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Why Most B2B Companies Don’t Use Earned Media (Public Relations)

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They don’t know how to generate positive coverage. In ways that really matter for companies, notably lead generation, market engagement and revenue generation, no other type of marketing content compares with earned media exposure. They don’t appreciate the power of earned media.

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B2B Marketing Needs One Giant Step…Backwards

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Most often, however, the sheer volume of first-class mail processed every morning by office gatekeepers made it more likely that your personalized pitch letter and costly sales brochure would end up, unopened, in the garbage can. Dead on arrival.

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Manage the Pedigree Factor in Professional Services Marketing

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The most effective tactics involve generating either direct or indirect 3rd party endorsements that support your firm’s credibility. If your firm doesn’t possess a strong traditional pedigree, there are several ways you can reduce decision-making risk for prospective clients. is still one of the most powerful ways to build credibility.

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Bare Essentials: Marketing as a Necessary Evil

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all of which may be more likely to generate distractions and invoices than new accounts or revenue growth. Use first-class, consistent photography for people’s portraits. Include contact information; not a generic response form. Take advantage of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) tactics. Avoid being overly self-promotional.

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Three Law Firm Marketing Shortcomings…and How to Avoid Them

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The generation of attorneys who still consider any type of “marketing” to be unprofessional is diminishing, concurrent with the increase of “Emeritus” partners listed on law firm websites. This earned media exposure generates an inherent 3rd party endorsement from an objective, credible source.

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White Papers are Not Dead. They’re on Life Support.

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The outcome of widespread abuse of white papers – driven by marketers grasping for new ways to put lipstick on a pig, or too lazy to produce rigorous research that might empower customers to draw their own conclusions – is that the tactic has lost its franchise as an effective B2B marketing asset class.

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