Client retention is the lifeblood of professional service firms. While attracting new clients is important, keeping the ones you already have is crucial for long-term success. In fact, studies show that retaining a client can be five times cheaper than acquiring a new...
Summer is a vibrant time of the year, perfect for professional services firms to implement fresh and innovative marketing strategies. Here are ten best practices to help your firm generate new business and expand name recognition this summer. 1. Host Outdoor...
Find Marketing Motivation for 2020 Do you have your 2020 Marketing Plan in place yet? If not, fear not. In fact, it’s a great time of year to focus on your business growth goals! Our 2020 Marketing Plan is for You Are you a business owner or a contractor? Maybe you...
In previous decades, attorneys like you may have been able to generate buzz for your practice through print ads, newsletters, and traditional marketing strategies; that’s simply not the case in 2019. With so many firms in competition for the same cases, you have to...
How to Cope (and NOT put Marketing on the Back Burner) As a successful attorney, you may sometimes be busier than you’d prefer to be. In your busiest moments, it’s tempting to reevaluate your schedule and look for ways to cut back on your time commitments. In many...
Many small firms and solo practitioners have a good understanding of marketing and how it affects their business. If you don’t have an expansive marketing department like a large firm would, you’ve likely had to educate yourself and make smart decisions about which...
Let’s face it, attorneys are a driven bunch, and that can sometimes mean the grass always seems greener on the other side. As new opportunities for growth present themselves, whether that may be a chance to go in-house with a client, to join a well-known, reputable...
As 2018 comes to a close, many solo practitioners and small professional services firms are taking some time to reflect on the year’s triumphs and struggles. If you’ve been doing the same, don’t forget to include your marketing efforts for the year in these...
As a solo practitioner, you may sometimes get a little lonely or feel isolated from others in your profession. When you don’t have other attorneys at your firm to bounce ideas off of, it’s easy to feel stagnant in your marketing and networking efforts. Even when...
When you are trying to maintain and even increase your success as a lawyer, word-of-mouth referrals are unquestionably important. While you may interact with your referrals directly through your sales efforts, marketing is also extremely important in the referral...
As a lawyer, when you feel overwhelmed with your practice, you may want to fully immerse yourself in your clients’ needs. It can seem like you never have enough time to finish everything on your to-do list. At the peak of your career, you might even feel forced to put...
PSM Marketing relies heavily on a comprehensive PR strategy to help clients build name recognition and awareness in the marketplace. PSM Founder and President, Terrie S. Wheeler, MBC, a veteran in Law Firm Marketing, shares her understanding of the nuances of PR...