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Why Your Law Firm Blog Doesn’t Make the Phone Ring

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You can gain reliable insight into the current state of law firm blogging from two recent market research studies: According to the ABA’s Legal Technology Report, less than 1/3 of all law firms have a blog, and most of those are large firms. And nearly 1/3 of CLOs do not read blogs at all. You have no blogging strategy.

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Avoid the Carnival Barker Approach to Publicity

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On that basis, certain types of publicity – such as an exclusive company profile written by a “friendly” journalist; one-on-one interviews on relevant topics; bylined articles, blog posts or OpEd pieces that you’ve authored – are far more valuable than simply being mentioned or quoted in a news or feature story. Plan media solicitations last.

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Is Your B2B Firm REALLY Marketing…Or Simply Making Tactical Soup?

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Blogs and newsletters demand original, timely content; not canned information. Website effectiveness requires ongoing attention to visitor traffic analytics and search engine optimization. Unfortunately, many B2B marketing tactics are often one-off or plug-and-play solutions.

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Bare Essentials: Marketing as a Necessary Evil

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To make matters worse, business owners often engage ad agencies, PR firms and outside (and internal) marketing “experts” who are always ready to prescribe a long list of tactical solutions (white papers, blogs, newsletters, publicity, social media, direct mail, conferences, advertising, etc.)…all Avoid being overly self-promotional.