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Mastering online marketing

13 July 2017 / James Noble
Issue: 7754 / Categories: Features , Profession , Marketing
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Ten common legal marketing pitfalls & how to avoid them. A masterclass by James Noble

  • Seventy per cent of today’s legal firms aren’t happy with the quantity, quality (or both) of the new business enquiries they’re generating. This begs the question: where are they going wrong.

Getting caught up in marketing trends is all too easy, especially with the flood of mixed messages designed to confuse the B2B decision maker. Avoiding these 10 common digital marketing mistakes will help to increase desirable results for firms looking to grow their business.

Neglecting databases

Do you have contact details from lost leads or old clients? Have you collected email addresses from an event? There’s no point in gathering audience data if you’re not doing anything with it. To prevent potential business from falling through the cracks, legal firms should be taking advantage of email marketing and automated email sequences to ensure prospects receive frequent updates on new content—keeping the firm at the forefront of potential clients’ minds.

Ineffective websites

Even the most beautiful website

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Slater Heelis—Chester office

Slater Heelis—Chester office

North West presence strengthened with Chester office launch

Cooke, Young & Keidan—Elizabeth Meade

Cooke, Young & Keidan—Elizabeth Meade

Firm grows commercial disputes expertise with partner promotion

CBI South-East Council—Mike Wilson

CBI South-East Council—Mike Wilson

Blake Morgan managing partner appointed chair of CBI South-East Council

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