Client events have long been a staple of business development, but let’s face it—not every event hits the mark. You might pull together a fancy venue with great food and drinks, but is that enough to build real business connections? For firms looking to strengthen relationships, boost engagement, and ultimately drive revenue, you need more than just a good setting. To truly make an impact, your events should focus on exclusivity, delivering real value, and providing strategic networking opportunities that lead to meaningful conversations and business growth. Here’s how you can level up your client events and turn them into serious business development engines with a clear return on investment (ROI).

Creating compelling social media posts about your company’s or your involvement in a conference can greatly enhance networking, branding and business development opportunities. A well-crafted post not only highlights your company’s active participation in industry events but also positions you and your organization as a key player eager to engage with peers and thought leaders. Whether attending a conference or an event as an attendee, a sponsor or a speaker, each role offers unique opportunities to elevate your visibility and establish meaningful connections. Here’s how.

Attending a professional conference is an exciting and sometimes overwhelming experience, filled with opportunities for learning, networking and professional growth. However, the momentum gained at these events can quickly fade if you don’t act upon it soon. To truly leverage the potential of conference connections and insights, it’s important to have a strategic post-conference action plan. Here are five actionable steps that business professionals can take to build their brands and businesses after attending a conference.

Speaking engagements and webinars offer a powerful platform to demonstrate expertise, network with peers and attract new clients. But the reach of these events doesn’t have to end once the event or webinar is over. With strategic planning, you can repurpose and leverage your presentation to create a plethora of additional content, broadening your influence and maximizing the return on your preparation efforts.

Here’s a roadmap to get more from your speaking engagements.

As lawyers, public speaking is often a significant part of the job, especially when sharing expertise at conferences, webinars and seminars. But why stop at the presentation you spent hours researching and creating? Every speaking engagement is an opportunity to elevate your personal brand and your firm’s presence in your industry. Here’s a roadmap on how to repurpose your legal presentations into dynamic marketing materials.

In the legal profession, knowledge and expertise are highly valued assets. And in an increasingly competitive market, lawyers must find effective ways to establish themselves as thought leaders and trusted advisors, while staying top of mind with the people who can hire and refer work to them.

One powerful avenue for achieving this is by speaking at conferences and webinars. Speaking engagements provide lawyers with a platform to share their insights, demonstrate their expertise and build valuable connections within the legal community.

Here are six reasons why lawyers should say yes to speaking at conferences and webinars.