In February 2021, a high-profile law firm with brand-name clients was hit by an especially aggressive piece of ransomware. In a statement on its website, the firm said that hackers had gotten into a system containing sensitive personal information, although it did not specify how much of the actual data was accessed or taken. This is every firm’s worst nightmare. A data breach can damage your reputation, erode Read More
3 Ways to Rack Up More Testimonials
If you were looking for a caterer, which company would you choose: the one whose advertisement you scrolled past on Instagram, or the one with 20 five-star reviews on Google? If you picked door #2, you’re not alone. According to TrustPulse, 83% of people trust reviews more than advertising and 97% of consumers look at reviews before making a purchase. For business owners like you, this begs a question: How Read More
Spotlight Insider Is Live! – LFMM 406
We are excited to announce the launch of Spotlight Insider! This new, giant media section of our website is designed to be a resource for you to get marketing and business development tips and inspiration every day of the week. Listen to this week's episode to learn all about it, and head on over to www.spotlightinsider.com to check it out! Read More
Spotlight Branding Officially Introduces Spotlight Insider!
Spotlight Branding has officially unveiled its new media site and membership section, Spotlight Insider! As part of Spotlight Branding's commitment to content marketing, the Charlotte, NC, company created a dedicated wing of its website to showcase all of the content it creates across five distinct categories to help lawyers, financial pros, and other professional firm owners market and grow their business. New Read More
Four Reasons Why You Need to Define Your Ideal Clients Before Running PPC Campaigns
This article was submitted by Brent Baltzer from Baltzer Marketing. Since 2014, the PPC experts at Baltzer Marketing have been helping law firms dominate Google Ads, bring in highly qualified leads, sign new cases, and exceed their revenue goals. A customer avatar, or ideal client persona, is a profile of the perfect client for your law firm. There are usually multiple ideal client avatars based on things like Read More
Want to Improve Your Content? Consider Interview-Based Blogging
All businesses need content marketing. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a solo operation or the managing partner of a national firm—engaging content attracts the clients you need for steady growth. The question is: when are you going to find time to create it consistently? For most business owners, this is the million-dollar question. How do you find the time to compile a blog post when most of your day is spent Read More
7 Foolproof Ways to Create Engaging Content Part 3: The ‘Success Story’ Hack
So far in this series, we’ve covered the Top 3 method and the One Thing strategy. The Top 3 method involves identifying a category in your legal niche and coming up with three things within that category to write about (e.g., three provisions you must have in your estate plan). The One Thing strategy is pretty similar. It involves giving readers one thing they can do right now to either achieve a goal or avoid a fear Read More
A World of Opportunity Awaits – LFMM 405
The future of marketing IS content, and video is leading the way. This week, we're looking at how much opportunity lies in front of you with platforms like TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Read More
Why You Should Post ALL of Your Newsletters to Your Website
This post was contributed by Janet Falk, Chief Strategist of Falk Communications and Research in New York City. She provides media relations and marketing communications services to attorneys with a solo practice, small law firms and consultants. She can be reached at 212/677-5770 or Janet@JanetLFalk.com When someone hears about your practice, they usually visit your website to learn more about you. As she Read More
Content Marketing Is the Future: 3 Key Changes to Watch For
When you think about content marketing, what comes to mind? Writing and promoting blogs? Creating compelling social media posts or e-newsletters? Publishing in online directories and journals? While all of these strategies play an important role in content marketing today, they are no longer the only options. Today, the future of content marketing revolves around presentation as well as copy. That Read More












