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 | Feb 16, 2012 | Branding, Business Development, Content Marketing, John Hellerman
For decades, law firm marketing departments have been split into two functions: business development and communications. However, as companies become more marketing savvy, they have come to realize that these two areas of expertise are not mutually exclusive. As HC...
by John Hellerman | Feb 6, 2012 | Branding, Case Study, Content Marketing, John Hellerman
Situation/Objective: After 9/11, the country’s new focus became the issue of homeland security. The protection of data networks and infrastructure was near the top of the government’s list of priorities, and privacy issues were at the forefront of regulators’ minds....
by John Hellerman | Feb 1, 2012 | Branding, Content Marketing, John Hellerman, Social Media
Ask any group of lawyers to get on board with the social media revolution, and you’ll get some resistance. It’s understandable. Lawyers have been slow to embrace the use of social media as a business-development method, and they didn’t get that way because they don’t...
by John Hellerman | Apr 5, 2011 | Branding, Case Study, Content Marketing, John Hellerman, Law
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...