Incorporating podcast appearances into your marketing strategy is an effective way to expand your reach, build your personal brand and connect with new audiences. Being a podcast guest can be
In the saturated and competitive legal market of present day, it’s just not enough to be the very best at what you do to keep bringing in new business and
Clients come to law firms because they need help finding and implementing solutions – each employee is in essence a legal solution provider and a problem solver. And in a crowded and the unpredictable business climate of today, it is more important than ever to embrace and anticipate changes to meet the shifting needs of clients. Most importantly, we always need to put our clients first and ensure that every employee embraces a client-centric mindset.
Being a great lawyer doesn’t guarantee you a solid book of business anymore. Neither does having a law degree from one of the top schools in the country. None of these fancy credentials matter if you don’t have the right people skills (or emotional intelligence) to connect with clients on a personal level, especially now.
Because clients regularly hire outside counsel who they’ve known for many years – from law school, a prior firm, a friend of a friend or a past matter – cultivating relationships should be at the heart of everything you do – especially now. It’s important to treat everyone with whom you come into contact as if they could be a future client or referral source, which is a helpful guiding principle in how to interact with your professional network.
Here’s how to develop a more client-centric mindset and build stronger relationships despite the barriers we are facing today during this worldwide pandemic.
A law firm’s most precious assets are its clients, which are the source of both today’s business and tomorrow’s referrals. It’s never been more important than right now to integrate the voice of their clients into all you do. Unfortunately, many law firms still haven’t adopted a client-centric mindset as they engage with their clients and prospects, which often leads to what I call lots of random acts of marketing. There’s nothing worse than bombarding your clients with lots of non-focused content.
The fundamental and critical elements of business development success include forming strong online and in-person relationships, and providing exceptional client service at all times.
Since in-person networking is on pause for now, online networking is the most important tool we have.
It’s never been more important to be client-focused as it is right now as we face this global pandemic, which is affecting everyone around the globe.
Here are nine ways to adopt a more client-centric mindset at your firm.
While we all have to do our part by staying apart physically, online networking and content marketing are tools that every professional and company should use to market themselves (in an appropriate way) and their company. The worst thing you can do is to do nothing right now. We will all be relying on social media more than ever before in the foreseeable future, so it would be wise to embrace it now.
The most important question you should ask yourself right now is “how can we support our clients and our profession during this time”? Let that be your guiding light.
Here are some ways you can build relationships during the era of social distancing and quarantining. They just require a more human and online touch.
I know so many of you feel out of sorts right now. Me, too. Our daily routines have been thrown a huge curveball, but this is not the time to
“This is going to get worse before it gets better.”
With the novel coronavirus dominating the news, how should law firms respond in the face of crisis? Listen to David
I was thrilled to recently be a guest on Jay Harrington’s terrific podcast “The Thought Leadership Project.” In my episode, we discuss content paralysis, which is the concept of when
I recently had the opportunity to participate in a podcast with Good2bSocial where I discussed the unique challenges faced by small and mid-size law firms. I noted how they can take more risks on creative marketing strategies, but staffing and budget resources are more limited, which can lead to opportunities to utilize outside business partners in areas like writing, design or SEO. Big law can lead to legal marketers being stretched thin, whereas small law can allow marketers to dive deep into content marketing.