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13 July 2017 / James Noble
Issue: 7754 / Categories: Features , Profession , Marketing
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Mastering online marketing

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

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant

HFW—Simon Petch

HFW—Simon Petch

Global shipping practice expands with experienced ship finance partner hire

Freeths—Richard Lockhart

Freeths—Richard Lockhart

Infrastructure specialist joins as partner in Glasgow office

NEWS
Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot
The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’
A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes
After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25
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