13/07/21
07/07/21
When a PR crisis hits
06/07/21
Can networks compete with mega-brand marketing budgets?
30/06/21
Social media: will it build or break your reputation?
22/06/21
Profile building for smaller firms
16/06/21
Make content a priority, not an afterthought
10/06/21
Top tips: Legal directories – the importance of thinking wider than the submissions
02/06/21
Taking the Ps: simple tips for a better bio
22/05/21
Dealing with difficult journalists
11/05/21
Perfectionism in the legal sector: the impact on mental health
10/05/21
Rethink your blogging strategy
06/05/21
Tips to create an award-winning entry
21/04/21
IBA survey reveals lawyer wellbeing is a cause for global concern
21/04/21
What football can teach you about consulting your clients
19/04/21
Colin v Cuthbert – whose side are you on?
15/04/21
How to use LinkedIn as a business development tool
13/04/21
The power of vulnerability
31/03/21
Your reputation in a crisis: why an apology can be cheaper and more effective than litigation
23/03/21
Does telling the world about your CSR efforts change its virtue?
18/03/21
Three magic words for creating successful panel relationships: proactive, consistent, collaborative
12/03/21
As social media mistakes go, this one was, well… a bit of a whopper
08/03/21
Standing out, social media and staying away from Zoom filters – build yourself a great pers...
04/03/21
Can leaders drive performance as well as build a community and promote positive mental wellbeing?
23/02/21
Planning your communications: use purpose as your compass
12/02/21
Top tips for a fresh approach to bidding in 2021
04/02/21
Don’t let your referees be a spanner in the works
28/01/21
The right way to handle negative reviews in professional services
14/01/21
Social media: a force for good or evil?
05/01/21
Advertising – getting the best bang for your buck
08/12/20
MD Communications is 10: the journey so far – and thank you
03/12/20
Legal directories strategy – don’t fight the process
18/11/20
Learning on the Frontline: Lessons in Reputation Management
17/11/20
The tender is in… ready steady… go?
11/11/20
Lessons from across the pond: what can lawyers learn from the US election?
09/11/20
Being seen amid the spam: Some tips on getting noticed by journalists
05/11/20
Digital marketing: what can professional services firms learn from consumer brands?
05/11/20
How to design your reputation strategy
23/10/20
Not happy with your latest legal directory rankings? What can you learn?
08/10/20
How to manage your firm’s reputation during turbulent times
30/09/20
Can lawyers really change?
24/09/20
The communications war: Sturgeon v Johnson
24/09/20
Why tighter marketing resources don’t have to reduce your ROI
21/09/20
How barristers can make the most of social media
17/09/20
What to do now to reduce legal directory deadline stress
26/08/20
What my young son has taught me about connecting through a mask
30/07/20
Time is ripe for a great digital revolution in the legal sector
23/07/20
Former tech minister questions whether lack of diversity is reason why 88% say legal sector behin...
20/06/20
Social media lessons: Rebecca Long-Bailey socially distanced from Labour frontbench
18/06/20
Legal sector says it isn’t prepared for increase in social media usage
11/06/20
Social media during COVID-19
04/05/20
Zoom Therapy
23/04/20
Press and the pandemic
21/04/20
Make your legal directories content count
16/03/20
How to handle the media in a crisis
13/03/20
Can your crisis plan stand up to the effects of Coronavirus?
07/02/20
What we can learn from Burger King’s latest PR error
05/02/20
‘Targeting your story is like dressing for the occasion’
03/02/20
Are you prepared for when a PR crisis hits?
16/01/20
Bidding 101: know the target
14/01/20
Five resolutions to help boost your social media presence
09/01/20
Harry and Meghan: a PR win or fail?
07/01/20
Cool Britannia: the UK is having a cultural ‘moment’ – so how can we capitalise on this success?
19/12/19
Thought Leader Interview: Chris Fowler
19/12/19
The biggest PR disasters of 2019
18/12/19
Directory mentions – you could do so much more with them
13/12/19
Greta Thunberg: a lesson in personal branding
10/12/19
Are Christmas cards still in line with your brand?
19/11/19
An express lesson in how to mop up a PR disaster
01/11/19
MD Communications promotes Linsay Leslie to partner
10/10/19
Legal directories – the after party
10/10/19
Has the drive for billable hours replaced our sense of purpose and vocation?
