Building and Maintaining Client Relationships
The Secret to Successful (and Profitable) Client Relationships Surprisingly, it’s hidden within one word: accessibility. In Free and Open Access: Key to Building and Maintaining Client Relationships, Trey Ryder summed it up when he wrote, “Both prospects and clients want open and unrestricted access to you. Every time you redirect their call to an associate— […]
Firm Dress Code
Dress Codes: Raising the Bar on Professionalism Like it or not, you are immediately judged by your appearance. Think about it. If you were a prospective client, would you hire someone dressed in a suit that doesn’t match or fit properly; or would you be more likely to hire the one wearing the crisp, clean, well-tailored, […]
Multiscreen Consumers Mix Offline and Online In Engaging With Brands
AWARENESSEven among the most connected consumers, new product discovery largely happens offline via sources like word-of-mouth, direct mail, catalogs, and television. One quarter of 2-screen (TV and computer) consumers cite digital sources as the source of new product awareness; 75% offline sources like word-of-mouth, direct mail, catalogs and television as their primary way of discovering […]
Offline Media Influences Smartphone Searches, Purchases
March 2012 — Key U.S. findings from a recent survey on smartphone usage conducted by Ipsos, on behalf of search giant Google: Ownership is on the rise: As of October 2012, 38% of U.S. respondents owned a smartphone, up from 31% at the start of the year. Always connected: 76% of U.S. smartphone users report […]
Lawsuit Filed by County Clerks against Mortgage Industry Group MERS Dismissed by Judge
3/8/2012 A sweeping lawsuit filed last year by two Kentucky county clerks against MERS, the lending industry organization that allows the trading of mortgages among secondary market investors, has been dismissed by a federal judge in Paducah. In April, Washington and Christian county clerks filed a lawsuit against Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., or […]
Fracking in Towns Upheld by New York Judge
3/8/2012 A judge delivered a blow to the oil and gas industry by ruling that small towns in New York possess the authority to prohibit drilling within their borders, including the contentious process known as fracking. State Supreme Court Justice Philip Rumsey, in a decision released late Tuesday, he ruled that recent ban on […]
Drilling Without Consent Allowed by State Law
3/7/2012 Landowners who are not leasing their land to oil and gas companies for natural gas drilling may actually not have much to say on the matter. According to Louis Chodkiewicz, a resident of Broadview Heights and who fought for two years, suffering from heart attack in the process, said that a wellhead now […]
City of Los Angeles To Be Boycotted by Porn Industry over Its New Condom Law
3/7/2012 Los Angeles adult film producers are threatening to boycott the city, home of the multi-million dollar pornography industry in America, in response to the new rules that will compel its actors to use condoms while they are performing in erotic films. For decades, Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley has been the capital of […]
Major Changes Affects Philadelphia Mesothelioma Lawsuits
3/6/2012 The Philadelphia Court system reversed on Thursday, February 16, 2012, a long standing rule of encouraging plaintiffs from out of state to file and try cases in a Philadelphia trial Court. According to a report released by the Court, a backlog of cases has ensued, which is not in accordance with the guidelines […]
Employment Data Overblown By A Number of Law Schools
3/6/2012 Lawsuits filed by graduates of some law schools have drawn attention to the expectations of high rankings and the extent to which these schools will go just to promote and advance their standings. This year, fifteen lawsuits have been filed against law schools, including the University Of San Francisco School Of Law and […]