Do you know where your audience spends most of their time? Whether it's the real world or the digital one, knowing where your audience spends time will help you craft the right marketing message to stay top-of-mind and make you the first law firm they think of when the need arises. In this week's episode, we give you some tips for where to look! Read More
Should Your Law Firm Be on TikTok?
The Chinese social media platform TikTok has been all over the news for the last few months, and the buzz has officially made it into the Spotlight Branding office. Now that the controversial app has reached 800 million users, law firm owners are starting to wonder, “Should I try it out?” When clients ask, our answer is this: “What do you have to lose?” Sure, new downloads of TikTok might be banned by the Read More
The Importance of Positive Reviews – LFMM 341
Having a lot of positive reviews from happy clients on your website, Facebook, or Google My Business page can make the buying decision much easier for prospective clients. In this week's episode, we go over the importance of reviews and provide tips on how to ask for them. Read More
Add Audio to Your Blogs
Whether you’re looking for some ADA enhancements to your firm’s website or you want to add a little “bell and whistle” to your blog, Play.ht is a great tool. This app provides realistic voice to your blogs by converting the text to audio and giving you a media player to put in your posts. We recently added this feature to our blogs, so you can head over to our website to check them out! Admittedly, some of the Read More
Stay in Touch, Get More Referrals (It’s the Easiest Way to Increase Your Bottom Line!)
The more often you remind your network of who you are and what you do, the more likely they are to think of your firm when the opportunity for a referral comes up. As it is right now, 83% of people are willing to make referrals to their lawyers but only 29% actually do it. Why? Because the law firm they worked with isn’t doing the legwork to stay top of mind — even though it’s easy. That doesn’t have to be you. Here Read More
The Scary Truth About SEO – LFMM 340
With Halloween around the corner, we wanted to remind you about the scary truths behind SEO. In this episode, we look at two big reasons why SEO is so prevalent in the marketing world and the real truth behind why it leaves so many people frustrated with (a lack of) results! Read More
The 3 Scariest Marketing Mistakes You Can Make
Halloween is almost here! This is always a fun time of year, packed with ghosts, ghouls, and gargoyles. That said, don’t let the spooktacular holiday fun distract you from your business. Plenty of boogeymen lurk in the dark reaches of the marketing universe just waiting to jump out and grab your firm. This Halloween, watch out for these three scary marketing mistakes: the zombie, the vampire, and the Read More
Market to the Best Clients, Not the Most Clients – LFMM 339
Most people in the legal world have been of this mindset that the internet completely changed how you market your firm. FALSE! The internet can help you grow your firm using the same strategy that has worked for decades, but in a much more efficient way. Read More
Two Quick Tips for Organizing Your Emails
If looking at your email inbox makes you feel overwhelmed and anxious, then you’re in the same boat as most of the lawyers we work with. Good email management is an underrated skill, but it can free your mind up for more important pursuits. However, if you’ve never tried to come up with a system of organization for your inbox, it’s difficult to know where to start. This post can help! Our team gets a Read More
The Benefits of Hiring a Vendor vs. In-House Labor – LFMM 338
Did you know that a vendor can cost 1/3 what a full-time, in-house employee does? If you're hesitant to hire (or rehire) for a role your law firm needs, outsourcing the work to a vendor such as a bookkeeper, paralegal, or marketing company can be a great way to free up your capacity and spur growth for your firm. Read More
