8 Tips to get Senior Partners to Understand the Value of Social Media
I had a conversation with the senior managing partner of a mid-sized law firm last week. I was referred to him through a good friend who suggested that I should contact him about the services we provide. I spoke to him on the phone and before I could say a word he basically told me that […]
Using Content Marketing to Increase ROI for Your Law Firm
We’ve stressed in previous blog posts the importance of creating content to market your law firm. This time, we’re providing a quick refresher course on the steps your law firm should take to increase the return on investment for its content marketing efforts. Step One: Create Quality Content. The Content Marketing Institute’s Michael Brenner recently […]
What Factors Determine the Position of Your Ad on Google Ads?
Law Firm Pay-Per-Click Advertising When it comes to law firm pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, Google Ads is king. The potential reach of Google’s advertising network is unmatched, and with so many targeting and display options, it’s possible to market your law firm to everyone from the people in your local neighborhood to people on the other […]
How SEO Can Help Lawyers with Reputation Management
Reputation Management for Law Firms Reputation management should be an integral part of your law firm’s online presence. Without a strategy for managing the online reputation of your firm’s brand, the image you present to potential clients is at the mercy of the Internet. Just a single negative comment can do tremendous damage if it […]
Remarketing Vs. Retargeting: What's the Difference?
Search Engine Marketing for Lawyers When you get into the digital marketing world you’re bound to run across terms that are unfamiliar. Two terms that generate a lot of questions in search engine marketing for lawyers are retargeting and remarketing. Both are used to describe the idea of connecting with visitors to your law firm’s […]
Five Tips to Consider When Hiring for Social Media
I recently had a conversation with an old acquaintance from law school who is now a practicing lawyer at a successful law firm – that shall remain nameless for anonymity. Once we caught up and she learned I had changed professions from practicing law to digital marketing consultant for lawyers and law firms she eagerly told […]
Top 9 SEO Tools for Law Firms
SEO Tools for Law Firms Search engine optimization is one of the most important aspects of your law firm’s online presence. Like it or not, search engines play a huge role in determining how many people are going to find your website when they’re looking for your services. SEO should be a top priority to […]
A Lawyer’s Call to Marketing
Where do law firms turn to find the expert talent to lead their marketing initiatives and grow business? Sometimes they are able to reach within and find a lawyer from their own ranks to step up and answer the call. This was the case for Gretchen Koehler, CMO of global litigation funding firm Bentham IMF. […]
Using Social Media to Enhance Your Law Firm’s Client Service
With the advent of social media, client dissatisfaction can be communicated in a much more expedited and public way than in the past. A client can simply go to one of many review sites like Yelp or Google and publish a negative review for the world to read. Unhappy clients can also let their Twitter […]
Five Digital Marketing Books that Legal Marketers Should Read
As we near the end of the year and start thinking about the holidays and winter vacations, I thought it would be valuable to share a list of books on digital marketing that I read this year. In my humble opinion, these books are must reads for marketers looking to revamp or enhance their digital […]
Search Engine Marketing vs Social Media Marketing: Which Is Best for My Law Practice?
Digital Marketing Strategy for Law Firms As most marketers know, search and social are the primary ways to drive traffic to your law firm’s website. But deciding whether search engine marketing (SEM) or social media marketing (SMM) is going to work better for marketing your law practice can be a difficult proposition. Should your marketing […]
The 7 Most Important Ranking Factors for Law Firm Websites
How do search engines determine the relevancy of your firm’s website? We all understand the basics of how Internet search engines work. We type in words, phrases or questions, and the search engine returns a list of results that it deems relevant to what we are searching for. However, most marketers and lawyers do not […]