Author: Terry Gorry

Getting an “opportunity to gather your skirts” in the High Court

You will often come across some choice, entertaining language in the judgments of various judges of the higher courts. Sometimes it will be archaic and old fashioned and from a different time and place. But the phrase or words are so descriptive that you immediately understand what is meant by the phrase. I was reading… Continue reading Getting an “opportunity to gather your skirts” in the High Court

The effects of Trump politics in Irish society

It’s sad and frustrating to see the influence of “Trump politics” in Irish society over the last few years. Perhaps it is my imagination or misconception, but it seems to me, from comments on social media platforms online and protests like those going on in East Wall in Dublin concerning the use of a disused… Continue reading The effects of Trump politics in Irish society

Letting emotions influence legal disputes-avoid this mistake

When emotions detrimentally influence legal disputes and rows it is usually the employee who is too invested in the dispute to make cool, rational, sensible decisions concerning their issue or problem. Usually.  Occasionally, however, you come across an employer who is too emotionally invested to do the right thing. He or she will be an… Continue reading Letting emotions influence legal disputes-avoid this mistake

The least effective social media site for lead generation

The least effective social media site for lead generation, in my experience, is Twitter. I am referring, of course, to lead generation and client acquisition for my business, a solicitor’s practice. But I am firmly convinced that the same could be said for the vast majority of small businesses. The time period over which I… Continue reading The least effective social media site for lead generation

Distinguishing voices worth listening to versus the parroting of the same view

When you are reading about or researching a particular topic it is often the case that the opinions and views you will encounter are so similar as to be the same opinion. You may have opposing views or opinions, but the views in each camp tend to be virtually identical to one another. Occasionally you… Continue reading Distinguishing voices worth listening to versus the parroting of the same view

One disadvantage of an active content marketing strategy

One of the consequences of generating a large quantity of leads from online/digital marketing, especially on social media sites, is the proportion of such leads which are of dubious or low quality. To put it plainly, a good number of persons who are looking for free legal advice. And who assume that as you give… Continue reading One disadvantage of an active content marketing strategy

I have a vast inventory of video content and my biggest job now is distribution

As we near the end of 2022 I have begun to realise that I have an enormous amount of video content as part of my business marketing efforts. My biggest job nowadays is not so much making new videos, although I do that every week anyway, but distributing what I have in an efficient way… Continue reading I have a vast inventory of video content and my biggest job now is distribution

Trump moving closer to a big, orange jumpsuit?

Donald Trump appears to have moved closer to a big-assed orange jumpsuit. The Department of Justice in the United States have appointed a special counsel to investigate Trump’s alleged crimes. And this guy is a career prosecutor who has prosecuted war crimes in Kosovo at The Hague. Trump has immediately sprung into action and has… Continue reading Trump moving closer to a big, orange jumpsuit?

The power of video marketing (again)

I have written on more than one occasion about the power of video in the marketing and promotion arsenal of a small business like mine. My business, and practices of other professionals, is much dependent on the personality and character of the individual lawyer or accountant or tax advisor or business consultant. Putative clients will… Continue reading The power of video marketing (again)