Four Ways to Improve Your “Top of Mind” Awareness with Referral Sources
According to a Texas Tech marketing survey, 83% of satisfied customers are willing to refer products and services. But only 29% actually do. This statistic has major implications for lawyers….
How to Select the Main Menu Options for Your Law Firm Website
This may be a topic you have not considered closely, but the main menu of your law firm website is prime real estate. Anyone who visits your site is most…
Three Reasons Your Law Firm Needs a Blog… And Why That Blog Belongs On Your Website
We often talk to lawyers that have been told their blog should be separate from their website. Depending on the theme of your blog, this might be true at…
Building Rapport Through Familiarity
In relationships, building rapport goes a long way in establishing trust. When considering your internet marketing for your law firm or practice, one of your priorities should be to build…
Considering ‘Intangible’ ROI in your Internet Marketing
It’s wise to measure your return on investment (ROI) for all of your marketing and business development efforts. However, in analyzing your marketing decisions and assessing your ROI it’s important…
Keeping Up With Google: The New Approach to SEO
We are always very quick to explain to our clients that there is more to internet marketing than just SEO. Building your credibility and using social media and e-newsletters to…
Three Benefits of a First Class Website
In my previous blog, I provided a few ways your website can actually help “seal the deal” with prospects, and shared a personal example of one of our clients who…
How Your Website Can Seal the Deal
Have you wondered to what degree your website influences prospects? Listen to this from one of our clients: “I have an appointment with a prospect that found me online. She…
Leveraging Video, Part Two: How to Use Your Videos Effectively
There are some businesses out there that will create great video for you…but then what? You have all these videos, so what do you do with them? In part one,…
Leveraging Video, Part One: “What Type of Video Should I Shoot?”
“I know I should do video.” Has that thought ever crossed your mind? More and more professionals are hearing they should do some type of video to go along with…
Seven Features Your Website Needs to Make You Look Like the Expert
Multi-million dollar brands spend a huge part of their marketing budget on making sure their products or services are seen as the best. Nike is seen as the leader in…
Five Ways to Use the Internet in Order to Generate More Referrals
“I don’t need internet marketing, I get my business through referrals.” This is something I hear all the time from lawyers and similar professionals. This comes out of the mindset…
Four Reasons Your Firm Needs Email Marketing
Email marketing has earned a bad reputation over the years, as spammers have abused the system to the point that many of us receive hundreds of unwanted emails each day….
The Ingredients of a Great Website, Part Two: Beyond the Home Page
A couple of weeks ago, we published a blog entry discussing several essential “ingredients” of a strong website home page. (Read that blog entry here.) Today, we’re going to focus…
The Ingredients of a Great Website, Part One: What Your Home Page Needs
We recently wrote about the importance of having a website that reflects your expert status. (You can read that blog entry here.) It’s critical that visitors to your website can…
Does Your Website Reflect Your Expert Status?
There are a lot of things that your website “should” do. It should provide accurate contact information so that clients can find you. It should provide a clear picture of…
“The Deal is Already Halfway Done”
Recently we got some great feedback from a client. He told us that, when a prospect finds him online and calls his office, that “the deal is already halfway done.”…
Twitter Marketing: Five Steps to a More Engaging (and More Profitable) Twitter Presence.
As of January 1, 2014, Twitter had approximately 645 million users. With over 58 millions tweets created per day and 135,000 new users each and every day, it’s not an…
Twitter Marketing for Business: Four Ways to Reach a Larger Audience When You Tweet
You may be the most prolific, brilliant Twitter user on the planet –but it doesn’t matter if your tweets are not reaching your audience. Frankly, Twitter isn’t worth the time…
Social Media Marketing: What Should I Post on Social Media?
You’ve got a Facebook page and a Twitter profile. But… what should you be doing with it? Many of the professionals and business owners we work with aren’t sure exactly…
Do Website Visitors Know That You “Get It”?
We all know people who just “get it.” Sometimes it’s because they share our political views, enjoy the same music, or cheer for the same sports team. We judge that…
Social Media Marketing: Is Your Message Consistent?
If there’s one thing lacking from the social media presence of most businesses, it’s consistency. Most businesses these days have a social media presence, even if it’s just the owner’s LinkedIn profile…
Social Media Marketing: How to Enhance Your Client Experience Through Social Media
Social media is an effective way to grow your business. Platforms like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube give you the ability to reach your target market in a cost-effective and…
Social Media Marketing: Five All-Too-Common Mistakes to Avoid
Social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn represent new technologies and new worlds for many business owners. And just like anything else, mastering social media takes time. Unfortunately, the…
Three Ways to Use Facebook Ads Effectively
“Do Facebook Ads work?” We get this question often. And it’s impossible to answer. (Although that doesn’t stop the media from trying.) Our follow up question is always “that depends…
Content Marketing: What it is, and Why it Works
You’ve probably heard the term “content marketing” used from time to time. But just to review, here’s the widely cited definition: Content marketing is “a marketing technique of creating and distributing relevant…
Five Questions to Ask Before Promoting Any Product or Service
We have written a lot about planning. Whether it’s setting your overall marketing strategy or simply creating a plan for growing your audience on Twitter, you are always better off…
Are You Marketing Features… or Benefits?
