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…
“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” This saying feels more relevant than ever in today’s public relations landscape. Yes, we’re seeing a wave of transformation. AI can generate content in seconds, newsrooms are increasingly freelance-driven and platforms like Substack are altering how stories reach the public. But despite these shifts, the…
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…
Legal nominations and awards are invaluable. By ranking on prestigious lists, lawyers and law firms can increase their visibility, build their credibility through third-party validation and level the playing field among competitors. Do you get regular emails with the latest and greatest legal ranking that you’ve never heard of and find yourself wondering if it’s…
According to the Public Relations Society of America, the official definition of public relations is, “a strategic communications process that builds mutually beneficial relationships between organizations and their publics”. If that doesn’t mean much to you, you’re not alone. PR professionals often joke that we have no idea how to explain what we do to…
The word marketing can be subjective. If you ask a room of people what marketing entails, you will hear a catchall of phrases – public relations (PR), social media, speaking engagements, search engine optimization (SEO) and more. The fact is everyone would be right because there’s a lot that falls under the marketing umbrella. While these are all distinctive aspects of marketing, they are also very much intertwined. Marketing doesn’t exist in a…
Google’s E-A-T framework—Expertise, Authoritativeness and Trustworthiness—has become a critical ranking factor that directly impacts how law firms perform in search results, particularly for legal content that affects people’s financial security, safety and well-being. Search engines apply stricter evaluation standards to legal websites because poor legal advice can have devastating consequences, making it essential for law…
Even as the media landscape grows more complex, traditional press releases continue to be an important part of media efforts and gaining that coveted third-party credibility via the media. One key part of press release anatomy is the boilerplate: the final paragraph that describes your firm. Like an elevator pitch in written form, the boilerplate…
Effective keyword research forms the backbone of successful law firm SEO (search engine optimization), determining which potential clients find your website when they search for legal services online. Without proper keyword targeting, even the most well-designed law firm websites struggle to attract qualified traffic from search engines, leaving valuable business opportunities on the table for…
