The Law Firm Marketing Blue Print
Law Firm Marketing refers the action of promoting legal service to potential clients through a wide array of avenues.
The birth of law firm marketing The birth of law firm marketing was in the late 1970’s, all sorts of legal professionals were on a mission to do the same as many wish to do now, increase their business clientele. There have been many fades and trends that have transpired since then, the age of information technology has again taken marketing to heights never imagined by our predecessors on the same mission.
Print Advertising Print Advertising includes publications through newspaper and magazine advertising. This advertising is very distinct in that it can be used for the purpose of branding or for direct response. Publications can be directed towards specified targeted audiences based on readers of publications in question.
Billboard Advertising Billboard Advertising refers to creating ads in print on billboards in areas of great population for perpose of branding and client growth. This is a very expensive avenue which in most cases does not bring the return in investment needed to make it efficient but many advertisers do well if they are willing to pay the amount needed to put thier services in greatly populated areas.
Directory Advertising Directory Advertising refers to databases both online and in print which categorize different services and industries for potential clients to view. Such as yellow pages and online directories has pritty much had its day, the cost associated with the return in clients one gets is so insufficient that every year more and more people are droping these forms of advertising. The biggest problem is the amount of people listed in these directories does not differentiate quality vs. quantity and do not separate them selves into market sectors.
Direct Mail Direct Mail marketing refers to all such materials that are received directly in the mail. The contents include flyers, brochures, coupons, postcards and any other mail that can be sent and received by your general audience. This type of marketing has had a rough time because of the difficulty in directing marketing efforts to a selected audience and the cost associated towards it (stamps, designs,print material and mailing list.) yet this type of marketing strategy has not seen it’s last days yet.
TV and Radio Advertising TV and Radio Advertising are among the most prestigious of marketing because of the instant impact it creates in branding or circulation. The high cost of this type of marketing is contained to the demographic you wish to target and the total audience you wish to view and listen to your ads. This type of advertising has no competition in that it can elevate a business in no other format can because of the nature tv and radio play in our daily lives.
Online Marketing online marketing refers to the exclusive marketing of services, products and/or information by way of online distribution.
Pay Per Click Pay per click refers to search engine sponsorship. This is the fastest way to get on page one of the search engines instantly by bidding higher than other competitors for prospective keyword search result clicks through position targeting.
Banner Advertising Banner advertising refers to creating a graphic advertisement and putting it on different websites with high volume of traffic in order to increase traffic and clients to a website. This method works by using like websites to put your advertsments on.
Email Marketing Email marketing refers to a fast fading marketing trend that became popular because of the amount of people it can target at one time.
Organic Search SEO is the strategic positioning of a website on the search engines.
Online Video Online video refers to having a video on your personal website or on websites such as youtube and metacafe
Online Spokesperson online spokesperson is a generic representative that is used in order to create a trust of an image online geared towards your business in order to achieve a more direct approach to adhere to your targeted audiences expectations of professionalism and overall remove the feel of internet and more of a personal feel.
The future of Law firm marketing- According to (“American Bar Association”) ABA Law Firm Marketing Strategies Conference in Philadelphia:”With 1.1 million lawyers in the United States, law firms are facing more competition, a shrinking market, and changing rules”. “Attorneys without internet marketing cannot compete or survive in the long run” The old fashion way of advertising is fading away! Fast.
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