A NEW Web Seminar from
Apollo Business
Development
Apollo Business Development

Thousands of Attorneys have attended these seminars already...We invite you to put to work the practical and effective ideas they learned for business development. Don't miss out!

The Next in Our Attorney Marketing Series of Web Seminars...
Thursday, May 21st, 2009, 1 - 2:15pm (Eastern time). Only $300.
For details or to pay by check, see below. To register online, click the button.

Gather with others in your office...any number can attend in the room where you connect to the site and the call — at the same low price. One connection per registration. Questions? Call 630-572-4798.


Business Development for Litigators

  • Are you building the referral network you need to bring in litigation business?
  • Do you know which industries or types of litigation to pursue?
  • How much work do you continue to bring in from former clients?
  • How well are you bringing in new work for your firm and taking control of your career?
  • What business development techniques must you apply to make it happen?

Business development is especially difficult for litigators, who will labor for months on a case, bring it to a successful conclusion, and then have a gaping hole of billable time to fill. Learn how to overcome the bane of litigators: the one-shot case.

Marketing experts Larry Bodine, Esq. and Michael G. Cummings of Apollo Business Development have helped litigators at dozens of firms keep their caseload steady — and growing. In one instance, they helped a litigator at a trial boutique increase her revenue to the firm from $200,000 per year to $2.5 million in one year! She simply followed their advice, which is fully covered in this seminar.


For just $300, you and your firm can learn how to grow your litigation client base, by continuing the relationship after the case is over, focusing on dispute-rich industries, picking the "hot" practice areas for trials, and prioritizing your business development efforts. To Register, Click Here.

Topics Include:

  • Pursue specific industries where you have clients already.
  • Get referrals from megafirms that have conflicts.
  • Get referrals from small-firm lawyers who are overwhelmed.
  • Focus on the "hot" areas of practice, as identified by market research.
  • Methods to create a good reputation that will attract files and cases.
  • Building long-lasting relationships with clients.
  • The four priorities of business development.
  • The most effective marketing technique.
  • Avoiding mistakes -- where most lawyers fail at business development.
  • Penetrating organizations of potential clients.
  • Becoming the industry expert that every business client wants.
  • The two kinds of companies to look out for.
  • 10 Ways to get in front of a prospective client.

Who should attend:

  • Experienced litigators who want to smooth out the peaks and valleys of their practice.
  • Young litigators eager to build a career in litigation.
  • Marketing partners who plan to build up their firm's litigation practice.
  • Managing partners seeking to maintain and grow the revenue from a solid litigation practice.

Gain the insights and practical lessons that others have mastered.

Take the next step forward to becoming a rainmaker with...with this Best Practices Seminar for Litigators. For details, or to register, see below.


Invest in The Skills You Need to Succeed in the Legal Profession

Web seminars on audio CD are a highly effective and cost-saving way to gain the full benefits of our years of experience...and the lessons of the top rainmakers.

The format allows you to remotely attend a seminar without spending the extra time and costs associated with a live, in-person presentation. You simply put the CD in your computer and view it independently or, better yet, project it on a screen for a group of associates. The advantages for you:

  • Economical - The seminars cost a fraction of what you would pay for similar training at an open forum. Also, any number of people in an office can listen or read the content when they want. So the format is perfect for a team or a group of co-workers and adding to your library.
  • Time-saving - You can attend no matter where you are, with no commuting or down-time. You can even listen while on the road.
  • Reviewable - You receive all the slides of the session and the transcript. And you can review the CD as many times as you wish.

Find out what litigators who have marketed themselves successfully are doing establish or boost their careers with...Our Best Practices Seminar for Litigators on Effective Business Development.

To Register, or for more details, Click here.

Want to see excerpts from a similar web seminar? Just click here.


Responses to our other web seminars:

"It was a great seminar, with many important things to think about, presented in an engaging way." - David Southern, Gardner Carton & Douglas

"...a fantastic seminar. I have had extremely positive feedback from a number of our lawyers including our Managing Partner...We expect to follow up with SAGE for another seminar." - Multiple-office Law Firm

"I wanted to let you know that I thought last week's webinar was extremely well-done and well-received by the attorneys in my Firm. The 20 associates in attendance said that they found the information useful and "use-able". In fact, we are planning a follow-up seminar next week to review some of the points you covered and to start critiquing peoples' 30-second commercials. I've also had requests to meet with folks one-on-one to help them develop a plan to begin to implement some of the ideas you discussed. For us, that's real progress. - Marketing Director, Washington DC Law Firm

The session is direct and to-the-point, giving attendees an abundance of proven, practical ideas and suggestions for making career breakthroughs this year
- through superior business development.

