Category: Agency News

  • Firesign’s Amy Nouri Wins Gold 2025 PRISM Award for Special Projects

    Amy Nouri, Firesign vice president, recently won a Gold PRISM Award from the Greater Kansas City PRSA in its annual public relations contest. Amy was honored in the special projects category for media relations on behalf of a law firm regarding a sensitive litigation matter.

    The Greater Kansas City PRSA PRISM Awards annually honor outstanding public relations professionals, programs, and tactics. Entries are graded on four areas by PRSA members from an outside chapter, who issue scores on research, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The highest combined scores receive Gold awards.

  • For Solo Lawyers and Small Law Firms, A New Marketing Option: Firesign Launches Flare™ 

    Firesign | Enlightened Legal Marketing today announced the launch of Flare, a new website product for law firms of one, two or three lawyers. 

    Without the resources of Big Law, entrepreneurial law firms can struggle to establish visibility and credibility online. This can be critical to their growth and survival:

    • While 59 percent of potential clients seek referrals, 57 percent search on their own, and 16 percent do both, according to Clio’s Legal Trends Report.
    • An impressive online presence matters more to Millennials and Gen Z clients, who comprise a growing percentage of the market. In the same Clio report, younger clients were 43 percent more likely to value websites than Gen X, and 131 percent more likely to care about them than Boomers.

    A professional website is a necessity, but it can be an expensive and time-consuming step, and many existing options tie small law firms into extended contracts or deals that compromise their intellectual property.

    Recognizing the need for a website product that is tailored to the small firm demographic, Firesign created Flare. The specialized offering includes:

    • Straightforward, fixed-fee pricing based on headcount
    • A streamlined creation process that can launch websites in weeks, not months
    • WordPress websites designed for both mobile and desktop visitors
    • No surprise charges or ongoing fees
    • All firm IP staying with the firm

    Flare is implemented by Firesign’s team, which has designed websites for law firms across the country. Firesign’s work has been recognized by Lawyerist.com, which has twice named agency websites among its top 10 “Best Law Firm Websites”; for seven consecutive years, the agency won the “Website Design” category in Missouri Lawyers Weekly’s Reader Rankings.

    The Flare service is particularly well-suited to startup law firms; lawyers who are hanging out their shingles find benefit in the expedited design and predictable pricing. One early beta Flare project was for Gunn | Slater, which launched in Q1 2025; the website has since been recognized for excellence by the Hermes Creative Awards and the NYX Awards, where it took Gold in the Website: Law & Legal Services category.

    “The website that Firesign built for our new firm exceeded our expectations,” said Erica Slater, a founder of Gunn | Slater. “It is not only visually impressive, but also helping our new firm quickly establish market presence and credibility. We couldn’t have asked for a better partner to support our vision and goals.”  

    For more information or to get started with Flare, visit Firesign at www.firesignmarketing.com.

    About Firesign | Enlightened Legal Marketing

    As a marketing agency dedicated to the legal sector, Firesign helps law firms and legal service providers build credibility and clientele. The team – including BigLaw veterans and an AmLaw 100 CMO – provides brand and identity, content and communications, and awards and rankings counsel. Headquartered near Kansas City, Mo., Firesign has advised clients across the U.S. and on two continents.

  • Firesign Wins Communicator Award of Excellence for Best Logo – Legal

    Firesign Wins Communicator Award of Excellence for Best Logo – Legal

    Firesign’s logo for Gunn | Slater is a winner in the annual Communicator Awards, the fifth time Firesign’s design work to launch the law firm has been honored this year. Firesign won the Award of Excellence, the Communicator Awards’ highest honor, in the category of Best Logo – Legal.

    Founded by trial attorneys Amy Gunn and Erica Slater, Gunn | Slater hired Firesign to create a logo and website that reflects Gunn Slater’s identity as a fierce and trustworthy advocate for those harmed by negligence, while maintaining a fresh and sophisticated appearance that stands apart from typical personal injury law firms and several competitor firms in their market. In addition to the Communicator Award of Excellence, Firesign won the Gold Award for Best Professional Service Website and received honorable mention for Best Logo in the Hermes Creative Awards and Gold for Best Website/Law & Legal Services and Silver for Best Logo Design, an overall category, in the NYX Awards for Gunn | Slater.

