http://legalmarketingmaven.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:12:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As an attorney is important to have a team; be it in house, virtual or a combination of both,  and in order to manage your team effectively, it’s critical to implement weekly meetings so the team stays productive and your business keeps moving forward each month. These team meetings can be ... http://legalmarketingmaven.com/the-importance-of-team-meetings-and-4-things-you-must-do-to-keep-them-productive I wanted to update you, my loyal readers, about a free teleseminar I'm holding on Friday Feb. 12th, 2010 at 3 PM EST/ 12 PM PST entitled, "Who's Got Your Back: How to Find, Hire, Inspire and Manage a Superstar Team to Fully Support You And Your Law Business" As probably ... http://legalmarketingmaven.com/lawyers-still-doing-everything-yourself-find-freedom-on-212 As you may know from previous posts, I’m a big fan of getting your law firm listed in as many local search directories as possible on the web. That’s simply because consumers now search for EVERYTHING online, and lawyers who aren’t savvy to this trend (or sadly believe people under 50 ... http://legalmarketingmaven.com/lawyers-get-listed-get-links-and-get-reviews-with-yelp-com It’s so easy to get caught up in the day-to-day operations of running a law firm that you’ve probably overlooked a HUGE component to your success—and that’s team morale. Remember happy teams make more money—and boosting team morale is one of the easiest ways to help them do this…hands down.  That’s because ... http://legalmarketingmaven.com/happy-teams-make-more-money My good friend and personal coach, Alicia Forest  just wrote an excellent post on her blog about showing gratitude to your prospects, clients and referral sournces during the holiday season. I can't stress enough how important this is in the legal industry and if you've never used a holiday to say THANK YOU to your clients--and ... http://legalmarketingmaven.com/give-the-gift-of-gratitude-to-your-clients-this-holiday-season How are you nurturing the relationships in your business? I'm not talking about the relationships with your prospects, clients, or referral sources; instead, I'm talking about the people who support you and your business. If you haven't thought about this question before, let me just say having a support team and ... http://legalmarketingmaven.com/relationships-are-important-and-must-be-natured  If you are a lawyer and you blog—or reach out to local bloggers as part of your online marketing campaigns,  you’ll want to take a moment and register for a free teleseminar hosted by Kevin Houchin (a well respected lawyer that specializes in online marketing) and marketing expert, Joel Comm. While ... http://legalmarketingmaven.com/lawyers-get-educated-on-ftc-guidelines-and-what-they-mean-for-your-legal-marketing-efforts Are you an estate planning lawyer, family law attorney, business lawyer or just a small /solo attorney struggling to convert prospects into paying clients right now? Maybe your marketing seems to be working.....people are calling the office, asking for more information-- and even setting appointments, but for one reason or another ... http://legalmarketingmaven.com/lawyers-struggling-with-client-engagment-this-free-call-is-for-you While scrolling through my twitter stream last week, I noticed many lawyers posting the entire link to their blogs, articles and seminars instead of using a link shortening service such as budurl.com. And while posting direct links is fine for beginners, lawyers who are serious about using social networking sites to ... http://legalmarketingmaven.com/get-more-mileage-out-of-your-social-media In this economy, legal marketing is a given.  You must be spending money on email marketing, internet marketing or direct marketing campaigns to get your name out there or you’ll fall prey to your market-savvy competition. Yet if you’re marketing without a PLAN, I can guarantee you are wasting a ton ... http://legalmarketingmaven.com/is-there-a-plan-behind-your-legal-marketing-efforts-if-not-you%e2%80%99re-wasting-a-ton-of-cash