Experts agree that the COVID virus will be with us into the foreseeable future. With mask mandates lifted, people are cautiously stepping out to assess the damage wrought by the storm. While many professionals are eagerly moving back to business as usual, not all...
How to Track the ROI on your Marketing Efforts
Throughout my career in law firm marketing, the following has become a popular mantra: “How do we measure the ROI of our marketing efforts?” There are a couple of short answers then we’ll dive in. First, I believe if you don’t have a goal in mind for a marketing...
How to Choose the Right Marketing Company for Your Law Firm
I have a prospective law firm client who found PSM through the SEO we do. It’s a firm in Scottsdale, Arizona. My process is always to offer to meet with and talk to the firm in our PSM Video conference Room, which I did with this law firm. It was a very positive...
Public Relations 101 for Law Firms
The purpose of this brief article is to convey PSM LLC’s approach to public and media relations for lawyers and law firms. Getting Started with Public Relations for Attorneys Before a public and media relations strategy can be implemented there are a number precursors...
How to Engage on LinkedIn: Tips for Professionals
LinkedIn continues to serve as a great networking tool for professionals. Don’t miss out by not engaging on LinkedIn! I’ve compiled some LinkedIn best practices for you on how to fully complete your profile, add quality connections, and start engaging! Step 1 –...
PSM Partner Series: Michelle Wheeler
At the ripe age of six years old, Michelle Wheeler learned about the world of marketing through her mother, Terrie Wheeler, founder of PSM Marketing. Michelle would spend evenings stapling her mother’s proposals, assembling presentation packets, and learning the lingo...
2021 LinkedIn Checklist ✔
The very first thing you need to do is complete your LinkedIn profile. The simple fact is that we live in a virtual society and even if your primary source for new business is from referrals, prospective clients will still Google your name before they contact you....
PSM Partner Series: Terrie Wheeler
A three part series offering an inside look at the women behind PSM-Marketing, the early days, career perspectives & entrepreneurial challenges. Part one is with Terrie Wheeler, MBC, President and Founder of PSM Marketing, LLC In 1997, Terrie Wheeler sat in her...
Millennials + Pandemic = The Evolution of Professionalism
How millennials and the pandemic are driving a transformation of professional work culture. If you ask a Baby Boomer what it means to be a “professional” in the United States, you might get answers like: wearing business formal attire, having salaried employment,...
8 Rules of Video Call Etiquette While Working from Home
Manners Matter- Even on a Video Call Welcome to the PSM School of Etiquette! Today’s lesson will focus on the importance of proper manners on professional video calls. The COVID-19 global pandemic has changed the landscape of professional meetings since it’s emergence...
As COVID-19 Lockdowns Ease, Content Marketing Changes Again
By Terrie S. Wheeler, MBC and Jim Bliwas When the COVID-19 pandemic hit and lockdowns were ordered nearly everywhere, website content, blogs and social media posts needed to make a fast, hard turn so the content remained relevant as the ground shifted around us. Not...
Marketing During COVID-19: Practical Ideas to Grow Your Practice
In a call I had yesterday with a client, I heard an amazing statement. First let me paint the picture. We are talking via videoconference (of course). His two adorable little daughters are “participating” in the call by waving and...