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5 Ways Small and Midsize Law Firms Can Win More Pitches (and Improve Realization Rates)
Smaller law firms can significantly increase their chances of competing with large "Goliaths" by bringing an industry focus, maximizing their digital footprint, building processes and systems around the pitch/proposal process, looking backwards for strengths, and engaging in social media.
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The Eight Things Journalists Love and Why They Matter
Knowing how to present your article idea, pitch or press release to a journalist is the key to transforming your news into a headline. Whether you're aiming for coverage in print, online or on TV, understanding what journalists are looking for can dramatically increase your chances of getting media coverage.
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Reducing Cognitive Load and Enhancing Marketing Productivity with AI
While law firm marketing professionals are apt to experience cognitive load, the squeezing of marketing departments to do more with less is certainly exacerbating the potential for cognitive load and making the case for AI even stronger.
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Elevate Your Thought Leadership: Strategies for Impactful Influence
Proving your status as an influencer in your industry is the most effective way to stand out in a crowded market. Thought leadership is not a destination but rather a journey of constant evolution and contribution to the collective knowledge of your industry.
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Client Retention: Grabbing the Low-Hanging Fruit
This article explores the importance of client retention, strategies to nurture client relationships, and how to leverage those relationships for business development.
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What Financial Questions Should You Ask Your Client?
If you open the door to helping clients with financial planning, it can also make sense that a law firm might address the same concerns internally. In that case, the financial planning questions a forward-thinking attorney might ask of a client are also questions that attorney should be considering in their own life.
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A Midsize and Boutique Go-to-Market Checklist
Midsize and boutique firms can significantly increase their chances of competing with large "Goliaths" by building the right systems and processes to streamline pitches and awards, increase realization rates/partner point values, and reduce staff turnover.
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Tips for Complying with ABA and State Rules On Attorney Advertising
If legal marketing professionals are looking for the absolutely clear and consistent rules about attorney advertising that every firm can or should follow, know that the search is futile because the states not only modified the rules but called them by other names including codes, guidelines, standards, oaths, principles, pillars or tenets.
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Crafting a Crisis Communications and Mitigation Strategy for Law Firms
Think of having a crisis communication strategy like insurance — you hope you never have to use it but are relieved to have it when you need it. In crafting this strategy, companies need to weigh various factors such as the nature of the crisis, the values and expectations of their stakeholders, and the potential impact on their reputation.
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Email Communication Can Establish Good Relationships As Well As Your Personal Brand
How we opt to communicate in emails, whether we personally know the recipient or not, can go a long way toward not only forging a good working relationship with the recipient, but establishing a strong personal brand.
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