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Sales Speak: The Reason Companies Aren't Buying Is How Lawyers Are Selling

By Eric Dewey
February 01, 2019

Two companies have the same legal need. Both companies end up speaking to the same lawyer, although they came to that lawyer through two different paths. In the first situation, the company searches for the lawyer to solve its problem. It does an Internet search, finds the lawyer and retains her almost immediately to solve the problem.

In the second situation, the lawyer seeks out the company that has the problem that she can solve. She speaks to her connections and referral sources, gets an introduction to the company, secures a meeting and makes a very well-received presentation to the company's decision maker.

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