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How to Get Rid of BD Skeptics and Directories in One Swoop

Easy. Just wait. 24% of law firm marketing leaders say the BD skeptics will disappear in 2 years. Why? These CMOs think the combination of heightened competition, dwindling client retention, new client demands, and new GCs shopping for law firms will convert the unbelieving. And, they add, the baby boomers…

Michael RynowecerJune 5, 2019

The Mad Clientist

12 Tactics Branding Your Law Firm and Boosting Hirability

A better brand means better hirability—a strong brand makes you much more attractive to clients. BTI’s brand new research with corporate counsel shows 28% of law firms are strengthening their brand in the eyes of clients. Of these, more than half improved their brand to be ranked at all-time highs—making…

Michael RynowecerMay 8, 2019

The Mad Clientist

Who’ll Collect the Win? 9 Firms Intent on Edging Out Kirkland and Latham

Who’s next? Kirkland and Latham are in a class by themselves. So, which firms can get even bigger and create a new class? We asked more than 160 law firm marketing leaders and here’s who they think are the next firms to deliver blow-out growth: DLA Piper and DentonsThese 2…

Michael RynowecerMarch 20, 2019

The Mad Clientist

7 Ways BTI Business Development Badasses Are Different

Attitude and behavior win you BTI Business Develop Badass status. It’s not only what you do, it’s how you do it—specifically. BTI research reveals 7 key differences between the BTI Development Badass (BDB) firms and everyone else.1. Advance Notice of the PitchKnowing the pitch is coming before everyone else is…

Michael RynowecerMarch 6, 2019

The Mad Clientist

The 18 BTI Business Development Badasses

A pitch is as much a mind game as it is a team sport. You go in focusing on your potential client. But there are always competitors. Some of these competitors are worrisome and others are not. Then, you catch wind you are up against a BTI Business Development Badass—the…

Michael RynowecerFebruary 27, 2019

The Mad Clientist

Hurry, While You Still Have A Rare Second Chance

With luck your client’s budget is approved. After all, your client submitted their first draft last summer. The budget got worked, changed, adjusted, and reconfigured. Now it’s real. So, what is your client focusing on as the New Year starts? Those who know the answer are in the minority—but clearly…

Michael RynowecerJanuary 9, 2019

The Mad Clientist

7 Questions to Ask Every Client Before August 15

Let’s play word association.I say: “July or August”You say: “Vacations, people out, summertime” Top legal officers say: “Next year’s budgets, end of year results, and adjust for the 2nd half of the year” Large clients are thinking about next year’s budget right now. Many have submitted their first drafts to management.…

Michael RynowecerJuly 18, 2018

The Mad Clientist

Where Law Firms Think They’re Great, and Where They Ain’t

The B players outperform the A players.They are hungrier, want to make change and are ready to fight city hall (aka management), if need be. These law firm marketing leaders are focused on blocking and tackling issues such as: client service, client feedback, basic business development skills, client teams, and…

Michael RynowecerJune 20, 2018

The Mad Clientist

Complacency Epidemic Hits Law Firms as Growth Returns

Wishes do come true. Legal spending is up. The existential crisis is over. And, urgency is retreating as success is just a little easier to come by. One year of renewed growth is bringing complacency back to law firms.Complacency Makes a ComebackComplacency now stands as the number-one source of insomnia…

Michael RynowecerJune 6, 2018

The Mad Clientist

Brush Up Your Resume, Here Are the Best Jobs in the Future of Law

Every law firm, every company has a tell. New positions at your firm tell the world so much about your strategic intent. You can tell if the firm is bold, passive, locked in the past, or unsure about the future—but everyone will know what story you’re telling with these positions,…

Michael RynowecerMay 2, 2018