So I'm sitting by the hotel pool in Orlando. I'm here for a marketing conference featuring Dan Kennedy and we're on break right now. But I'm writing this post right now with a lesson that has nothing to do with the actual conference itself. Last night I flew from Charlotte to Orlando. I flew into Orlando-Sanford airport, which is a smaller regional airport. It worked better for my schedule than the main Read More

This article is a modified excerpt from our 2017 Special Report: How to Close the Referral Gap According to a marketing survey conducted by Texas Tech, 83% of satisfied customers are willing to refer products and services. But only 29% actually do. In other words, the average business is only receiving one-third of the referrals they could be getting from their customers and clients. Apply this statistic to Read More

What could the world’s most popular soda possibly have in common with the marketing strategy of your small law firm? (Don’t tune out now if you’re #TeamPepsi, this blog is still applicable!) More than you might think. Let’s dive into why they market the way they do, who they’re marketing to, and what their goals are with their advertising channels. When you first read the title of this blog, I doubt you (or Read More

This article is a modified excerpt from our 2017 Special Report: Ten Opportunities To Improve Your Law Firm Marketing Your marketing strategy is the key to growing your law firm. If your marketing strategy is stale (or non-existent) you’re not going to fuel the growth you’re hoping for. On the other hand, an effective marketing strategy will help you bring in new clients, generate more referrals, and even help you Read More

At Spotlight Branding, one of our core focuses is helping lawyers build their brand as an ACE - Authoritative, Credible, Expert. As an ACE, you command higher rates. You earn more referrals. You attract clients rather than spending time and resources chasing them down. You can afford to be choosy about who you'll work with and what types of work you take on. If you want to know more about the benefits of Read More

Your internet foundation is critical in bringing in referrals, repeat business, and keeping your expert status on the top of potential clients’ minds. These themes are core focuses at Spotlight Branding, and are vital for your law firm’s internet presence. However, there is more that you can (and should) do off the internet to make all those marketing systems work to their full potential.   The first place to Read More

Last week, I was in Phoenix where we had the opportunity to participate in the Richard James Partners Club event as a sponsor. We had a great time and I wanted to share some thoughts and takeaways that may be helpful as you build your law practice. One of the topics which resonated with me the most is the concept of building and developing a law practice from Chaos, to Growth, to Health, to Freedom. It's a simple Read More

When we ask lawyers what they need their marketing to accomplish for them, the most common answer by far is “I need more clients.” But we’d like to challenge that mindset. Do you really need more clients… or do you need better clients? Take a moment and think through the clients you’ve worked with over the past several months. How many of them: Didn’t pay you on time, in full, or maybe didn’t pay at all Read More

We’re a week into 2018, and this is a great time to set plans and goals for the New Year. We’d argue that one of your most important goals, from a marketing and business development standpoint, should be to become unforgettable. This means two things - it means building a strong brand that creates credibility and makes you memorable. And it means putting systems in place to stay top-of-mind with your network - Read More