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throwawaitnine t1_j2p4oh4 wrote

I was thinking about it the other day. How many people are gonna slip and fall in the Acme and they need a lawyer and they got no idea who to call and the only person they can think of is Jawn Morgan?

Probably a lot of people.

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ntr89 t1_j2pe34l wrote

So us raging about it is just amplifying this effect

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cizzop t1_j2pjspv wrote

This. His billboards are incredibly effective. Whoever came up with them is a damn genius.

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Hoyarugby t1_j2q7tp5 wrote

Ambulance chaser law is a cutthroat business, there's a reason these guys spend on advertising and the high dollar firms don't. Annoying as they are, Morgan and Morgan's ad campaign has very likely given them a much higher name recognition than the other competing ambulance chasers, and did it for little extra cost - a billboard costs what a billboard costs, but a more effective ad is invaluable

As somebody who works tangentially in the ad business, the greatest (probably apocryphal) quote about advertisement comes from Philadelphia's own John Wanamaker. "Half of what I spend on advertisement is wasted. Problem is, I don't know which half"

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NonMagicBrian t1_j2rcasx wrote

> As somebody who works tangentially in the ad business, the greatest (probably apocryphal) quote about advertisement comes from Philadelphia's own John Wanamaker. "Half of what I spend on advertisement is wasted. Problem is, I don't know which half"

I think you mean Jawn Wanamaker.

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nsjersey t1_j2q6jor wrote

Hopefully not the same jerk as the Kars4 Kids song.

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throwitofftheboat t1_j2pxjm9 wrote

You’re using that word too liberally. They’re not a fucking genius it’s been staring us all in the face for years. It was only a matter of time before this shit went completely main stream. I know people across the county that use jawn all the time.

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cizzop t1_j2q80f9 wrote

Ok, easy. I don't think the person who created this marketing campaign deserves the Nobel prize or anything.

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throwitofftheboat t1_j2qsdma wrote

Apologies. Wasn’t trying to be rude it’s just these dudes are kinda preying on people.

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AgentDaxis t1_j2pmp2n wrote

The Barbra Streisand effect

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QuietDelight1 t1_j2q6ea5 wrote

For me it is Pond Lehockey. I know nothing about them other than liking pond hockey.

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UniverseCity t1_j2pkpmt wrote

I grew up with a guy who’s dad was an injury lawyer who advertised in the subway. Here’s the thing: it works.

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FistfulOPubes t1_j2pm0k3 wrote

Yep. I immediately thought of Justin M Bieber, even though I haven’t taken SEPTA more than a dozen times since 2019.

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starchild812 t1_j2p29dr wrote

I saw that billboard this morning on my way to work and got immediately, viscerally angry. He has to be doing this on purpose, right?

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73Wolfie t1_j2pg412 wrote

I grew up in the town where he started (obviously airbrushing photos!) His billboards were narcissistic and we all said the guy has no social impact self awareness!

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DuvalHeart t1_j2piwxy wrote

You mean Orlando? Where people generally like him. And he's known mostly for being an alcoholic that regularly buys a dive bar rounds. And has done more to legalize marijuana than anyone else?

Edit: Morgan was also a big pusher of Florida's $15 minimum wage push a few years ago.

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jiggs_ t1_j2pje1c wrote

that you, John Morgan? Lmao that dive bar comment sounds exactly like something that shitheel would take credit for 😂😂😂

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DuvalHeart t1_j2pjrey wrote

Go to /r/Orlando and ask, or just search. He really does, or did before ownership changed..

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73Wolfie t1_j2pl6f1 wrote

Jacksonville.. nobody likes him there

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DuvalHeart t1_j2pnl7m wrote

John Morgan is from Orlando.

And people don't like any attorney because the 1980s and 1990s were full of corporate propaganda discouraging litigation because it was the last resort after the regulatory state was dismantled. And personal injury is often focused at corporations, not individuals.

