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 Did you put your order in without a hitch, or were you frustrated by the restaurant’s outdated website, malfunctioning plugins, and counterintuitive ordering process?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
Ten Opportunities to Improve Your Law Firm Marketing: Practical strategies you can use to grow your practice.
From the Archives
Your marketing strategy is the key to growing your law firm. If your marketing strategy is stale (or non-existent) you’re not going to fuel the growth you’re hoping for. On the other hand, an effective marketing strategy will help you bring in new clients, generate more referrals, and even help you justify
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
How to Write a Book as a Business Development Tool
Anyone that has followed me over the past 15 years knows that I am a firm believer in the power of writing a book for business development purposes. In my view, it is a big audacious business card—period! If written as a business development tool—it lets prospective clients inside your world and how you think.
Stop Taking Cases You Dread! The Secret to Hooking Your Dream Clients
Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!”—Maya Angelou
We have a secret to share with you. It’s a big secret — something even lawyers who have worked decades in the business don’t know. Are you ready? Here it is: You don’t have to take cases you hate in order to keep
Get More Referrals (It’s the Easiest Way to Increase Your Bottom Line!)
Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.”
—Theodore Roosevelt
The more often you remind your network of who you are and what you do, the more likely they are to think of your firm when the opportunity for a referral comes up. As it is
Business Development: Ideas to Get You Thinking
IDEAS. Some are great—they found the New World and they put a man on the moon. Some are not so great—they came up with the New Coke and Chia Pets. But I do know one thing for sure, without an idea you can’t get too far. So, I want to share five posts from the
The Laws of Content Marketing Part 4: Track the Right Results
In this post, we’re talking about the fourth and final of the four laws of content marketing, which is to track the right results. (If you missed the first, second or third laws, go back and check those out!)
When it comes to content, depending on the industry, things like clicks, engagements, and views become