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Articles and Interviews by Cole

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1. Why Do Legal Rainmakers Have all the Fun?
2. Do These 3 Things if You Want a Profitable Law Practice!
3. Most Lawyers Are Miserable...But You Don't Have To One of Them!
4. Why Don't Law Schools Teach The #1 Factor for Success?
5. The 5 Keys to High Impact Legal marketing...Even if You Hate to Sell!
6. Don't Market Your Law Practice...Alone
7. Powerful Cures for an Allergic Reaction to Marketing
8. Connect and Grow Rich
9. As We Enter a Recession...Don't Forget to Take Care of Your Clients
10. Why Your Firm Needs a Client Ambassador
11. Hear Cole interviewed by Julie Fleming-Brown, J.D., author of Life at the Bar LLC
12. Hear Cole interviewed by Smart Legal Marketing where he discusses “How to thrive (and not just survive) in the economic downturn”.
13. Hear Cole Interviewed by Legal Research and Writing Pro's President Lisa Solomon where he discusses "Sevens Ways to Increase the Lifetime Value of the Client in the New Year".

Legal Marketing Sites

1. Attorneys Forum - Legal Help and Law Discussion Forums.
2. www.legalmarketing.org The Legal Marketing Association (LMA) site.
3. www.lawyermarketing.com FindLaw’s site for legal marketing services.
4. www.lawbizblog.com/cat-about-ed.html Ed Poll’s law business site.
5. www.legalmarketingblog.com Tom Kane’s legal marketing site.
6. blog.larrybodine.com Larry Bodine’s legal marketing site.
7. www.myshingle.com Carolyn Elefant’s site for solos and small law firms.
8. patricklamb.typepad.com/perfectservice Patrick Lamb’s blog on legal marketing.
9. blogs.law.harvard.edu/amy Amy Campbell’s Web Log on marketing.
10. www.altmanweil.com Expert legal consultants to the legal community.
11. www.whillsgroup.com Law firm business development and consulting.
12. www.sanestorm.com Andy Haven's site for advertising and marketing .
13. www.legalsales.org Sales, service and quality issues for lawyers and firms.
14. www.lifeatthebar.com Leadership development by Julie Fleming-Brown .
15. www.furiarubel.com Public relations firm specializing in lawyers and law firms.
16. www.rainmakersintl.com Direct response television and radio advertising campaigns.
17. www.smartmarketingnow.com Marketing, branding and advertising for lawyers.
18. www.hubbardone.com Law firm marketing, analytics and site design.
19. www.schmidt-marketing.com Sally Schmidt's legal marketing site.
20. www.howtomakeitrain.com Home study marketing course by Rjon Roberts.
21. www.legalinternetmarketing.com Legal internet marketing & website design.
22. www.cobb-consulting.com Bill Cobb's strategic marketing site.
23. www.gbltd.com Greenfield Belser's advertising and marketing firm.
24. www.naderanise.com/index.htm Nader Anise’s legal marketing site
25. www.stacyclarkmarketing.com Strategic marketing services in for the legal profession.
26. kevin.lexblog.com Marketing with blogs.
27. www.salesresults.com Patrick Sweeney and Mike O'Horo's site
28. www.davidmaister.com Marketing by David Maister.
29. westallen.typepad.com Stephanie West Allen’s blog on law and marketing.
30. www.hildebrandt.com Premier legal consulting firm.
31. www.legalexpertconnections.com Margaret Grisdela's legal marketing site.
32. www.vamedal.com Ben Glass's personal injury legal marketing site.
33. www.whataboutclients.com Dan Hull's weblog on servicing business clients
34. www.legalbizdev.com Jim Hassett's LegalBizDev blog.
35. www.abanet.org ABA Law Practice Management Section
36. www.law.com/jsp/law/sfb/marketing.jsp Small firm marketing from The American Lawyer.
37. www.clientfocus.net Sara Holtz helps lawyers become successful rainmakers.
38. www.treyryder.com Education-Based Marketing for lawyers.
39. www.gerryriskin.com World Renowned Marketing and Management Programs for law firms.
40. www.msco.com Mark Steven's site on marketing and business development.
41. www.arnieherz.com Lawyer practice and life resources.
42. www.lawyer-advertising-blog.com Blog for lawyers to find agencies, consultants, vanity phone numbers, advice, tips and post questions to the experts.
43. www.bizdevsuccess.com Nancy Fox's legal marketing site.
44. www.myhq.com/public/b/l/blawgs Massive law blogroll.
45. www.abajournal.com/blawgs/legal+marketing+consulting Great blog list.
46. www.thecompletelawyer.com Online magazine for marketing and life balance issues
47. www.bticonsulting.com Premier marketing and research company for law firms.
48. www.law-firm-marketing-coach Henry Harlow's legal marketing coaching site
49. www.glenngarnes.com Business development and referral university from attorney Garnes
50. www.levick.com Levick Strategic Communications site
51. www.counseltocounsel.com Stephen Seckler's site
52. www.tcpr.net Thomas Ciesielka's public relations site
53. www.expertisemarketing.com Suzanne Lowe's marketing site
54. www.buildasolopractice.com Susan Cartier Liebel's site for solos
55. www.begreatmarketing.com Barbara Keddy's marketing site
56. www.irrationalcustomers.com/blog Bill Cusick's site on client retention
57. www.gentlerainmarketing.com Mark Satterfield's marketing site
58. www.janjasper.com Jan Jasper's time management skills site
59. www.boldapproach.com Dave Lakahani's site on marketing
60. www.theremsengroup.com John Remsen's legal marketing site
61. www.sagelawmarketing.com Michael Cummings' site for legal marketing.
62. www.thebillablehour.com Lisa Solomon's site for all products for lawyers
63. www.aswritten.com Amy Spach's site for writing services for lawyers
64. www.thoughtleading.com Ken Lizotte's site for thought leading marketing
65. www.predictiveconsulting.com Curtis Bingham's site on client retention and service
66. www.jkscompany.com Strategic interviews by Joyce Smiley
67. www.instantprospeaker.com Arvee Robinson's site on speaking like a pro
68. www.htmlawyers.com Micah Buchdahl's site on legal business development
69. www.contactscount.com Lynne Waymon's site on professional networking
70. www.loyaltysolutions.com Jill Griffin's site on client loyalty and retention
71. www.growyourbusinessnetwork.com Nancy Michaels' site on marketing services
72. www.lornariley.com Lorna Riley's site on client retention
73. www.advizory.com Peter Rouse's site on legal matters and development

