{"id":4993,"date":"2022-07-05T16:52:43","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T16:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eliott-markus.com\/?post_type=wilo&#038;p=4993"},"modified":"2023-10-19T14:38:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T14:38:26","slug":"the-brand-is-the-margin","status":"publish","type":"wilo","link":"https:\/\/www.eliott-markus.com\/en\/wilo\/the-brand-is-the-margin\/","title":{"rendered":"The brand is the margin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What lawyer doesn&#8217;t dream of seeing their name become a brand? A brand name guarantees the continuity of the structure. It reduces the firm&#8217;s vulnerability to the intuitu personae relationship between lawyer and client. It reassures the client. A brand has all the qualities\u2026 So how can we ensure that the firm&#8217;s name becomes a brand and that one day clients will say: &#8220;my lawyer is MARQUE&#8221; just as they say &#8220;my lawyer is Gide&#8221;, even though Pierre Gide died decades ago.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no magic formula and, above all, you need an excellent law firm capable of delivering quality services for many years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>However, there are certain levers that lawyers can work on to turn their firm&#8217;s name into a brand.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Storytelling<\/strong>. You can tell the firm&#8217;s story. The entrepreneurial adventure, the circumstances surrounding the creation of the firm, the highlights of the firm&#8217;s history. All these elements build its brand equity. The story doesn&#8217;t have to go back to the 19th century. It can be recent. Storytelling is a very powerful way of connecting with a brand, as demonstrated by the work done by more and more major brands on their heritage and history. For law firms, the idea is the same: to tell the story of their evolution and ambition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Targeting<\/strong>. The brand is aimed at customers. When it comes to services or advice, it is this targeting that will trigger a process of identification with the potential customer. A film producer trusts a particular lawyer. A food company trusts another. The more precise the targeting, the more this process of identification will take place and the more people will follow a particular target category. The practice becomes aspirational.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Customer benefit.<\/strong> How will I benefit from consulting one firm more than another? The answer to this question is customer benefit. It&#8217;s a brand strength. I am a client of a firm because it provides me with an online collaborative space so that I can follow and intervene in my cases. I am a client of a firm because it has a network of correspondents in South America. Customer benefit can be found in technical skills, customer service or knowledge of a sector. It is defined by excellence and differentiation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Consistency<\/strong>. The brand conveys a constant message. A Mercedes dashboard looks like a Mercedes dashboard. The law firm that seeks to build its brand will do so through the consistency and coherence of these messages. A chameleon law firm that changes its approach or methods for each client will not be able to create a lasting link between what it is and an enduring, identifiable brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A brand is built over time. When Dupont &amp; associ\u00e9s becomes DUPONT in the minds of the public concerned, and DUPONT is no longer a person but a signature, the benefits will far outweigh the efforts made.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[359],"tags":[358,353],"class_list":["post-4993","wilo","type-wilo","status-publish","hentry","category-strategy","tag-branding-en","tag-professional-services"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The brand is the margin - eliott &amp; markus<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eliott-markus.com\/en\/wilo\/the-brand-is-the-margin\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The brand is the margin - eliott &amp; markus\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What lawyer doesn&#8217;t dream of seeing their name become a brand? 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