You may not realize this, but as many as 10% of your overall website visitors may have clicked on your website because of the Google Reviews posted on you and your company. So what do you need to know about Google reviews, and how can you ask your clients to provide...
Beat the Blogging Blues: How to Create a Post in 30 Minutes!
Start Time: 11:45 a.m. You want to blog – you know it will help build your name recognition for yourself and your law firm, but it seems writer’s block takes over each time you think about writing a blog post. Properly promoted, blog posts will help establish your...
How to Mine your Contact’s Contacts on LinkedIn
We are all getting used to the new LinkedIn user experience rolled out in October 2016. We thought we knew it all then – presto – so much is different! One of the best features on LinkedIn is the ability to search your contact’s contacts to determine if your...
3 Steps to Creating a Unique Brand for Your Professional Services Firm
Has your firm been looking into improving or creating your own unique brand? An important question to ask yourself when critiquing your brand is whether your firm delivers a product, or whether your firm delivers a service because the strategies are a little...
The Four Pillars of Marketing ™: How to Use Them in YOUR Marketing Efforts
Sign up for our webinar on The Four Pillars of Marketing on April 20, 2017 > Many years ago when I was a law firm marketing director, I realized the need to summarize and synthesize best marketing practices for lawyers. Thus, The Four Pillars of Marketing ™...
Want To Impress? Dress Like A Successful Lawyer!
Somewhere in the ’90s, casual Friday happened. At the time, many law firms were concerned about client perceptions and would post notices at their reception desks to brace visitors for the shock of seeing their lawyers in Dockers and button-downs. Casual Friday soon...
Driving New Business Through Strategic Referrals: It’s A 2-Way Street
Are you happy with the flow of referrals into your practice? The financial success of a lawyer can be measured by the strength of his or her referral network. While lawyers know they should do more to build these lucrative relationships, few apply a strategic process...
Infographic: Develop Your Marketing Plan in 8 Easy Steps
Believe it or not, you learned the process of how to develop a marketing plan in law school. Let me explain. Developing a marketing plan is just like conducting the discovery upon which you create the case strategy, or pursuing due diligence before you create “deal...
When to update your LinkedIn photo
I’m often asked, “How often should I update my LinkedIn headshot?” The answer is different for everyone. I originally photographed Mike in 2014. He called a couple of weeks ago to schedule a session for an updated headshot because he’d lost some weight - see the...
An 8-Step Process to Develop Your Marketing Plan In 2017
Believe it or not, you learned the process of how to develop a marketing plan in law school. Let me explain. Developing a marketing plan is just like conducting the discovery upon which you create the case strategy, or pursuing due diligence before you create “deal...
Marketing Best Practices for Women Lawyers
Throughout my legal marketing career, I have helped scores of women lawyers identify and pursue targeted new business opportunities, and with great success. But one issue that comes up often, is the concept that marketing for women lawyers is different than the...
3 Myths about your LinkedIn Profile Picture
First impressions DO matter! Your LinkedIn profile picture serves as a critical first impression for potential employers, business partners and clients, so you know it needs to be good! In my experience shooting professional headshots and LinkedIn profile portraits...