10/10/19
Thought Leader Interview: Matt Wilson
08/10/20
Five ways to make the most of your legal directory rankings
25/09/19
Diversity, equality, technology and fees top of general counsel agenda
22/09/19
Six ways to maximise your impact at events using social media
18/09/19
Did the Daily Mail succeed in sinking the RNLI?
11/09/19
Is it time we were all a bit more vulnerable?
01/09/19
Thought Leader Interview: Brian O’Gorman
21/08/19
How to grow your brand at the IBA conference 2019 in Seoul
01/08/19
Thought Leader Interview: Daniel Winterfeldt
23/07/19
Did the letter kill the press release?
11/07/19
How to make a Johnson of yourself in the Hunt to be leader
25/06/19
Thought Leader Interview (part two): John van der Luit-Drummond
17/06/19
Thought Leader Interview (part one): John van der Luit-Drummond
24/06/19
Top five social media mistakes made by law firms
17/06/19
Can ‘where’s Boris?’ be a winning game?
13/05/19
Does sorry need to be the hardest word in PR?
09/05/19
The benefits of promoting pro bono
08/05/19
Should law firms disclose their financial performance to the media?
08/05/19
Networking – can you afford not to?
04/04/19
Is it ok to post jokes on LinkedIn?
11/03/19
The right PR way to seize the day
07/03/19
Thought Leader Interviews: Laura Devine
06/01/20
Build your personal brand through social media
12/02/19
Leveraging value from the directories process
28/01/19
Is being controversial the safest brand strategy?
22/01/19
Do you need a nickname?
16/01/19
Thought Leader Interviews: Jason Smalley
12/12/18
How to make the headlines through Twitter
01/11/18
How feedback can improve your directory rankings
31/10/18
Don’t be spooked by your latest directories rankings
09/10/18
The legal directory question: can a ranking help your reputation in a crowded market?
08/10/18
New white paper: Legal directories – are they keeping pace in a connected world?
05/10/18
Can independent law firms build a global brand?
26/09/18
Legal directories: are you getting the best return?
19/07/18
Five ways to prepare for a crisis before it happens
06/07/18
Gareth Southgate and the beautifully self-deprecating game
06/06/18
Legal directories white paper 2: Have your say
22/05/18
The Royal Wedding that went suddenly very well
19/07/18
Get on the front foot for UK directories season
09/05/18
Legal directories: the time is now!
03/05/18
Sainsbury’s song and dance mistake
26/04/18
Gender pay gap reporting: what did we learn?
01/06/18
Thameslink’s first-class fail
20/03/18
Legal directories: how to re-use submission content to market your law firm
28/02/18
Oxfam’s Haiti scandal: Crisis PR guided by a moral compass
17/08/18
Are law firms innovating fast enough, and more importantly, are they doing it right?
08/03/18
How to get recognised in the IFLR1000 rankings
14/02/18
Make sure your directory submissions get the love they deserve
26/01/18
Giving to charity won’t wash the moral taint off a sleazy event
16/01/18
Changes to The Legal 500 process: what it means for you
14/12/17
How to avoid the networking naughty list this Christmas
06/12/17
What does it take to create a viral tweet?
21/11/17
Do your own PR and say hello once in a while
07/11/17
Pro bono week: something to shout about
31/10/17
Feedback: the unsung hero of the directories process
31/10/17
How to avoid being part of a social media horror story
27/10/17
Legal awards: you’ve won, now what?
20/10/17
Directories deadlines looming – top tips on best practice
11/10/17
Six out of 10 GCs say they consult legal directories before appointing a law firm, finds MD Commu...
05/10/17
The legal directories – are they relevant?
07/09/17
PR disaster: what we can learn from Bell Pottinger’s crisis
22/08/17
Brands and banter on Twitter: recipe for disaster?
09/08/17
Twitter – it’s not for everyone
01/08/17
How not to spin out of control like Scaramucci
26/07/17
How important are relationships really?
19/07/17
Eddie, the Twitter saviour of Southern Rail
25/06/17
How does it feel to be a client of your law firm?
14/06/17
How to achieve strong and stable PR
01/06/17
British Airways chaos – how I became part of the story
17/05/17
What chicken nuggets can teach you about your social media strategy
15/05/17
Legal directories submissions – just go for it
10/05/17
What does Sheppard Mullin have in common with Beyoncé?
