So often we hear lawyers concerned about the likes, comments and shares they think they should be getting on social media. But should that really be your primary focus? It's easy to get caught up in it, but for lawyers, social media should be seen differently. We discuss on this week's episode. Read More
The Game-Changing Marketing Solution No One Else Knows About: Meet the Content Loop™
If you’ve done more than five minutes of research on marketing, you’ve probably heard that to succeed, you need to “build a funnel.” Marketing funnels are all the rage right now. The idea is that you use your content, digital advertising, points of contact, and other marketing efforts to suck leads into the broad end of the metaphorical funnel and guide them to the bottom where they become consultations or clients. Read More
Tips for Your Hiring Process – LFMM 357
Combing through resumes is a huge waste of time, especially when you have more important work to do. In this week's episode, we provide some tips on how to automatically eliminate over 90% of applicants without you having to spend a second looking at resumes. Read More
Humans vs. Robots: The Content Battle (and Our 2nd Law of Content Marketing)
Would you make an emotional love confession to your toothbrush? Would you tell your favorite joke to a glass of water? If you answered “no” twice, take a minute to think about why those answers were so easy, and yet you don’t bat an eye about marketing to robots. When we say robots, we’re referring to search engine algorithms — the invisible hand controlling everyone’s Google searches. Every year, more lawyers Read More
Being Everywhere vs. Being Top of Mind – LFMM 356
What's your marketing strategy? Should you be showing up everywhere, or should you be focused on staying top of mind? If you've followed us for any amount of time, you likely know where we stand. In this week's episode, we discuss how you can actually work to meld these two philosophies together to ensure your marketing's success. Read More
How Effective Are Your Employees, Really? Use This Method to Find Out!
The marketing industry is full of mantras, but if we had to pick just one to burn into every lawyer’s brain, it would be this: “Right person, right seat.” We repeat that phrase all the time here at Spotlight Branding, and we’re convinced that following through with it is the best way to build a successful business — whether that’s a law firm or a circus animal training company. If you’ve been paying attention, you Read More
Who Are Your Competitors? – LFMM 355
Who are your competitors, really? Is it BigLaw or just the guy across the street? How you're marketing your firm matters, and you might be surprised as to who you're actually competing against. We discuss that and more on this week's episode! Read More
Are You Stabbing Your Firm in the Back? The Secret to Reviving Your Social Media Presence
Open a new tab right now and open up your firm’s social media accounts. Don’t just pull up one — open everything you have, including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Now, look at your most recent post. How old is it? Let us guess: It’s older than you’d like to admit. Hundreds of law firms neglect their social media accounts, and every single one of them is stabbing their own company in the back. You might not Read More
You Need KPIs – LFMM 354
Are you tracking the right things in your law firm? The right data is so important to helping you understand what initiatives are working, or which employees deserve a raise (or to be fired). This week, we talk about what metrics you can be tracking and how important they are to your firm's success. Read More
3 Reasons Your Business Goals Don’t Work
At the end of the year, entrepreneurs sit down to develop their goals for the new year. They craft specific objectives based on best practices they learned from other leaders, implementing S.M.A.R.T. goals or strategic plans to give their company a clear path to success. But every year, perfectly crafted benchmarks fall by the wayside and join weight loss on the scrap heap of New Year’s resolutions. Owners scratch Read More
