So what are The Four Pillars of Marketing? The Four Pillars provide the construct for lawyers to use as they seek to develop and implement a marketing plan that will cover all the most important elements and best practices for lawyers. It’s not enough to just write...
3 Steps to Creating a Strong Brand Message
Looking to continue to strengthen your firm’s brand? In last week’s blog we focused on the steps to create a unique brand for your service firm. Now that you have written out your message, composed your elevator speech, and developed a tagline, what steps are left to...
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...
The Argument for a Strong Brand Voice
By Meg E. Haley, Copywriter Whether starting a business or seeking to redefine what it stands for, creating brand documents is a project not to be overlooked. Unfortunately, many people in decision-making positions are under the impression that “branding” simply means...
Sweat the Small Stuff: The Ethics of Marketing Your Law Practice
Many of you have heard of the book, “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff,” by Richard Carlson. When it comes to ethically marketing your law practice, it’s the small stuff that matters. From returning calls and emails in a timely fashion to zealously advocating for your...
To Blog Or Not To Blog: A Primer For Lawyers
In today’s digital world, there are many ways to increase your name recognition in the marketplace. However, you want to make sure your time is spent on activities most likely to succeed and generate results. Measuring the results from blogging isn’t just about...
20 Marketing Ideas You Can Do in 5 Minutes or Less!
By Terrie S. Wheeler Professionals are busy – there’s never enough time to really do marketing. But we know that everyone has small bits of time each day to implement just one small, high-impact strategy – particularly if it will take five minutes or less of your...
Building High Quality Referral Relationships: What it Really Takes
Ask any lawyer and they will tell you: The vast majority of their new business comes from referrals. In fact, statistically, referrals are responsible for up to 80% of new business generated by lawyers. These referrals take many shapes and forms. From past clients,...
How to Use Your Website to Develop Business
In today’s digitally savvy marketplace, your website plays a more important role than ever in conveying the right first impression for your practice. According to a recent survey results, over 80 percent of people who are considering purchasing legal services go to a...
The Elusive Elevator Speech: Tips on How to Communicate Your Niche
Everyone has been to the proverbial dinner party or neighborhood event only to be met with, “So, what do you do?” Generally, our responses fall into the path of least resistance: “I’m a lawyer,” or maybe “I do estate planning.” However, in today’s market, a key...
Low Cost High Impact Strategies that Work! Part II
By Terrie S. Wheeler, MBC Continuing on our earlier blog post this month, Part II discusses yet more ways to implement low cost marketing strategies that will help you attract new business. Join a Trade Association and Become Active A short note related to bar...