02/05/17
The PR power of “I’m sorry”
25/04/17
Five social media lessons we can learn from Beyoncé
18/04/17
Kendall Jenner + Pepsi = Worst. Ad. Ever
13/04/17
If Jay Rayner voms on your reputation
30/03/17
Law firm results season – to shine, or blend in?
30/03/17
Four reasons why social media improves business branding
30/03/17
Expert papers: how giving free advice could win you business
22/03/17
What can the legal sector learn from startups?
16/03/17
Directories, key questions: referees and extensions
08/03/17
#WhatFeministsWear
07/03/17
Has Facebook failed in tackling its content issues?
04/03/17
Legal directories in the Middle East
03/03/17
Latin America: challenges and opportunities for law firms
02/03/17
Insurers everywhere, but where are the lawyers?
28/02/17
How to humanise a corporate crisis – PwC at the Oscars
27/02/17
Why we think you should enter The Lawyer Awards 2017
24/02/17
My lunch date with a journalist and a cockroach
21/02/17
Feedback – sometimes it hurts but it’s essential
21/02/17
Last-minute tips for your legal directory submissions
09/02/17
Phil Shiner’s fall from grace
26/01/17
Legal awards: what’s the point?
26/01/17
Media training – can you afford to skip it?
26/01/17
How to incorporate rankings into your marketing strategy
20/01/17
Should lawyers be ‘human’ on Twitter?
17/01/17
Why KWM’s collapse could threaten YOUR firm’s reputation
13/01/17
Protecting your firm’s reputation after a high-profile exit
12/01/17
New Year’s social media resolutions
11/01/17
Reputation matters – just ask the Law Society
22/12/16
Top five blogs of the year
07/12/16
Mistakes lawyers make on social media
02/12/16
Why directory rankings are especially important for independent firms
01/12/16
Tips for the festive season: protecting a professional reputation
25/11/16
Didn’t get the rankings you wanted? What can you learn?
18/11/16
Directories uncovered – do you really want to know?
17/11/16
Is the Daily Mail bricking it?
25/10/16
Unilever vs Tesco – who was covered in brown goo?
24/10/16
Legal directories: just a vanity exercise?
05/10/16
Making your marketing budget go further
05/10/16
Two tragic events. Two different reputation outcomes.
12/09/16
Do the directories still matter?
09/09/16
Making the most of the International Barrister™ brand
26/08/16
Traingate: Corbyn vs. Branson
15/07/16
Busting up sexist views about women in the media
27/06/16
Leave vs. Remain. The PR battle has just begun.
21/06/16
Should lawyers stop using Twitter?
24/05/16
Your online reputation – there’s only One Direction to take
19/05/16
Putting the boot into your reputation
29/04/16
What Caitlin Moran’s daughter can teach you about Twitter
22/04/16
Why I won’t make a home movie with Johnny Depp
07/04/16
How to use Twitter for customer service
01/04/16
Protect your Twitter reputation
21/03/16
Are naked photos good for your reputation?
18/03/16
Your reputation vs the trolls
17/03/16
Four journalists tell all
25/02/16
The expanding Twitter character limit
22/02/16
Video is driving the increase in social sharing: how to get involved
19/02/16
Stephen Fry and the bag lady
03/02/16
What Kanye West can teach you about Twitter
14/01/16
Murdoch & Hall – a match made in media heaven?
07/01/16
If I was Donald Trump’s PR adviser…
28/11/15
Want to get in a room with a journalist?
17/11/15
Tesco’s 5p reputation
27/10/15
Becoming the story: PR people who get bad PR
19/10/15
Top 5 social media blunders
07/10/15
Does anyone really care if you lie?
28/09/15
The UK judiciary – a new way?
11/09/15
Can you control naming and shaming online?
04/09/15
Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris – a case study
03/09/15
Is Justin Gatlin’s decision to boycott the media right?
17/08/15
Social media: how to fight nice
11/08/15
A lion called Cecil, a witch called Walter and a wardrobe full of Twitter abuse
31/07/15
How not to get yourself in a compromising position online
23/07/15
How not to make a tit out of yourself in a PR crisis
13/07/15
Why your brand can be worth a fortune
15/06/15
Two tragic events – two very different PR outcomes
02/06/15
Is imperfection the way to your clients’ hearts?
28/05/15
Lessons in Twitter love
30/04/15
Are you beach body ready?
