Marketing Craftmanship

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

Marketing Craftmanship

Your blog content is not optimized. If you don’t want to be bothered, get someone who understands Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to do it for you. A blog’s marketing function is to drive top-of-mind awareness with your clients, prospects and referral sources. Skipping this step will greatly limit potential readership.

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Three Law Firm Marketing Shortcomings…and How to Avoid Them

Marketing Craftmanship

Practitioners and firms invest in online directories, on search engine optimization or paid search, on Google ads and even highway billboards to drive new business inquiries. So most law firm marketing plans are based on putting several lines in the water, and hoping something takes the bait.

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Bare Essentials: Marketing as a Necessary Evil

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Take advantage of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) tactics. Contain graphic elements that support your firm’s brand (avoid cheesy stock photos). Feature a limited number of sections / pages, and be easy to navigate. Avoid being overly self-promotional. Present your professionals as individuals who are real and approachable.

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

Marketing Craftmanship

Website effectiveness requires ongoing attention to visitor traffic analytics and search engine optimization. Blogs and newsletters demand original, timely content; not canned information. White papers and case studies become quickly outdated. Webinars and public forums entail lead qualification and follow-up with prospects.

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Sales and Marketing Alignment: Facing Professional Culture Clash

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In addition to traditional methods such as advertising (a/k/a “paid media”) and public relations (a/k/a “earned media”), the marketing tool kit now includes everything from Search Engine Optimization (SEO) tactics, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) programs and Marketing Automation software, to Account-Based Marketing (ABM), which is the latest (..)