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Leveraging Big 4 Consulting Best Practices to Bolster Your Business Development Strategies

Closing out the 2013 LMA Annual Conference to a packed room yesterday, panelists from Deloitte Services LLP, Ernst & Young and Thomson Reuters Elite discussed what legal marketers and business developers can learn from their colleagues in consulting, and what they see for the future of professional services marketing and…

Michael RynowecerApril 11, 2013

The Mad Clientist

Law360 Quotes BTI CEO Rynowecer on Budgets and Budget Overruns

5 Surefire Ways to Lose a Client (A Law360 except by Keith Goldberg) Law360, New York (March 27, 2013, 8:19 PM ET) -- While losing a high-stakes case might sour a lawyer's relationship with a client, plenty of other missteps can prove far more deadly, attorneys tell Law360. Clients are…

Michael RynowecerMarch 28, 2013

The Mad Clientist

Client Service Leaders Boxing Out the Competition

Law firms whose clients see them as being best in client service enjoy: ♦ 30% higher profitability ♦ 7% rate premiums across all staff levels ♦ 35% higher client retention Despite these convincing numbers, few attorneys truly shine for their dedication to client service delivery. In BTI’s much anticipated release of The BTI…

Michael RynowecerFebruary 27, 2013

The Mad Clientist

Think Costs Got GCs’ Goat? Think Again.

Turns out the hardest part about being a GC isn’t just one thing – it’s everything. BTI asked more than 300 corporate counsel to share the hardest part of their role. 4 out of 10 said number one is getting it all done. Next up is finding the balance between…

Michael RynowecerFebruary 11, 2013

The Mad Clientist

Client Service Leaders Buck Trend – Gain Market Share – 7 Lessons from The BTI Client Service 30

The BTI Client Service 30 – the 30 law firms corporate counsel rank as delivering the absolute best client service – buck the prevailing market trend and gained market share in 2012. Fully 67% of this elite group are gaining market share at competitor expense. Advantage: client service. The most…

Michael RynowecerJanuary 9, 2013

The Mad Clientist

In the War Room

Under the streets of London, a veritable maze of closed-door rooms became the hub of Britain’s military planning during World War II. While the earth shook above them, Churchill’s top officials waged war, gathering intelligence and clandestinely directing thousands of tactical maneuvers. The war room buzzed. Similarly, behind closed doors…

Michael RynowecerNovember 20, 2012

The Mad Clientist

Forecasting Failure - 9 of 10 Failed Firms Losing Share to Competitors

"If I knew then"…Potent, but less-than-popular metrics pointed to trouble years long before the major law firm implosions of the past decade. Top performers track these leading indicators for themselves and competitors. They gauge where they stand – and know exactly when competitors become vulnerable. They use this insight to…

Michael RynowecerApril 20, 2012

The Mad Clientist

Ready. Set. Grab.

All eyes are on center court. Two confident players jockey for the exact foot position each believes gives them the edge. The referee's whistle sounds. The players are locked in a near-wrestling match; battling fiercely to gain control of the ball - and the court. Only one gains possession. Every…

Michael RynowecerMarch 20, 2012

The Mad Clientist

Client Service Slugfest: Battle of the Heavyweights

Today’s law firms are on the ropes. Fierce competition and ever-increasing client expectations force law firms to bob, weave, jab, parry and counterpunch just to stay in the fight. Not surprising, client satisfaction rates have taken a hit and few law firms prove they have the discipline and agility required…

Michael RynowecerFebruary 8, 2012

The Mad Clientist

6 Lessons to Learn from The 2012 BTI Client Service A-Team

Growing business in the 2012 legal environment is a daunting task even for the most established law firms. Economic uncertainty slams the brakes on outside counsel spending and a renewed focus on law firm consolidation drives corporate counsel decisions. Combine this with client satisfaction rates at a 4-year low and…

Michael RynowecerDecember 13, 2011