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Situation/Objective: When a new law firm opens for business, the press doesn’t come running. The press yawns, deletes the email announcement, and gets back to more pressing stories. That was the challenge facing HC in publicizing the launch of a new, four-partner law...
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Law360: Five Marketing Lessons From Howrey’s Graveside
It’s official: Howrey LLP has dissolved. It’s a sad end for a proud firm, which was undone by a slow drip of partner departures that began in the fall of last year. Even before the dissolution vote, journalists had begun extracting lessons from its demise about the...
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The Missing PR Check
If you work in corporate America, at one time or another you’ve probably heard someone say “We should run this by legal.” It’s usually a wise move: when you make a tricky business judgment, you want to be sure it’s not going to come back...
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The Power of “Like”
When not busy appearing on Saturday Night Live, Facebook’s leaders spend their time dreaming up ever-more-ingenious ways to make money off your social life. They’re pretty good at what they do, as the company’s recent $50 billion valuation suggests....
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Famejacking: A Primer
You’re probably not familiar with the term “famejacking.” In fact, we’re sure you’re not since we just made it up. Even so, it’s a useful concept if you’re looking to get noticed. When you’re famejacking, you are taking...
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LinkedIn’s Lesson In Knowing What You Aren’t
AdAge ran an article on LinkedIn today that was both obvious and enlightening. The obvious part is this: while Facebook’s popularity has snuffed out other social networks (RIP Friendster, Orkut, etc.), LinkedIn is flourishing-to the tune of 85 million members,...
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