“I avoid conventional wisdom, which is usually wrong. I work backward, envisioning results and finding simple ways in which to get there. I have a lot of big, bold ideas. Many law firms have big, bold ideas, but execution counts and I do execution very well.”
Jim: Strategic Communications
Jim is a pioneer in law firm marketing, and joined an international law firm in 1987, when many law firms did not have in-house marketing professionals. He has worked with law firms and other services firms ever since.
Through PSM, he delivers tailored content and bold strategies designed to increase the flow of new business and referrals into your practice. Jim has worked with global, national, regional and local law firms as well as with individual attorneys.
As one of PSM’s marketing experts, he adds value to efforts involving:
- Content Marketing (including website content and blogs)
- New Business Development
- Client Development
- Client Service
- Marketing Project Implementation
- Social Media
Jim’s first career was as a journalist, working initially as a reporter in television newsrooms in Minneapolis, San Francisco and Chicago, before being named an assistant editor of BusinessWeek magazine. He went into journalism because, after playing serious baseball for more than 10 years, he finally accepted the reality that he would never know how to hit a breaking ball. Jim looked for honest work instead of thinking he’d end up in the major leagues.
To find out more about Jim’s style of writing, see some of his writing on his blog.
JIM BLIWAS
Strategic Communications
T: 416-560-1458
E: jim@psm-marketing.com
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