) on the Best Lawyers awards program,...
by John Hellerman | Feb 4, 2013 | Branding, Case Study, Content Marketing, John Hellerman, Law
Situation/Objective: When executed correctly, legal blogs are a great way for law firms to deepen their connections to new and prospective clients. Doing it right, however, is not easy. The blogosphere is littered with legal blogs that, for one reason or another, fail...
by John Hellerman | Jan 1, 2013 | Branding, Case Study, Law, Reputation
Situation/Objectives: When Canadian law firm Ogilvy Renault came to HC for an announcement code-named Project X for secrecy, it was clearly not going to be an ordinary engagement. Ogilvy Renault, along with South African firm Deneys Reitz, was preparing to merge with...
by John Hellerman | Aug 9, 2012 | Amanda Ferrari, John Hellerman, Marin Seifert, Social Media
Picture this: you’re applying for a job. You do everything right—you submit the perfect application, ace the interview, and even score bonus points by sending a thank you note. Yet, inexplicably, you don’t get offered the job. So what was missing? Surprisingly enough,...
by John Hellerman | Aug 1, 2012 | Amanda Ferrari, John Hellerman, Law, Marin Seifert, Social Media
A recent article by New York Times’s Nick Bilton asks: is Twitter a technology company or a media company? Until recently, the answer was easy—Twitter is a technology company, full stop. Twitter creates the technology platform, but its users are the ones who produce...
