Law Firm Marketing
In a crowded legal marketplace, simply being an excellent lawyer is no longer a viable client acquisition model. Word-of-mouth will always be a cornerstone of our profession, but relying on it exclusively creates a feast-or-famine revenue cycle that forces equity partners onto a stressful business development treadmill.
If you are ready to transition away from passive visibility and start building an intentional, scalable client acquisition engine completely on your own terms, explore our complete, interactive master handbook: Marketing for Law Firms: The Modern Partner’s Blueprint.
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Much has been written about clients’ reactions to escalating legal costs, but what are the implications of a client challenging individual billing entries? It may not be about billing at all, but about how well your operating style aligns with ...
Mike O'Horo - June 28, 2017
On Sept. 1, 1994, a man named Marc Duke started The Original Pet Drink Co. in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His vision? Provide flavored bottled water for pets, free of the chemicals found in tap water and fortified with essential vitamins and ...
Nika Kabiri - June 26, 2017
Law firms are busy places, and sometimes the smaller operations are even more chaotic than their large firm counterparts. It’s important to keep that behind the scenes, though. Your clients should see only a well-oiled machine — beginning the ...
Noble McIntyre - June 21, 2017
It’s difficult to attend any legal conference these days without hearing about technology and change, but it’s refreshing to discuss these topics with people who actually do the work. Recently, I moderated a panel for an ARK conference, "The New ...
Mary Juetten - June 16, 2017Get to the Point has previously preached that specificity enhances credibility. In fact, I’m working on a cross-stitch with this aphorism to place on the office wall. Using an unsupported superlative flouts this rule.
Theda C. Snyder - June 13, 2017
Most professionals have a complicated relationship with public speaking — particularly if it is a good business development opportunity. On the one hand, you're pretty sure you want this gig. It could be the start of something good for your ...
Merrilyn Astin Tarlton - June 9, 2017
Blog posts, podcasts and videos aren’t the only options for sharing content on your law firm’s website and social media platforms. Infographics offer an easy way for readers to review — and quickly grasp — visualized data. They are an engaging ...
Lynn Luong - June 8, 2017
A client dinner can be a beautiful thing. Bull Garlington tells how to make it so.
Bull Garlington - June 7, 2017
You need to have relevant content available online so that when prospects search for information that touches on your specific area of expertise, they’ll be more likely to find you. Whether published articles, guest blog posts, webinars, ...
Lee Frederiksen - June 6, 2017
Most of us have a generally good grasp of English usage and punctuation. The problem is that some usage and punctuation errors are so subtle and pervasive that we are tricked into thinking they are correct. Additionally, language use is ...
Susan Kostal - June 1, 2017