On Tuesday, May 22, the South Florida City Group of the Legal Marketing Association, Southeast Chapter will be hosting a meeting on an important topic affecting law firms and legal marketers, 11 ways to improve business development. The meeting, graciously hosted by Hunton & Williams, is being held at 1111 Brickell Avenue, Suite 2500.

William J. Flannery, J.D. with The WJF Institute,  will cover topics ranging from face-to-face business development to the implementation of worldwide global client-focused teams. This presentation is unique and focuses on best practices  from corporate sales, marketing and global account management to show what law firms can learn from their clients.

Bill’s presentation is the collective knowledge of 40 years in business development, sales, marketing and global account management. This presentation is designed for firms of all sizes, geographic locations and  practice areas. Bill has worked with 136 of the AMLAW 200 and law practices ranging from boutiques to sole practitioners to the very largest.

For more information on the event or to RSVP, please contact Jennifer Clarin at jclarin@boardroompr.com or (954) 370-8999, via SurveyMonkey, http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BMD3826. The event is $20 for LMA members and $40 for non-members.

We look forward to seeing you on May 22!

The 10th Annual Florida’s Children First (FCF) Broward Awards reception raised over $100,000 and drew more than 250 community and business leaders, judges, elected officials and more to the event to sponsor the states foster, neglected and abused children.  The picture below includes Todd Templin of Boardroom Communications.

Join us at Bal Harbour for this great event!

On Monday, March 5, 2012, Margaux’s Miracle Foundation is hosting its Sixth Annual Women’s Luncheon at La Gorce Country Club in Miami Beach.

At the luncheon, Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz will receive the prestigious “Woman of the Year” award and special guest speaker Dr. Leslie Baumann, a nationally renowned board certified dermatologist, New York Times best-selling author, media personality and lecturer, will discuss the latest in new innovation skin care and therapy.

Boardroom Communications is proud to sponsor Margaux’s Miracle Foundation—President Julie Talenfeld is on the Board of Directors and Vice President Jennifer Clarin serves as the Board’s secretary.

The event begins with a shopping bazaar at 9:30 a.m., followed by Dr. Baumann’s presentation at 11 a.m. and a noon lunch. Proceeds from the luncheon will go toward cancer research for children, with special emphasis on sarcomas, specifically, Ewing’s sarcoma.

Come check out “Smashing The Glass Ceiling” February Luncheon Event featuring Kristi Krueger  and Boardroom Communication’s President, Julie Talenfeld,  on February 2 at the Tower Club in Fort Lauderdale!

Where:

100 SE Third Avenue

28th Floor

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

When:

February 2, 2012

11:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m.

Cost:

$30 for members

$45 for non-members

Please include attendee name and company name when registering.

Advance registration is required. Please note: Registration closes February 1st, 2012 at noon. Registrations received after noon on Wednesday, February 1st will be charged an additional $10 late fee at the door.

For more information check out their website.

On January 13^th our client, Fitness 54 celebrated their greatly anticipated grand opening at the Weston Town Center. The highly attended party could be seen from miles away as huge rotating spot lights out front shot beams high into the sky. The fun started with a high-energy dance routine to LMFAO’s popular hit “Party Rock Anthem” and then continued inside Fitness 54 throughout the night. Waitresses walked around sampling the new Fit 54 food, while guests took personalized tours with trainers around the cutting edge facility.

For a recap of the night, watch the video here!

Fitness 54 trainers strike a pose outside the party

Tomorrow the Legal Marketing Association will kick off its 2012 program with “Connecting Costs to Value: Your Role in Driving Revenue.”  If you are an  attorney, marketing and business development professional, marketing partner, managing partner, practice group leader, or manager from law firms/accounting firms, then you should be there!

Nationally recognized as a leader in law firm business development strategy, special guest presenter Silvia Coulter, will discuss what firms can do to build relationships based on loyalty versus cost of services, client growth cycle and process improvement and its impact on the firm’s revenue.

When: TOMORROW! Tuesday, January 17, 2012 from 5 p.m. -7:30 p.m.

• Registration and networking being at 5 p.m.
• Presentation starts at 5:45 p.m.
• Food, fun and networking at 6:30 p.m.

Where: Berger Singerman; 1450 Brickell Avenue Suite 1900, Miami, FL 33131

Cost: Complimentary for lawyers, legal marketing professionals and LMASE members, $25 for other business professionals or non-members

Please RSVP to Jennifer Clarin, jclarin@boardroompr.com (954) 370-8999 or via SurveyMonkey, http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YMJ3ZW7.

Hope you can join us!

Fitness 54 is a revolutionary workout concept that is changing bodies, minds and turning the concept of fitness training on its ear…they are like no fitness club or gym you’ve ever been to. Created in the garage of a passionate fitness fanatic interested in more than what the typical fitness center could offer, Fitness 54 now offers up-tempo workouts in an exciting, energetic and engaging club setting.

Come join us this Friday at the Weston Town Center for food, fun, good friends and giveaways! Click the link below to add yourself to the Facebook invitation.

54 lucky guests will be chosen at random to win ONE WEEK of UNLIMITED Fitness 54 classes!

See you Friday!

Join MDPrevent, a new health care service, education and primary care practice located in Delray Beach, for its grand opening event. Come out and learn all about the programs and services that MDPrevent has to offer.

MDPrevent is hosting its open house and ribbon cutting ceremony starting at 10 am on Thursday, January 12, 2012. The center is located at 5130 Linton Blvd. Suite H-1, Delray Beach. For more information, please call 561-807-2561.

The holidays created a time for giving. On New Year’s Eve, we reflected on past mistakes and resolved to be better for 2012.

Here at Boardroom, the protocol of the season got us thinking about the protocol of networking. When we network, our objective is simple  — we want something.

But the holidays remind us that relationships, networking ones too, are about a give-and-take exchange. Remembering that spirit of the season, forget about what you can get out of the relationship. Focus on what you have to give.

Here’s a simple tip that can help you revamp your networking strategies, whether on the web or at the next annual New Year’s cocktail party: be interested, not interesting. Yes, keep your business card in tow; but rather than focus on yourself, really listen to the other person.

The best networks are those of mutual benefits where everybody wins. It’s time to tap in! Find out what makes the other person tick. Sincerely inquire on how you can help foster and support their needs.

That’s our New Year’s resolution.

So here’s to making 2012 a time of giving and connecting, whether it be in our networks of co-workers, family or friends.