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Clients See a Few Law Firms Become Premium Worthy

Clients pay you more when you bring more. They pay you premiums when you bring insight others don’t. Clients face more complex work and a greater quantity of it—making insights all the more valuable.Clients single out 3 more law firms able to bring this premium insight—increasing the number of premium-worthy…

Michael RynowecerMay 23, 2018

The Mad Clientist

More Bet-the-Company Work but Fewer Bet-the-Company Law Firms

Top legal decision makers report they have more bet-the-company work than ever, but the number of firms clients think can handle the pinnacle of all matters shrank by 11%. Client demand and expectations for this high-risk work are going up faster than supply—good news for those firms who can brand…

Michael RynowecerMay 22, 2018

The Mad Clientist

Clients See More Law Firms Ready to Lead the Industry

Clients want to work with the firm who will be around to lead the industry. Top legal decision makers don’t want to work with law firms they think will get merged away or otherwise disappear. This is especially true for litigation which can last years. From a relationship standpoint, clients…

Michael RynowecerMay 21, 2018

The Mad Clientist

Clients Shorten Short Lists

Clients Shorten Short ListsEveryone wants to at least be on the short list. But clients want no part of it—trimming their short lists by 1% this year and 22% over the last 3. Clients indicate they want more knowledge from fewer firms. They have cut their law firm rosters to…

Michael RynowecerMay 21, 2018

The Mad Clientist

14 Firms Move Up in the BTI Brand Elite 28 for 2018

Try as you might to manage, control, focus, and provide clarity—ultimately clients define your brand based on their experience with you. Law firm brands are volatile. Clients change their perceptions of law firms based on their direct and indirect experience.Despite this, or perhaps because of these changes—clients identify 4 new…

Michael RynowecerMay 16, 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

The Mad Clientist

Clients have 2 big sources of insomnia. Law firms only cause 1.

Top legal officers are questioning themselves and their strategies. Something they don’t often do. And it’s keeping them up at night. The decision makers are unnerved by their law firms’ behavior—as they are now relying on their outside counsel more than ever before.Almost 30% of corporate counsel are unnerved because…

Michael RynowecerApril 25, 2018

The Mad Clientist

6 Killer Rules to Developing Business

The best business developers play by different rules than everyone else. Some rules come naturally and others are learned. Aspiring rainmakers can learn from the best. BTI isolated rules which serve as guideposts for those who bring in the most business. These are the 6 rules for killer business development.…

Michael RynowecerApril 18, 2018

The Mad Clientist

11 Trends Reshaping Law Firm Marketing and BD

Law firm CMOs are pushing change forward. Go-to-market strategies are starting to diverge. Law firm focus on client development is becoming more widespread. Twice as many CMOs think social media is overrated—as opposed to underrated—while the majority of CMOs are starting to use more targeted marketing tactics in attracting clients…

Michael RynowecerFebruary 7, 2018

The Mad Clientist

The Ideal Client Mix

Looking at your client relationships along the dimensions of Client Attractiveness and Money allows you to easily see which clients create better opportunities and have a stronger financial impact.Jennifer Dezso, BTI Principal, walks you through the steps you can take to assess and create your ideal mix of clients.You can…

Michael RynowecerFebruary 2, 2018