Leading business development consultant to lawyers and law firms in the UK Stephen Gold has published a number of new opinion pieces in the Journal of The Law Society of Scotland. In his latest piece, entitled Head and Shoulders Above: It’s visible experts who see off the competition, Stephen outlines how lawyers and professionals can win influence in a crowded marketplace; how they can establish authority and become ‘visible experts’.
Your firm has an in-house marketing function that includes a bespoke web and digital team. You tell them what you want to say and they say it for you. Sorted. Right? So why aren't you receiving the level of enquiries you feel your practice area or sector group should be receiving given the level of expertise and experience within your team? Why is your firm's website working harder for others than it is for you? Just what can you do to generate more profitable business through your firm's website?
If you think that all you need to succeed online is a website and a few social media accounts, think again. A recent infographic published by Scott Brinker at the Chief Marketing Technology blog (h/t MarketingProfs) reveals the immense scale of applications, tools and providers in the online (and indeed offline) marketing technology landscapes across the world.
Most lawyers have managed to harness the power of the written word for their practices. But not many have been able to use their writing mastery to its fullest for web marketing purposes. With the Internet continuing to evolve, the good news is that proficient content marketing has never been more powerful than it is today. We thought it would be useful to explain in basic terms what content marketing is and why it is an essential aspect of a law firm’s online marketing strategy.
