by John Hellerman | Mar 21, 2011 | Branding, Business Development, Crisis, John Hellerman, Laterals, Law, Reputation
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...
by John Hellerman | Jan 13, 2011 | Business Development, Content Marketing, John Hellerman
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...
by John Hellerman | Dec 8, 2010 | Business Development, John Hellerman, Social Media
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,...
by John Hellerman | Jul 13, 2010 | Business Development, John Hellerman, Law, Social Media
Nervous about networking online? If you’re a lawyer and you said yes, you’re not alone. Many attorneys we speak with feel anxiety around social networking. The sources of this understandable (yet irrational) fear are many – some are afraid of the time...
by John Hellerman | Nov 5, 2009 | Business Development, John Hellerman, Laterals, Law
For lawyers the perennial question is: which marketing activities actually get clients to hire me? To answer this question Hellerman Communications recently teamed with the BTI Consulting Group to commission a new research study called “The Attorney Hiring...
by John Hellerman | Aug 3, 2007 | Branding, Business Development, Content Marketing, John Hellerman
Recently, John Hellerman wrote two well-received articles (“How To Make It Rain By Marketing Individual Lawyers,” with Steve Bell of Womble Bond Dickinson and “5 Marketing Lessons From Howrey’s Graveside”), both about the general need for law firms to market and sell...