marketing for estate planning attorneys for the chicago bar association
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Marketing your
Estate Planning
Practice- A Smokeball Business Coaching Program
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Chelsey LambertVice President, Clients and Communication
Co-Chair, ABA GP Solo, Technology Green Team
Chelsey.Lambert@Smokeball.com
312-667-1768 office
847-702-2774 cell
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MARKETING AVENUES
• Content Marketing
• Social Media
• Email Marketing
• Attorney Profiles & Rating
Tools
• Group Networks
• Pre-Paid Legal Plans
• Networking
• Local Print Advertising
• The Yellow Pages
• Legal Q & A Sites
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TRADITIONAL NETWORKING
• Local Bar Associations
• Practice Area Specific Bar Associations
• Chamber of Commerce
• Alumni Groups
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LOCAL PRINT ADVERTISING
• Local Newspapers
• Church Bulletins
• Sponsor a Youth Sports Team / League
• Booster Clubs / School Periodicals
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LOCAL VS ONLINE ADVERTISING
• Local
• Fixed Cost
• Traceable
• Supports the
Community
• Can be competitive
• Costly
• Must be managed
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ATTORNEY PROFILES & RATINGS TOOLS
• Profiles are websites you don’t have to pay for
• Reviews boost credibility
• Be visible in every place possible
• Question & Answer sites showcase expertise at the local level
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GROUP NETWORKS & CONSUMER SITES
• Owned, operated and built by lawyers
• Consumers pay a membership fee
• Attorneys can create profiles
• Attorneys answer questions for members for free
• When forms are not available members are referred to network attorneys
• Some networks require a membership fee from the attorney
• Complex legal matters are referred to network attorneys
• Customer care & response to referred clients is monitored
• Consumers can rate their attorney experience
• Quality control is a top priority
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PRE PAID LEGAL PLANS
• Insurance-like model for legal issues
• Consumers pay a membership fee
• Employers offer as an employee perk or benefit
• Attorneys service ‘claims’ at a flat or reduced rate
• Great way to receive work when first going solo
• Helps new attorneys build a client base and generate referrals
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INTENSIVE BUT EFFECTIVE
CONTENT MARKETING
Post
Unique Content
Engage
Your Audience
Target
Your Clients
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STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM, NOW THEY’RE HERE.
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THE DIFFERENCE IS NOT IN THEIR
WALLET IT’S IN THEIR MESSAGE!• Niche Practice Areas
• Know who their ideal client is, and are laser focused on their needs
• Clearly articulate the problem they solve
• Offer eBooks or Free Forms helpful to target clients
• Use Video to showcase and market expertise
• Productize or Package services together
• Solution selling, aimed at a specific situation
• Clearly defined or easy to understand pricing
• Employ automated marketing to stay in front of their potential clients
with little effort
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WHAT IS YOUR CHEESEBURGER?-MARK BRITTON, CEO & FOUNDER OF AVVO
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CONTENT IDEAS
• Practice area news
• Consumer protection tips
• Jokes
• Videos
• Employee bios / news
• A frequently asked questions
• Deadlines
• Promote a blog post
• Client testimonials
• Charity / community work
• Statistics
• New social media pages
• Inspirational quotes
• Resources
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CONTENT
STRATEGY
Create Digital Assets
• Speak
•Blog
•Video
Share & Distribute
•Email marketing
• Social Media
•You Tube
Engage Your Audience
•Connect with them
•Pay attention to advocates
•Ask for referrals
Call to Action
• Live Events
• Free consultations
•Packages | Retain
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REPEAT & REPURPOSE• Email Newsletters
• Printed Brochures
• Guest Blog Posts
• Magazine Article Submissions
• Local Newspapers / Publications
• eBooks
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SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY
• Showcase your personality
• Use images to connect with their ideal client
• Establish commonality
• Video rules the web
• Avoid shameless self promotion
• Use relevant news to create a steady stream of content
• Leverage celebrity news or trending topics
• Automate, Automate, Automate
• Not every post has to be about the law!
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EVERLASTING CLIENT COMMUNICATION
Long term email campaigns & newsletters
• Show you care
• Garner reviews
• Generate referrals
• Create repeat clients
• Attract potential partners
• Attract potential employees
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GREAT NEWSLETTERS ARE/HAVE:
• Short
• Reads like a story
• Help your reader
• Call to action
• Clean design
• Video / Pictures
• A personal touch
• Strong subject line
• Client stories
• Social Media links
• Contact information
• Press callouts
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SIMPLE & STYLISHPersonal Message
Helpful advice
Social media sharing
Links to resources
Press mentions
Call to action
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ONGOING
CAMPAIGNS
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MAKE YOUR MARKETING COUNT!
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ALLOCATE TIME TO YOUR GOALS
1 HOUR PER WEEK
• What can you do in 1 hour? – Call 4 Potential Referral
Partners
– Send an email newsletter
– Call 20 people who didn’t retain you.
– Write 1 Blog Post
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Q & A
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Chelsey LambertVice President, Clients and Communication
Co-Chair, ABA GP Solo, Technology Green Team
312-667-1768 office
847-702-2774 cell
Chelsey.Lambert@Smokeball.com
@ChelseyLambert
“You don’t have to be great to start, you have to start to be great!” – Zig Ziglar
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