Career Consulting and Coaching for Lawyers

1. www.lawyersintransition.com Hindi Greenberg legal career consulting.
2. www.decisionbooks.com Offers books, workshops, and other career resources for a life in the law. Great resources included.
3. www.attorneyjobs.com/attorneyjobs.com NCCA Legal Career Consultants.
4. www.janinalatack.com/lawyers.cfm Career Consulting and Executive Coaching for professionals.
5. www.optionsforlawyers.com Career coaching for lawyers.
6. www.careerchangeability.com Career management for professionals.
7. www.jdbliss.com Legal career blog for lawyers.
8. www.changingcourse.com Alternative careers consulting.
9. law-career.blogspot.com All about careers in the law.
10. powerfulcoaching.comPersonal development coaching for lawyers.
11. www.abanet.org/abastore Ask the Career Counselors. . . Answers for Lawyers on Their Lives and Life's Work.
12. www.lawyerswithalife.com Simon Tupman's law life balance site.
13. www.leavingthelaw.com Monica Parker's coaching site on getting out of the law.
14. www.nextsteppartners.com Michael Melcher's site for career coaching for lawyers
15. www.acuitylegal.com Deborah Katz Solomon’s site for large law firm marketing and coaching

Attorney Marketing Books

1. Best Practices in Legal Marketing by Allan S. Boress and Michael G. Cummings
2. Marketing the Legal Mind by Henry Dahut
3. How to Start and Build a Law Practice, Fifth Edition, by Jay G. Foonberg
4. Everyday Public Relations for Lawyers by Gina Furia Rubel, Esquire
5. Through The Clients Eyes by Henry Ewalt
6. The Lawyer's Guide to Marketing Your Practice, Second Edition by James A. Durham and Deborah McMurray
7. The Lawyer's Guide to Marketing on the Internet, Second Edition by Gregory H. Siskind and Deborah McMurray
8. Trainer's Manual for the Law Firm Associate's Guide to Personal Marketing and Selling Skills by Beth Marie Cuzzone and Catherine Alman MacDonagh
9. Women Rainmakers' Best Marketing Tips, Second Edition by Theda C. Snyder
10. How to Capture and Keep Clients: Marketing Strategies for Lawyers by Jennifer Rose
11. The Law Firm Associate's Guide to Personal Marketing and Selling Skills by Beth Marie Cuzzone and Catherine Alman MacDonagh
12. Marketing Success Stories: Conversations with Leading Lawyers, Second Edition by Hollis Hatfield Weishar and Joyce K. Smiley
13. Successful Marketing For The Sole Practitioner by Tom Kane
14. Strategic Marketing Planning by James A. Durham and Hollis Hatfield Weishar
15. How to Build and Manage a Personal Injury Practice, Second Edition by K. William Gibson
16. Marketing for Attorneys and Law Firms by William J. Winston

Marketing and Client Retention Books

1. Guerrilla Marketing for Consultants: Breakthrough Tactics for Winning Profitable Clients by Jay Conrad Levinson
2. What Clients Love: A Field Guide to Growing Your Business by Harry Beckwith
3. Making Rain: The Secrets of Building Lifelong Client Loyalty by Andrew Sobel
4. 50 Powerful Ideas You Can Use to Keep Your Customers by Paul Timm
5. Lessons in Loyalty by Lorriane Grubbes-West
6. Making Your Contacts Count by Baber & Wayman
7. Rain Making by Ford Harding
8. Off the Wall Marketing Ideas by Michaels & Karpowicz
9. Customer Loyalty by Jill Griffin
10. Spiritual Marketing by Joe Vitale
11. Clients Forever by Doug Carter
12. Clients for Life by Jagdish N. Sheth and Andrew Sobel
13. Customers as Partners by Chip Bell
14. 76 Ways to Build a Straight Referral Business by Lorna Riley
15. Get Clients NOW by CJ Hayden
16. Get More Referrals Now by Bill Cates
17. Winning in the Invisible Market by Robert Potte
18. Attracting Perfect Customers: The Power of Strategic Synchronicity by Stacey Hall and Jan Brogniez