As you market your products or services, what is your message focused on: features, or benefits? Features are qualities or characteristics that your products and services offer. If you are…
Social Media for Lawyers: Leverage Social Media to Enhance Your Credibility
It pays to be perceived as an expert. No matter what type of law you practice, establishing your expertise will help you to become more profitable and to grow your…
Social Media Marketing: Create a System… or Don’t Bother
Well over 10 million businesses have Facebook pages. Millions more have a presence on Twitter and on LinkedIn. Yet many (probably the majority) of these pages and profiles sit dormant….
Marketing 101: Does Everyone Know What Makes You Different?
We recently wrote a blog entry discussing the importance of differentiation within your marketplace. Without differentiating your business from the competition, you’re going to find it difficult to bring in…
Internet Marketing 101: Seven Social Media Mistakes to Avoid
The field of social media marketing is relatively new and rapidly evolving. Many business owners are hesitant to dive in for those reasons—they aren’t familiar enough with the medium to…
Become the Expert: How Social Media Can Boost Your Credibility
It pays to be perceived as an expert. Whether you’re a landscaper, an accountant, a lawyer, or somewhere in between, establishing your expertise will help you to become more profitable…
Marketing 101: How Can You Differentiate Yourself from the Competition?
We’ve talked often about the importance of differentiating yourself from the competition in your market. Another way to think about it is “putting yourself in a category of one.” If…
Grow Your Business Online: Does Your Website Have What it Takes?
Most of the time, today’s consumers don’t pick up the Yellow Pages when they are looking for a business. They go to Google. Or Facebook. Or LinkedIn. So how can…
Four Resolutions to Make 2013 Your Best Year Yet
The New Year is right around the corner. 2013 represents opportunity and possibility. It’s a blank canvas. The possibilities are endless. What do you want to create? It all starts…
Are You a Thought Leader?
You’ve probably heard the term “thought leader” thrown around… but what does it mean? And why is it important? A thought leader is an individual who is recognized for expertise…
What Are You Thankful For?
Thanksgiving is a few days away, and this week is a great opportunity to pause and reflect on the many things each of us have to be thankful for. Being…
Lessons from the Election: What Can Your Business Learn from the 2012 Presidential Campaign?
No matter what your politics may be, most of us are united in relief that election season is finally over! Debates, constant media hysteria, a seemingly interminable number of campaign…
Social Media Marketing: What Can Facebook REALLY Accomplish?
Is it possible for an innovation to be both incredibly significant… and completely over-hyped? Yes— and Facebook proves it. Facebook marketing is absolutely a game changer for business. And yet many internet…
Internet Marketing 101: Six Steps to an Effective Business Blog
Blogging may be a relatively new concept for most business owners, but as we’ve discussed elsewhere, it can be a very effective marketing tool—for two reasons in particular. First, an effective…
Internet Marketing 101: Don’t Let Your Website Content Be an “Afterthought”
When it comes to creating a well-branded, lead-generating website, the actual design and functionality of the website is only half of the equation. The content of the website is equally…
The NFL is Back: Here Are 3 Marketing Lessons You Can Apply to Your Business
The National Football League kicked off their regular season this past week—with the first game occurring on Wednesday, 13 games yesterday, and 2 more capping off the weekend tonight. Despite…
Five Reasons Email Marketing is Worth Your While
Considering how cost-effective email marketing is, we’re often surprised that more business owners don’t use it. Common explanations we hear range from “It’s too confusing to set up” to “I…
Don’t “Compete on Price” – Instead, Add Value
Last week we discussed the dangers of “competing on price”, which essentially means keeping your prices as low as possible in order to bring in more business. As we discussed,…
Why “Competing on Price” is a Recipe for Disaster
When it comes to pricing their products and services, many business owners make a simple calculation: if we set our prices as low as possible, without losing money on the…
Email Marketing: Seven Steps to Ensure Success
Email marketing is one of your most powerful digital advertising tools. However, using it effectively can be difficult, particularly if you’re new to the process. Below are seven steps to…
Small Business Marketing: Four Steps to Generate More Referrals
Word-of-mouth marketing is incredibly powerful. A sincere recommendation from a friend or a colleague is more valuable and more likely to result in new business than even the best-crafted direct…
Five Steps to a More Effective Website
Most of you have a website—even if it is something simple that a friend or a family member created for you several years ago. Today, we’re going to address five…
Direct Marketing 101: 5 Steps to a Higher Conversion Rate
At One Marketing, our focus is helping Miami small businesses grow- primarily through direct marketing. Direct marketing can utilize a variety of mediums – websites, email marketing, sales letters, and…