    The Communicator Awards are sanctioned and reviewed by the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts, an invitation-only group of professionals from brand and media, interactive, advertising, and marketing firms including American Express, Sony, Discovery Communications, and Netflix. Click here for more information about the awards.

  • Firesign Selected For Seventh Time in Reader Ranking Awards for All Three Marketing Categories

    Firesign Selected For Seventh Time in Reader Ranking Awards for All Three Marketing Categories

    The 2025 Reader Ranking Awards are in, and Firesign is honored to have been voted as top winner in three categories: Best Public Relations Agency, Best Website Design, and Best Law Firms Business Development/Coaching Services.

    Voted on by Missouri Lawyers Media readers, the Reader Ranking Awards celebrate the businesses and organizations that support and enhance the work of attorneys.

    Our team here at Firesign is incredibly grateful for the opportunity to work with local legal industry professionals and beyond. We are dedicated to continuing to bring our spark to the legal industry.

  • Firesign Wins Again for Gunn | Slater Website Design in Hermes Creative Awards

    Firesign Wins Again for Gunn | Slater Website Design in Hermes Creative Awards

    Firesign’s design work for the launch of the Gunn | Slater law firm was honored again, this time in the annual Hermes Creative Awards, one of the oldest and largest creative competitions in the world. Firesign won the Gold Award for Best Professional Service Website and received honorable mention for Best Logo. Previously, Firesign won Gold for Best Website/Law & Legal Services and Silver for Best Logo Design, an overall category, in the NYX Awards.

    Founded by Amy Gunn and Erica Slater, both accomplished trial attorneys, Gunn | Slater is a women-owned law firm focused on providing legal representation for individuals harmed by reckless healthcare providers, truck drivers, or product manufacturers. Before launching their firm, Amy and Erica hired Firesign to create a logo and website that reflects Gunn | Slater’s identity as a fierce and trustworthy advocate for those harmed by negligence, while maintaining a fresh and sophisticated appearance that stands apart from typical personal injury law firms and several competitor firms in their market.

    The Hermes Gold Award marks the eighth time Firesign’s work has been honored among the nation’s best law firm websites. Firesign has won Lawyerist’s Best Law Firm Websites award for two years running, took home two Gold awards and one Platinum honor from the dotCOMM Awards, a Gold NYX Award, and received recognition in the Communicator Awards.

    The 2025 Hermes Creative Awards were judged individually by members of the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals, which consist of several thousand marketing, communication, advertising, public relations, digital media production, and freelance professionals. More information about the program is available here.

  • Firesign Wins NYX Awards for Designing New Law Firm’s Logo and Website

    Firesign Wins NYX Awards for Designing New Law Firm’s Logo and Website

    Firesign’s design work for the launch of the Gunn | Slater law firm won two awards in the annual NYX Awards, an international competition that “honors individuals, agencies, and organizations that demonstrate extraordinary caliber” in marketing, communication, advertising, public relations, and related fields. Firesign won Gold for Best Website/Law & Legal Services and Silver for Best Logo Design, an overall category.

    Founded by Amy Gunn and Erica Slater, both accomplished trial attorneys, Gunn | Slater is a women-owned law firm focused on providing legal representation for individuals harmed by reckless healthcare providers, truck drivers, or product manufacturers. Before launching their firm, Amy and Erica hired Firesign to create a logo and website that reflects Gunn | Slater’s identity as a fierce and trustworthy advocate for those harmed by negligence, while maintaining a fresh and sophisticated appearance that stands apart from typical personal injury law firms and several competitor firms in their market.

    This is the seventh time Firesign’s work has been honored among the nation’s best law firm websites. Firesign has won Lawyerist’s Best Law Firm Websites award for two years running, took home two Gold awards and one Platinum honor from the dotCOMM Awards and received recognition in the Communicator Awards.

    The NYX Awards are judged by a diverse panel of experienced and leading industry professionals. More information about the awards is available here.