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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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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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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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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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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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uptown_gargoyle t1_j2p6cnp wrote

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

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Raecino t1_j2p7zjd wrote

Tell him to go back to Florida

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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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omygoodnessreally t1_j2pajah wrote

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

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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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[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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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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DuvalHeart t1_j2piwxy wrote

Replying to 73Wolfie (#1,267,479)

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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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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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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Disarray215 t1_j2pmrgg wrote

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

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DuvalHeart t1_j2pnl7m wrote

Replying to 73Wolfie (#1,267,620)

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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mattcasey28 t1_j2pnrzb wrote

Replying to nnp1989 (#1,267,016)

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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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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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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PennyLiner t1_j2ppryq wrote

Replying to thehoagieboy (#1,267,709)

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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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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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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throwitofftheboat t1_j2pxjm9 wrote

Replying to cizzop (#1,267,587)

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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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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BureaucraticHotboi t1_j2q3ocn wrote

Replying to illydelphia (#1,266,957)

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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Hoyarugby t1_j2q7tp5 wrote

Replying to cizzop (#1,267,587)

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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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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Kremet_The_Toad t1_j2qb5xv wrote

The irony of people complaining about this while using jabroni unirocially

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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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_token_black t1_j2qbjvq wrote

Justin Bieber is the only lawyer for me

IYKYK

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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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PurpleWhiteOut t1_j2qra1k wrote

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

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NonMagicBrian t1_j2rcasx wrote

Replying to Hoyarugby (#1,268,482)

> 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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amhildreth t1_j2rdxfz wrote

Replying to NonMagicBrian (#1,269,685)

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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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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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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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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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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