Research has long shown nothing is more powerful than a word of mouth recommendation from a trusted source— but a new study shows failing to fully back it up by properly managing your online reputation will quickly subvert the hard work you invested to get someone to pass your name along. In other words, due […]
A best practice is to list representative matters in which you have been involved on your biography on your law firm website. The test for that list being most effective for referring and retaining lawyers is: The representative matters shows familiarity with a potential client’s industry, say, oil and gas The list shows familiarity/experience with […]
Research has long shown nothing is more powerful than a word-of-mouth recommendation from a trusted source, but a new study shows failing to fully back it up by properly managing your online reputation will quickly subvert the hard work you invested to get someone to pass your name along. In other words, due to the […]
Media coverage, including comments and linking by influential bloggers, can create credibility for lawyers and firms, and result in file and case inquiries. Here’s the outline of a mechanism that can help maximize traditional and online media coverage for you and your firm: Create a list of publications and blogs, including any key trade publications […]
Alyn-Weiss & Associates has been voted Barrister’s Best – Best Legal Marketing Firm by legal administrators and attorneys in Law Week Colorado. Bob Weiss was acknowledged this year as one of Colorado’s best known legal marketers and also for his recently published book, Legal Marketing in Brief® which is available in print and on […]
A law firm must track the time its lawyers spend on marketing. The reason: you can’t evaluate and manage what you don’t measure. It is an old management adage that is still accurate today. Unless you measure something you don’t know if it is getting better or worse, and you can’t properly construct your law […]
Every insurance defense lawyer would like to be able to charge higher hourly rates. Over the decades nearly every insurance defense law firm marketing plan we’ve written has included this as a goal. It makes sense to represent former commercial insureds directly, or in matters where the client has a self-insured retention and control selection […]
Recent studies of how lawyers and non-lawyers find and evaluate legal counsel confirm the practice of law has always been a relationship business and remains a relationship business despite the growing importance and use of the Internet. In combination, the studies indicate that a genuine relationship based on providing relevant information leads to higher hourly […]
When you make a speech, hold a seminar or briefing for clients, prospects and referral sources the marketing effort does not end when you say good-bye at the door to those who attended. It is a best practice to send a brief summary of the highlights (takeaways) of any speech or presentation to people who […]
I recently learned a better way to remember and construct the answer to the most important and most common marketing question lawyers are asked. The question: What do you do for a living? The answer: “I + (action word) + (target market) + (problem solved or benefit provided).” Many refer to this answer as your […]