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73Wolfie t1_j2row63 wrote

Ah, I stand corrected..his ads are as distasteful as they are effective, hence “Jacksonville lawyers for Jacksonville people” must have convinced me

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DuvalHeart t1_j2rr7jo wrote

He isn't actually representing those cases. He has attorneys in different cities across the country working under his brand. So they are often local lawyers.

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73Wolfie t1_j2plv9h wrote

maybe they ran him out of Jacksonville?

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illydelphia t1_j2p3aup wrote

Feel like he’s either just mocking Philly at this point or trying to be like a Saul Goodman (very horribly) or bit of both

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nnp1989 t1_j2p4svw wrote

It’s everywhere, not just Philly. Was in Boston for Thanksgiving and saw one of his billboards with something like “wicked good results.” Such a weenie.

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ntr89 t1_j2pdti8 wrote

What's the marketing company that's doing this and what is their deal

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mattcasey28 t1_j2pnrzb wrote

Yes, they are everywhere up here. He's got one during baseball season where he's in the Red Sox uniform, he had a Christmas on where he was Santa. My wife who is a graphic designer always talks about the bad Photoshop job they do on the ads

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jcake6 t1_j2pvwoq wrote

Part of me think it’s intentional. Like him in the Santa suit was so so very bad

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boltbrah t1_j2q98xm wrote

Here in LA he's got "LA LAW LAND". Weenie indeed.

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BureaucraticHotboi t1_j2q3ocn wrote

Shitty personal injury law firms are aiming for the lowest common denominator. You are a 7/11 employee who slipped and fell in the stock room, or a poor person who got clipped by a septa Bus? What is the first law firm that comes to mind…that’s all they give a shit about. We got people remembering us when they think maybe I need a lawyer to sue some company/institution for $30k

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73Wolfie t1_j2pg7u1 wrote

he doesn’t realize he’s not cool…

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FoshOliver t1_j2p4na7 wrote

You have to think that the actual guy doesn't make any of these decisions on how to advertise in local markets, right? I mean, he's a Florida lawyer atop a national personal injury firm, there is probably a local advertising team that gets updated seasonal pic and a little flex to use them appropriately. Like true Philly people, this crack team knows that the most effective way to drill a personality into the community consciousness of this city is through vitriol.

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butterfly105 t1_j36kjr8 wrote

That is absolutely not how legal marketing works. It is very aggressive from the partner side.

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uptown_gargoyle t1_j2p6cnp wrote

i like the ad campaign because of how upset it makes people

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thelatherdaddy t1_j2p5clh wrote

Why are y’all pressed on this?

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An_otherThrowAway t1_j2p63df wrote

It's painfully fake and forced. He's not from here and we all know it, so trying to use this seems a lot like that "How do you do, fellow kids" meme.

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Raecino t1_j2p82fd wrote

Tbf many on this subreddit are exactly like that

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Nice_Razzmatazz9705 t1_j2p7eyh wrote

I read a lot of people saying it pisses them off because I guess black people made up the word jawn and he’s trying to capitalize on it? I think it’s a dumb billboard but it definitely gets under peoples skin big time lol

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anonymous_lighting t1_j2p864u wrote

should we add jawn to the list of words only black people are allowed to say?

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enn_sixty_four t1_j2rrp7q wrote

There's a list? I can only think of one big one...and like, I don't need to ever say it so I don't whine about it.

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ScottishCalvin t1_j2p4oyr wrote

I half expect him to show up in adverts wearing Philly sports gear next, despite likely being unable to name one of our teams let alone a starting player.

He has these billboards putting across a gross sense of entitlement, like people should choose him to get redress on their career-ending injury, simply because they spot words like "Jawn" on his ads and they (as blue collar workers who didn't go to law school like him) are presumably too dumb to know any better when it comes to picking an attorney.

Yet at the same time his radio ads are pretty serious, stressing the firm's size and reputation.

Either way, it seems jumbled, unprofessional and mismanaged: that alone would make go elsewhere if I needed representation.

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cowboypresident t1_j2p8p6z wrote

In Greater Boston there are posters with his head on a (presumed) Red Sox players body

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mistersausage t1_j2petii wrote

Someone told me that in Hispanic areas he has a much darker skin tone in his ads. No idea if it's true.