28/04/15
Think social media customer service has office hours? Think again…
24/04/15
Can law firms learn rebrand tips from a Harry Potter character?
21/04/15
Why you shouldn’t post photos of women’s bottoms on social media
20/04/15
What to do when a PR crisis hits
25/03/15
Time for Clarkson to let a professional do his PR?
24/03/15
Budgets are about a message, not the maths
20/03/15
The Clarkson fracas reveals my biggest crush
04/03/15
Krispy Kreme advert fiasco
02/03/15
A video CV for your firm?
27/02/15
50 Shades of $$$
24/02/15
Technology, the catwalk and the law?
14/01/15
New Year reputation/PR resolutions for the legal sector
06/01/15
Why Play- Doh and sex toys shouldn’t mix
05/01/15
Dry January – toxic digital marketing habits to give up this month
13/11/14
Why an honest mistake can be just as damaging, PR-wise
03/10/14
Doughty Street in the spotlight
30/09/14
Will the hashtag become a new weapon of terror?
24/09/14
Kanye West and #Wheelchairgate
23/09/14
The MADE.com approach to a PR crisis
16/09/14
Why professional exchange programmes matter for doing business with Latin America
15/09/14
Don’t fall behind in Latin America
11/09/14
Social media prenups
01/09/14
Googled your own name lately?
06/08/14
Happy Birthday MD Communications!
04/08/14
Speaking up about female genital mutilation
24/07/14
The perfect match?
16/06/14
Uber and the cabbies’ protest
04/06/14
Eyes on the road!
30/05/14
Keep your eye on the Latin American ball
21/05/14
Breaking the silence – Dementia Awareness Week
21/05/14
How can UK and LatAm Law firms effectively collaborate?
06/05/14
How does social media fit into your PR strategy?
30/04/14
Colombia’s PPP evolution: big, bold and practical
29/04/14
Stephen’s Story
17/04/14
Darling it’s over. It’s not you – it’s Twitter…
16/04/14
Global business development for smaller firms
03/04/14
Social media and disaster response
31/03/14
Three ways UK firms can grow their Latin American business
27/03/14
Barristers in Brazil: Bar Council strengthens ties with Brazil
11/03/14
How to manage a law firm blog?
10/03/14
International Women’s Day
10/03/14
Why social media is important for the Bar
07/03/14
Peer-to-Peer Recommendations
13/02/14
A guide to Valentine’s Day
12/02/14
Brazil’s changing relationship with London
07/02/14
Never a dull moment in Argentina
02/02/14
Christmas comes early for local PR
29/01/14
The hierarchy-busting effect of social media
10/01/14
How to get your name trending
20/12/13
Mexico’s moment… the legacy of the ‘Pacto por México’
19/12/13
Can accountants convince consumers of legal services to swap sides?
19/12/13
How law firms can use digital methods to attract clients
16/12/13
Keep your Christmas press releases present
11/12/13
Improving the digital experience for your clients
10/12/13
Why Christmas is a wonderland for local PR
09/12/13
How UK law firms can win new Latin American business
06/12/13
The Christmas love affair with social media
15/11/13
Why digital security is more important than ever
13/11/13
Getting to know Latin America
25/10/13
Is Pinterest for lawyers?
22/10/13
Interested in Mexico, but have you actually been there?
30/09/13
What are the perils of lawyers blurring the lines between their professional and personal lives?
19/09/13
How to prevent social media hacking – and damage limitation
17/09/13
Why Latin America should be in your law firms’ plans for growth
10/09/13
How to use YouTube in business
04/09/13
How not to do social media
20/08/13
Catch the Sun Adventure Challenge
08/08/13
Mr Aso – the first of the non-apologists?
31/07/13
Co-op legal marketing blunder
30/07/13
Twitter needs to find its safe place
01/07/13
How important is your law firm website?
13/06/13
When private communications go viral – it doesn’t matter who you are
06/06/13
The birthday blog: are all lawyers workaholics? How to take the pressure off
05/06/13
Blog power – still believe it doesn’t exist?
17/05/13
What’s really in a name?
17/05/13
Why raising funds for legal charities benefits the whole profession
09/05/13
Support for Deaf clients
18/04/13
Alumni networks make sense
21/02/13
Out of context – the Hilary Mantel kerfuffle
14/02/13
Why do law firms run shy of campaigns?
01/02/13
