The Harvard Business Journal reports that companies like Uber and Air BnB – new entrants to regulated incumbent markets – are gaining success in breaking down barriers by mobilizing customers to become political advocates. For example, Uber has used online petitioners to demonstrate consumer and voter support for its services in cities where it has
As those of you on my email list may know, I’m sponsoring a webinar on Facebook ads and other types of digital marketing that will be presented by Jason Gardner and Alicia Glenn. Although I don’t ordinarily host webinars, the topic of Facebook advertising is of great interest to readers and this opportunity to host
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Why rent office space, when you can buy your own office – online, no less. Believe it or not, you can order a pre-fab tiny house made out of a shipping container for just $36,000 plus delivery fees from Amazon, according to Curbed.com. The house contains a bedroom, shower, toilette kitchenette appliances and living
Small firms have never been better positioned to threaten big law and you can thank the cloud.
Consider Roeder Smith Jadin, a Minneapolis-based firm focusing on litigation, real estate, construction, insurance, and community association issues. In just three years, they have quadrupled their size thanks to making their office virtual.
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With increased focus on the growing role of data science and data analytics in the future of law, I decided that it was high time to learn what all the fuss is about. Initially, I considered taking a course on data analytics geared for lawyers, but shockingly, I couldn’t find much, with the exception of
ALM Columnist Vivia Chen’s recent rant on the latest “Best Law Firms for Women” lists starts out promisingly enough as Chen questions why the lists reward law firms for effort, rather than result. As Chen points out, many of the law firms on the four different lists focus on child-friendly policies like part time availability
As Seth Godin observes, marketers usually sell pleasure. Think about some of the most popular legal marketing programs. They teach you how to take your law practice to seven figures, or how to run a six-figure practice in a seven-hour workweek and so on. The programs sound great. Some of these programs have worked
Believe it or not, the pop-up stores are a $50 million dollar industry according to Small Biz Trends . Moreover, as the infographic shows, there are more ways to run a pop-up business than just by opening a kiosk in a mall. Many pop up businesses are taking place within vacant spaces or existing stores.
