Not everyone can be an effective marketing coach. While they may be able to help you with one or two things above, they will not be able to consistently help you move forward on all fronts. So what’s important when you’re looking at hiring a marketing coach? Consider...
In my previous blog, What is a Marketing Coach and Why Do I Need One?, I discussed how a marketing coach can benefit you and what traits you need to look for. But before you hire a marketing coach to help you grow your practice, please make sure you’re ready to make...
For the past 20 years I have served as a marketing coach to hundreds of individual professionals. My clients tell me that having a marketing coach feels like they have their own personal marketing director focused solely and exclusively on their success. All that...
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...
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...
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...
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 ™...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...