Who Am I?

“When Aeschines spoke, they said, ‘How well he speaks.’ But when Demosthenes spoke, they said, ‘Let us march against Philip.’” — David Ogilvy

I'm a marketer ➡️ operations expert ➡️ lawyer ➡️ agency owner.

I'm lucky to be where I am and with who I am. Especially now that you are a part of it by interacting with me here 😃

Drink deep from my brain waves

Here's what to expect from joining the newsletter or talking with me in general:

• Legal-ish things: Legal and non-legal items of great import generating headlines in the online and offline zeitgeist or wherever.
• Business-ish insights: Curated insights along with free resources on marketing, operations, IT, revenue operations, and more.
• Entertainment, to complete you: Because what is there to life if not art? And art imitates too much of life to just ignore.

Pry into how I professionally help folks

I am a non-practicing attorney and I work with attorneys, CPAs, and other professionals to make them more money with their marketing and operations.

Marketing things I do

• Website optimization: I create beautiful websites that convert visitors into leads and leads into clients. I also know a thing or two about how to help you show up on the first page of Google.
• Advertising & analytics: Google Ads. Facebook Ads. Print Ads. Retargeting Ads. Email Ads. If you’re spending money on ads, I can help you optimize ROI.
• Fully managed marketing: It all starts with strategy. But everyone has some strategy — the hard part is translating strategic ideas into execution and that’s where I best help.

Operations things I do

• People ops: Recruiting and retaining the right members for your team can be much more than just luck and happenstance.
• Process development: Knowledge management is essential, especially knowledge-based businesses (like legal and accounting firms).
• Management support: Talent management isn’t just for Hollywood. Get policies, procedures, and everything else needed for a well-managed team.

Legal things I (probably won't) do for you

• Contracts: A verbal agreement is only as good as the paper it's written on. Get practical advice for reviewing contracts.
• IP + General Counsel: Make sure you own what you think you own and you protect what you need to protect. Future you will thank you.
• Taxes + More: Tax controversies, compliance, credits, lawsuits, business formation and more. I know good folks who can help in these areas.

I also want to ask for your help.

I know how little I know. Drop knowledge and anger and jokes by sharing your thoughts with me here.

Very truly yours,

Dr.* Brian C. Thackston, Esq.*, J.D.*

*Obtained Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from the University of Baltimore School of Law, member of the Maryland State Bar Association (Esq.), and this fellow on the ABA Journal website said I can call myself a doctor (Dr.). Plus, I'm just jooooking from time to time.