Client Development 2012 for Construction Lawyers
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1 Construction Lawyers Business Development for 2012 and Beyond Cordell M. Parvin http://www.cordellparvin.com
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Client Development 2012 for Construction Lawyers. Includes how to become visible and credible to construction industry clients.
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Construction LawyersBusiness Development for 2012 and Beyond
Cordell M. Parvinhttp://www.cordellparvin.com
Three Stories
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AGC of America
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The Challenge
Dr. Larry Richard, Hildebrandt International Studies of 18 Personality Traits of Lawyers Using the "Caliper Profile"
SkepticsLawyers are:
Autonomous
Lacking Social SkillsAbstract ReasonersImpatientLacking Resilience
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Successful Lawyers
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Know what they want
Think big and are confident
Successful Business Developers
Lizzette Zubey
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Think Big and Are Confident
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Know what they want
Think big and are confident
Plan and use their time wisely
Successful Business Developers
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Know what they want
Think big and are confident
Plan and use their time wisely
Become visible and credible to potential clients and referral sources
Successful Business Developers
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Understand their client’s needs
Develop relationships
Successful Business Developers
Andrea Anderson
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Develop Relationships
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Understand their client’s needs
Develop relationships
Build a team
Deliberately work on getting comfortable outside their comfort zone
Successful Business Developers
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Be Willing to Make Changes
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Seen as
“Go To”
Lawyer
Successful Business Developers
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Four Eras of Client Development
1. Do Good Work
2. Unsolicited Contact
3. Websites / Branding
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Traditional Lawyer Client Development
“Push-Tactic”
Clients
Economy
Technology
What Has Changed?
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Marketing Guru
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Remarkable
Extraordinary
Memorable
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Law Firm Marketing Today
It’s not what you know, Today it’s who knows what you knowIt’s not who you know,
Recommendations
Trust and Rapport
Visibility
Getting Hired
Credibility
Client Meetings
Relationships
Reputation / Profile
Weak Ties
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Client Development in 2012
“Pull-Tactic”
Weak Tie Reach
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Strong-Tie Buzz
Weak-Tie Buzz
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Social Media
2012Geometrically Expanded by Social Media
Weak Tie Buzz Reach
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Planning
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Steve Jobs Founder/CEO Apple, Inc.
Super Achievers Think Optimistically and Plan Purposefully
Planning
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Planning
Most Important ResourcesEnergy Time
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Planning
Focus your time on your target market.
Planning
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Target Market
My Target Market
Top 100 Transportation Construction Contractors
in US
Focus content on what you want target market to hire you to do. 36
Planning
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Target Market
Litigate Contract
Disputes
Prepare and
Negotiate Claims
Ethics and Compliance
Minority Contract Issues
What I Wanted Target Market to Hire Me to Do
Design-Build and Public Private Finance Contracts
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Planning
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Target Market
My Best Actions to Be Visible and Credible
Monthly Column
PresentationsWorkshopsGuides
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Target Market
My Target Organizations
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Target Market
My Referral Sources
Schedule Time with Your Referral Sources
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Planning
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Decide on How Many Hours to Invest
100 Administrative
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Planning
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Planning
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How to Execute on Your Plan
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Break Down to 90 Days Actions
How to Execute on Your Plan
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Identify, Plan and Schedule Activities Each Week
How to Execute on Your Plan
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Partner for Accountability
How to Execute on Your Plan
Keith McMurdy
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Getting the most by being accountable
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Reputation Building
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Reputation Building
Website Bio
Bar and Community Service
Writing
Speaking
1. Valuable Content
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Three Essential Points
2. Written / Presented Well
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Three Essential Points
3. Social Media for Wide Distribution
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Reputation Building
Focus on Clients’ Problems,
Opportunities, Internal and External Changes
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Writing - Become an Expert
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Writing - Become an Expert
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WRITING
Blogs
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WRITING
Guides
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Presentation Basics
The Way Audiences Receive Your Message
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Speaking
What is your objective?
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Presentation Basics
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Audience Answer?What’s in This For Me?
Presentation Basics
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PresentationMistakes
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Lawyers and PowerPoint
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Your Presentation
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Think Outside the Box
Kevin O’Neill
PODCASTS
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Internet Radio
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Building Trust
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What Are You Going to Do Now?
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Plan with GoalsAccountabilityBecome Visible and CredibleBuild RelationshipsRepeat Above
What Now?
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Construction Lawyers Business Development for 2012 and Beyond
Cordell M. Parvinhttp://www.cordellparvin.com
