Millions of people lost their jobs in 2020, and in their search for new positions, they discovered a new-to-them social network: LinkedIn. Yes, you read that right — LinkedIn is having a moment. According to a Q3 2020 Performance Report from Microsoft, the platform grew 26% in that quarter alone, adding a whopping 15 million
Marc Cerniglia
If You Want a Healthy Business, Nurture a Healthy Mind
Entrepreneurs drive the economy forward with innovative solutions to big problems in business. How different businesses have weathered the pandemic this past year is proof of that. However, while entrepreneurs generate success for their businesses, one aspect of that role isn’t discussed enough: their mental health.
According to Dr. Michael Freeman, a psychiatrist who studies…
Turn More Consultations into Happy Clients with This Simple Mindset Switch
Think about how consultations usually go at your firm. What talking points do you and your team bring into those meetings? If your answer is “who we are, what we do, and the cost of our services,” there is a fundamental flaw in your consultation model keeping you from converting clients: You’re selling yourself instead…
Have Your Past Clients Forgotten You? The Easy Way to Capture Repeat Business and Referrals
A few months ago, a Spotlight Branding client told us a story that is every lawyer’s worst nightmare. It all started when our client (we’ll call him Justin) got a phone call.
“Hello!” said the person on the other end of the line. “I’m looking for a lawyer who can help me with a family…
Is Your Website Losing Clients? 3 Reasons to Update Your Firm’s Site Today
Think about the last time you went online to order takeout food. How was the experience? Did you put your order in without a hitch, or were you frustrated by the restaurant’s outdated website, malfunctioning plugins, and counterintuitive ordering process? Maybe you even wondered whether they were open at all when a COVID-19 popup from…
The Game-Changing Marketing Solution No One Else Knows About: Meet the Content Loop™
If you’ve done more than five minutes of research on marketing, you’ve probably heard that to succeed, you need to “build a funnel.” Marketing funnels are all the rage right now. The idea is that you use your content, digital advertising, points of contact, and other marketing efforts to suck leads into the broad end…
Humans vs. Robots: The Content Battle (and Our 2nd Law of Content Marketing)
Would you make an emotional love confession to your toothbrush? Would you tell your favorite joke to a glass of water? If you answered “no” twice, take a minute to think about why those answers were so easy, and yet you don’t bat an eye about marketing to robots.
When we say robots, we’re referring…
Are You Stabbing Your Firm in the Back? The Secret to Reviving Your Social Media Presence
Open a new tab right now and open up your firm’s social media accounts. Don’t just pull up one — open everything you have, including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Now, look at your most recent post. How old is it? Let us guess: It’s older than you’d like to admit.
Hundreds of law firms neglect…
Optimize Your List to Target the Right Leads the First Time!
Your business is nothing without its list. The files upon files of customer data that you have stashed away can give you more insight and direction than most metrics, yet many business leaders know very little about their list — much less how to utilize it.
A great list has a few components. It’s usually…
Content Makes All Marketing Work Better—Because ‘Content Is King’!
You’ve probably heard of the four laws of thermodynamics, and maybe even the four laws of love thanks to the famous Jimmy Evans book. But what about the four laws of content marketing? Does that sound familiar?
If not, you’re in luck! Over the next four months in this newsletter, we’ll be going over each…