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mattcasey28 t1_j2pnw2e wrote

My wife always comments on the bad Photoshop job of that one

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LabLawyer t1_j2pd5ex wrote

I love that we as a city can be united by our hatred for Jawn Morgan.

Also looking forward to seeing how Jeff Rosenbaum strikes back 😅 Love a petty feud.

https://www.crossingbroad.com/2022/06/lawyer-wars-jeff-rosenbaum-calls-out-jawn-morgan-with-i-95-billboard.html

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ContractTrue6613 t1_j2pq2ip wrote

Lol no. No one gives a fuck except corny transplants on Reddit who wear shirts that say Jawn on them but it’s the Wawa logo.

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jbphilly t1_j2ph5yl wrote

What a jackass! Let's punish him. But what can we do? I know! We'll post about him on the internet, thus totally not playing into his hands and giving him the attention he wants!

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Fat_Head_Carl t1_j2psroc wrote

That's the thing about advertising... Successful ads get stuck in your head... And here you are, telling others about it, some of which would never see the actual sign.

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Lawmonger t1_j2pp4pc wrote

I was an attorney for 16 years and I work in law firm marketing. If I was injured and wanted a lawyer I would not retain them. They’re a lawsuit mill. They work on volume. The only thing law firm advertising proves is a law firm has a big advertising budget.

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amhildreth t1_j2qeq62 wrote

topdoglaw has left the chat

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NonMagicBrian t1_j2rcxg5 wrote

Holy shit Top Dog Law is real? I was positive it was a placeholder the billboard company put up after the election ads went away.

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jf1702 t1_j2sq6ua wrote

TopDog is just a referral mill. They don't handle any cases. Everything is farmed out.

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amhildreth t1_j2rdxfz wrote

I always see their TV spots late at night while at work. Also, if you have a car radio that shows RDS (station name, artist, etc), all of the Philly iHeart stations scroll "@ top dog law accident attorneys at topdoglaw.com" next to their station id's instead of the artist and song info. It's annoying as hell.

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PurpleWhiteOut t1_j2qra1k wrote

Obviously, because you idiots keep posting about it so it's doing a great job

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FordMaverickFan t1_j2qbcvp wrote

The amount of free publicity social media gives to things that would go away if they just ignored them is going to be studied by historians for years.

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Raecino t1_j2p7zjd wrote

Tell him to go back to Florida

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omygoodnessreally t1_j2pajah wrote

Hahahhahhaahhaha go bo Edit: doubling down is 💯 more "philadelphian" than "jawn." It's brilliant.

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Kremet_The_Toad t1_j2qb5xv wrote

The irony of people complaining about this while using jabroni unirocially

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LadyCattleBattle t1_j2pjva3 wrote

I love that Rosenbaum has billboards calling him out. It's great having shitty lawyer billboard beef.

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callalind t1_j2pzzz3 wrote

Gotta be honest, Morgan & Morgan has a genius marketing team. They figure out the nuances of every city they are in (which is probably like every city ever) and they know how to use it to their advantage. You can bet they are advertising in Pittsburgh with the same ad but saying "yinz."

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thehoagieboy t1_j2pjvk8 wrote

Hot take: Youse Injured > Jawn Morgan

I think the more important question who put the damn "E" on the end of yous?

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PennyLiner t1_j2pmveh wrote

People who obey the rules of grammar closely are more likely to spell it as "youse," as are the Gen Xers who have spelled it "youse" for thirty to forty years.

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thehoagieboy t1_j2pnjvc wrote

Being an Xer myself, I guess I've only ever seen it written as yous.

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PennyLiner t1_j2ppryq wrote

What county do you live in? I grew up in Gloucester County Sourh Jersey, and summers and holidays in West Oak Lane. Finished high school in the Northeast at Cardinal Dougherty. I never saw "yous" but can understand how the word must have evolved to drop the e on the end. It could be a County/Region thing, so I'm curious where your home base is.

