Your law firm’s online reputation can make or break your ability to attract new clients in today’s digital-first world. While 87% of prospective clients research law firms online before making contact, many firms struggle with maintaining a consistent, positive digital presence that accurately reflects their expertise and professionalism. Building a strong online reputation requires strategic…
Most likely, your first answer to this is no. And I’m not here to sell you bus bench advertising; however, it’s interesting to me that professionals – with the exception of perhaps residential real estate agents – immediately jettison certain marketing tactics, such as bus benches and billboards. In the not too distant past, it…
Public Relations, like most industries, is guilty of using its own jargon and acronyms. While some of these terms may be obvious, (PR is short for Public Relations) others may be less clear. If you’re working with a public relations or marketing professional, it’s helpful to understand what they mean if they happen to slide…
Studies have shown that people generally remember only about 10 percent of what they hear and 20 percent of what they read, but they remember up to 80 percent of what they see. That is compelling evidence if you’re considering adding Instagram to your law firm’s social media marketing strategy. However, there are plenty of…
Media coverage can be a boon to law firms in terms of elevating exposure and building credibility. Being quoted or profiled in the media can introduce your attorneys and firm to audiences who may be unfamiliar with your particular expertise. Likewise, providing an interview with the media can reinforce to existing clients and referral sources…
Most law firm public relations strategies are founded on media coverage, but what type of press is best? With so many TV stations, newspapers, trade publications, magazines and other outlets to choose from—all ranging from local to national—it can be hard to determine where to focus your efforts to see the greatest ROI. The truth…
Legal directories came onto the scene about 30 years ago as a sort of Yellow Pages for lawyers and law firms. At its most basic level, a legal directory is a searchable database of attorneys sorted by location, practice area and other attributes. An entry might include a lawyer’s firm affiliation, their contact information and…
Holding a press conference can be a powerful and effective way to generate media coverage for firm news such as a lawsuit or verdict/settlement. However, hosting press conferences is its own beast and needs to be treated as such. While there are dozens of factors and strategies that go into making a press conference successful,…
Bylined articles, wherein an attorney authors an article for a publication, can be incredibly valuable to your law firm’s PR efforts. Fortunately, there are plenty of opportunities for placing bylined articles as a “guest author” in industry magazines and on websites. But why are these articles so valuable and, moreover, why would an attorney want…