PRESENTED BY:
Apollo Business Development

FEATURED PANELISTS:
Michael Cummings, who specializes in training professionals to market, network, sell and manage relationships.
Larry Bodine, one of the leading business development advisors in the legal profession.

DATE:
Thursday,
May 21st, 2009
1 PM - 2:15 PM Eastern time

LOCATION:
At your office, on the Web

TO REGISTER:
Click the button to register online via credit card;
or register by mail with check in advance using this Order Form; or call us at
1-630-572-4798.

COST:
$300 per connection 

Gather with others in your office...any number can attend in the room where you connect to the site and the call — at the same low price. One connection per registration.

Don't Miss Out.
Register today!

In this Seminar, Learn Valuable Lessons of How to Build Your Litigation Practice:

  • Avoid mistakes - where most lawyers fail at business development
  • Know the the four priorities of business development
  • Focus on the "hot" areas of practice
  • Pursue specific industries where you have clients already
  • Become the industry expert that every business client wants
  • Put to work the most effective marketing techniques
  • Recognize the two kinds of companies to hunt for
  • Apply the best 10 Ways to get in front of a prospective client.

Gain the practical insights and real world examples you need to keep your clients and earn more of their business.


Registration fee includes:
one telephone connection,
one internet connection,
one set of handout materials and unlimited participant attendance at your site.

Registrants are free to make unlimited copies of the handout materials for their own internal use.

Want to see excerpts from an earlier web seminar?


Sample our Web seminars with these Excerpts from a previous session!

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What is Your Personal Brand?





Biggest Mistakes in Building Your Reputation

 


Building Your Reputation through Organizations

 

About the Experts:

Larry Bodine is an industry leading business development advisor who trains lawyers on how to get new clients and generate business. He is a founder of Apollo Business Development training and coaching, and the director of The Law Marketing Portal, the number one web destination for business development articles, resources and tools in the marketing of legal services.

Since 2000 Larry has been a business development advisor to law firms and businesses across the country on marketing strategy, individual sales plans and Web sites. Typical assignments include developing a firmwide marketing strategy, meeting with partners to compose individual marketing plans and using technology to market a law firm.

He is the former Director of Communications of Sidley, Austin Brown & Wood, where he served for eight years. He also has 15 years' experience as a journalist, serving as Editor and Publisher of the American Bar Association Journal, the National Law Journal, Lawyers Alert (renamed Lawyers Weekly) and other news publications.

Larry practiced law in Madison, Wisconsin and is a cum laude graduate of both Seton Hall University (J.D., 1981) and Amherst College (B.A., 1972).

Michael G. Cummings has been a marketing strategy and business development consultant for over 20 years. He is a founder of Apollo Business Development training and coaching and the managing principal of SAGE PDI, Inc. (SAGE Professional/SAGE Law Marketing), based in St. Charles, IL. He is co-author with Allan Boress of The Best Practices of Legal Marketing & the Best Practices in Building Your Personal Network - for Attorneys.

Prior to establishing SAGE, Michael was a partner at Mercer Management Consulting - a leading business design consulting firm. At Mercer, he was responsible for new business development, managing client relationships and delivering business design engagements in the communications, information and industrial industries

He was an account leader of Mercer’s top account: IBM. Using his account planning, relationship management and selling skills, Michael helped Mercer to create over 300 senior executive relationships and a sustained base of business. He also led account teams aimed at expanding relationships with Motorola, Siemens and NCR.

Early in his career, Michael was a member of the team that established the marketing function at Andersen Worldwide (Arthur Andersen & Accenture).

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You will learn effective skills and proven methods to bring in litigation to your firm and gain a more successful career...in this Best Practices web seminar.

To register: Click here, or register by mail with check in advance using this Order Form (PDF), or call us at (630) 572-4798.

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