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thehoagieboy t1_j2pq5bp wrote

Grew up in NE Philly, went to Judge. To be honest, I've never said youse growing up, for us it was always more "yiz". Maybe that's why I really never saw it written.

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ContractTrue6613 t1_j2ppr1s wrote

Imagine being a transplant and being mad about that billboard. Like what’s wrong dude, it makes your Jawn Christmas ornament look bad?

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_token_black t1_j2qbjvq wrote

Justin Bieber is the only lawyer for me

IYKYK

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rovinchick t1_j2tidu4 wrote

I'll still take it over "I hate Steven Singer" any day.

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porkchameleon t1_j2twl59 wrote

The only thing that this thread and comments in it are telling me is that his ad campaign is a tremendous success.

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InigoJonze t1_j2p8adn wrote

It's been an unbelievably brilliant ad campaign. The butthurt on this subreddit is a joke, as the word has been played out, misused, etc for a long time now. It's not worth gatekeeping, and his staking claim to it like that is hilarious and absurd.

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dreadpiraterose t1_j2pi7br wrote

I grew up in Orlando where this sleeze bag comes from. I still can't believe I now have to deal with his shit here now too. He's not even a lawyer anymore as I recall.

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jcake6 t1_j2pvsiv wrote

I actually think the campaign is pretty funny. Like, I get it. It is dumb. But I’d be lying if I didn’t lol at him in the Santa outfit

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HyruleJedi t1_j2qas57 wrote

Funny you say this. But I counted like 10+ septa/billboards for personal injury attorney and this guys name is sticking better than the guy name Justin Bieber attorney at law

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jokersflame t1_j2rkps1 wrote

He’s a step away from having a “AYYYY IM WALKIN HEA IM WALKIN HEA, THATS A SPICY MEATBALL LIKE MA USED TO MAKE” billboard.

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lubacious t1_j2rpwzf wrote

It's so strange to me, I grew up in Orlando and went to school with someone whose father worked with another lawyer at his firm in the late nineties.

There used to be youtube videos of him getting *trashed* at this place in Orlando called Will's Pub.

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TheSilverDahlia t1_j2s3332 wrote

Fun fact: I saw the actual Jawn Morgan office in Sarasota FL. It looked like a Better Call Saul imitation. Wish I had taken a pic, sigh.

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[deleted] t1_j2ph8nf wrote

He had taken over an entire bus that I was stuck behind for several minutes last week. Having his big dumb face grinning at me.

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ThanosSnapsSlimJims t1_j2qheck wrote

It seems like he's campaigning hard to the lowest common denominator. It will work, but it's still a garbage tactic.

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PhilaTesla t1_j2qmxr0 wrote

So a relative who's a retired lawyer told me that Morgan's firm has a national advertising budget of approximately $31 million per year.

Let that figure sink in as you think about all the absurd billboards and television ads that he has across the country.

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Aphix t1_j2rhnk6 wrote

What

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f0rf0r t1_j2rmtl0 wrote

Binder and Binder.

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OrangeAvenger t1_j2s6qrv wrote

Someone I know works for him. Half of their budget is marketing, and most of their revenue comes through referral commissions. All they need people to do is call the number, and they will most likely never actually represent them. So, whatever gets the most attention is what the boards are going to say.

Also, to whoever said it below, yes, John Morgan loves that you hate the billboards.

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owenhinton98 t1_j2t9vya wrote

I saw a new commercial of his last night on tv, he basically cried about how Jeff Rosenbaum and others were calling him out for living in Florida, he proceeded to brag about all the other houses he has in other states and still failed to prove Pennsylvania residency or licensure

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ILoveKittensAndCats t1_j2t9xpa wrote

His new commercial is annoying AF. He talks about his house in Hawaii and says something like “his headquarters is where ever he sleeps that night.”

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THATDUDEROBO t1_j2us6tl wrote

Like seriously why would anybody give a fuck about this I think there’s more important things to worry about in this city than an injury lawyer advertising his law firm

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Disarray215 t1_j2pmrgg wrote

Just saw this one on 95. Plus isn’t the correct spelling just “Yous”?

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