As the leaves change and the air turns crisp, autumn brings a sense of renewal—and that feeling doesn’t have to stop at pumpkin spice lattes and cozy sweaters! For your business, the fall season is the perfect time to revamp your marketing strategy, prepare for the...
Maximizing Client Retention: Marketing Strategies for Professional Service Firms
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...
10 Summer Marketing Ideas for Professional Services Firms
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...
The Sales + Marketing Tango: A Dance You Can’t Do Alone!
Grab your dancing shoes, and let's explore the tantalizing tango of sales and marketing. If you think these two are the same, strap in; you're about to learn why the marketing part is only the beginning of the dance and why it's vital to have the sales part to...
The Difference Between Sales and Marketing
According to HubSpot, only 31% of marketers in 2022 could confirm their sales and marketing teams were "strongly aligned." So, what is sales and what is marketing? And why should they be aligned? Broadly put, marketing is work done to build awareness and attract new...
Easing Back into Marketing Post-Covid
Experts agree that the COVID virus will be with us into the foreseeable future. With mask mandates lifted, people are cautiously stepping out to assess the damage wrought by the storm. While many professionals are eagerly moving back to business as usual, not all...
How to Track the ROI on your Marketing Efforts
Throughout my career in law firm marketing, the following has become a popular mantra: “How do we measure the ROI of our marketing efforts?” There are a couple of short answers then we’ll dive in. First, I believe if you don’t have a goal in mind for a marketing...
How to Engage on LinkedIn: Tips for Professionals
LinkedIn continues to serve as a great networking tool for professionals. Don’t miss out by not engaging on LinkedIn! I’ve compiled some LinkedIn best practices for you on how to fully complete your profile, add quality connections, and start engaging! Step 1 –...
2021 LinkedIn Checklist ✔
The very first thing you need to do is complete your LinkedIn profile. The simple fact is that we live in a virtual society and even if your primary source for new business is from referrals, prospective clients will still Google your name before they contact you....
Millennials + Pandemic = The Evolution of Professionalism
How millennials and the pandemic are driving a transformation of professional work culture. If you ask a Baby Boomer what it means to be a “professional” in the United States, you might get answers like: wearing business formal attire, having salaried employment,...
8 Rules of Video Call Etiquette While Working from Home
Manners Matter- Even on a Video Call Welcome to the PSM School of Etiquette! Today’s lesson will focus on the importance of proper manners on professional video calls. The COVID-19 global pandemic has changed the landscape of professional meetings since it’s emergence...
As COVID-19 Lockdowns Ease, Content Marketing Changes Again
By Terrie S. Wheeler, MBC and Jim Bliwas When the COVID-19 pandemic hit and lockdowns were ordered nearly everywhere, website content, blogs and social media posts needed to make a fast, hard turn so the content remained relevant as the ground shifted around us. Not...