Law Firm Marketing

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Take Stock of Your Marketing and Business Development Activities

One of my favorite quotes is, “If you keep on doing what you've always done, you'll keep on getting what you've always got.” Although a bit inelegant, this phrase is particularly apt with respect to marketing and business development.

Sally J. Schmidt - January 5, 2015
I Hate Public Speaking! Is It Worth the Effort?

Question: I hate public speaking, but I do it because I’m told it’s good marketing. But when I take days to prepare for a single speech that brings me no new business, I’m inclined to refuse the next invitation. What am I ...

The Editors - December 15, 2014
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Five Ways to Sink Your Law Blog

Some lawyers spend hours upon hours each month working on their blogs, and yet they have no traffic to show for it. One reason is poor content. There are some common mistakes lawyers make when creating blog posts that do little to help their ...

Andrew Cabasso - December 5, 2014
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Bad Growth: Destructive to Your Law Practice

The focus of this “One of a Kind” series has been on growth. Growth that's good. The steps and strategies identified in prior posts, which include establishing a niche expertise, a compelling personal brand and a robust content marketing ...

Jay Harrington - December 2, 2014
2014 What’s Hot and Not in the Legal Profession

Every year, like clockwork, Bob Denney takes the temperature of the legal profession and shares his firm’s observations on the most important business trends in the practice of law. Once again, this year Attorney at Work readers are the first to ...

Bob Denney - December 1, 2014
Make Your Marketing More Persuasive

Lawyers often need to use persuasive skills in their work — convincing a judge or jury with an argument, persuading another party in a contract negotiation, convincing a client to pursue a realistic path. Yet when it comes to marketing, many ...

Sally J. Schmidt - November 17, 2014
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Reach Your LinkedIn Goals

Using LinkedIn is a lot like any other business development activity. If you don't know what your goal is, and plan a strategy for achieving it, you won't accomplish much. At last month's Legal Marketing Technology Conference West, David Ackert ...

Sayre Happich - November 10, 2014
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Lawyer Marketing Quick-Start Steps

Sometimes it seems the only business problem you really have is knowing how to get more clients. Sure, people talk about marketing plans, but exactly what plans should you be making? What’s working for others? What should your next priorities ...

Merrilyn Astin Tarlton - November 7, 2014
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Wisdom Marketing: Building Trust, Loyalty and Respect

"Click." Did you hear that? That "click" was in your reader's head. It's the proverbial light bulb moment when something you wrote resonated and registered with your audience. Someone has taken notice. You’ve just formed a relationship. That ...

Jay Harrington - November 3, 2014
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Take Time to Stand Out on LinkedIn

You are probably too busy practicing law to spend a whole lot of time perfecting your presence on social media. But research shows that clients will hire you based on what they find — or don’t find — about you online, especially on ...

Sayre Happich - October 30, 2014
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