Most law firms say they want more clients. Fewer know exactly how to attract the right clients consistently. But fear not...this is where a customized law firm marketing plan comes in. We’re not talking about a dusty spreadsheet, vague goals, or the “throw spaghetti...
Client retention is the lifeblood of professional service firms. While attracting new clients is important, keeping the ones you already have is crucial for long-term success. In fact, studies show that retaining a client can be five times cheaper than acquiring a new...
Summer is a vibrant time of the year, perfect for professional services firms to implement fresh and innovative marketing strategies. Here are ten best practices to help your firm generate new business and expand name recognition this summer. 1. Host Outdoor...
Find Marketing Motivation for 2020 Do you have your 2020 Marketing Plan in place yet? If not, fear not. In fact, it’s a great time of year to focus on your business growth goals! Our 2020 Marketing Plan is for You Are you a business owner or a contractor? Maybe you...
In previous decades, attorneys like you may have been able to generate buzz for your practice through print ads, newsletters, and traditional marketing strategies; that’s simply not the case in 2019. With so many firms in competition for the same cases, you have to...
How to Cope (and NOT put Marketing on the Back Burner) As a successful attorney, you may sometimes be busier than you’d prefer to be. In your busiest moments, it’s tempting to reevaluate your schedule and look for ways to cut back on your time commitments. In many...
Many small firms and solo practitioners have a good understanding of marketing and how it affects their business. If you don’t have an expansive marketing department like a large firm would, you’ve likely had to educate yourself and make smart decisions about which...
Let’s face it, attorneys are a driven bunch, and that can sometimes mean the grass always seems greener on the other side. As new opportunities for growth present themselves, whether that may be a chance to go in-house with a client, to join a well-known, reputable...
The Best Marketing Strategies for Small Firms and Solos in 2025 For small firms and solo practitioners, effective marketing is the key to standing out in a competitive landscape. With limited budgets and resources, small firms must adopt smart, scalable strategies...
As a solo practitioner, you may sometimes get a little lonely or feel isolated from others in your profession. When you don’t have other attorneys at your firm to bounce ideas off of, it’s easy to feel stagnant in your marketing and networking efforts. Even when...
When you are trying to maintain and even increase your success as a lawyer, word-of-mouth referrals are unquestionably important. While you may interact with your referrals directly through your sales efforts, marketing is also extremely important in the referral...
As a lawyer, when you feel overwhelmed with your practice, you may want to fully immerse yourself in your clients’ needs. It can seem like you never have enough time to finish everything on your to-do list. At the peak of your career, you might even feel forced to put...
PR 101 for Lawyers PSM Marketing relies heavily on a comprehensive PR strategy to help clients build name recognition and awareness in the marketplace. PSM Founder and President, Terrie S. Wheeler, MBC, a veteran in Law Firm Marketing, shares her understanding of the...
A crucial but little-noticed article popped up briefly on my LinkedIn newsfeed recently. Were it not for the wind chill in Toronto that ranged from -20’C on a “mild” day to -30’ on others, I might have been out doing something more diverting and would have missed it...
Networking is a necessary and essential part of building a strong referral network for any professional – but especially for attorneys, financial advisors, and accountants. Having a strong referral network is generally one of the top sources of new business for...
The new year has set in with full vigor — make sure you don't get lethargic with marketing just yet. Marketing is an integral part of businesses as that is how your potential customers know about your existence. With a plan and the right strategy, you can make 2018...
Do you ever feel a little isolated as a solo practitioner? Like you’re hanging out, doing all the right things to market and grow your practice, yet the results just aren’t happening? If you're in a small firm or a solo practitioner, isolation can be debilitating,...
This news ought to be deeply disturbing to managing partners and lawyers everywhere, regardless of the size of their firm: Attorneys in larger firms are losing their once-revered position as a business’ most-trusted advisor. Other professionals are edging them out,...
This past summer, an elderly uncle passed away, leaving my sister and me with both the burden and honor of settling his affairs as co-executors. Our already busy lives were rocked with this out-of-left-field assignment as we began making what felt like mile-long...
Clients have become as concerned about the consistency of work produced by law firms they use as any other quality issue. And consistency involves more than the work product produced by attorneys; it also includes a consistent effort on client service, marketing, and...
Have you been asking yourself, “How can I tell if my current brand needs to be updated?” Or maybe, “Where do I start if I think my brand needs to be updated?” Thankfully, auditing your brand while it requires work, is fairly straight forward and DEFINITELY worth the...
Looking to continue to strengthen your firm’s brand? In last week’s blog we focused on the steps to create a unique brand for your service firm. Now that you have written out your message, composed your elevator speech, and developed a tagline, what steps are left to...
Believe it or not, you learned the process of how to develop a marketing plan in law school. Let me explain. Developing a marketing plan is just like conducting the discovery upon which you create the case strategy, or pursuing due diligence before you create “deal...
Generally speaking, after graduating from law school, you face a daunting task: finding a job so you can begin to pay off your law school debt. While many of you landed in law firms, government positions, or in corporate legal departments, a fairly significant number...