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Testimonials
We have never once regretted having Nick as our marketing consultant. He is just brilliant at thinking out of the box and making us do the same. We decided very early on that we just had to trust him because we are lawyers and not so good at selling things!
Nick is enthusiastic and extremely pro active which is infectious and makes us want to excel at attracting the clients we really want.
He is now an integral and indispensable part of our team.
Julie Glynn, Partner, Glynns Solicitors.
"Since we have involved Nick in marketing there has been a transformation in our practice. Whilst previously we had plodded along for 10 years picking up all sorts of work via word of mouth and local networking , thanks to Nick we now have focus and are attracting the sort of work and clients that we want on a daily basis. Nick is innovative and proactive. He doesn't believe in putting off until tomorrow anything that can be done today. He is results oriented and we can already, after a relatively short period of time, see results"
Jenny Batchelor, Batchelor Myddelton Solicitors.
"I have met various consultants over the years and have always been cautious when engaging their services. However, the difference with Nick is that as a solicitor he really understands my business so that saves a lot of time. When you add to that his proven marketing experience and the fact that he consistently provides a high return on investment for my practice (ie wins me new instructions and new clients every single month) I have no hesitation in recommending him."
Robert Gray
Gray Hooper Holt Solicitors.
Advertising A Solicitors Practice
How To Make Your Legal Advertising More Effective
1. What is your intention with your advertising?
This should be a simple response: - to win new clients. Most firms do not have the substantial budgets required to produce "brand advertising" like Coca Cola or Nike. The one response you want is to recruit new clients. If your advertising is not achieving this, change the advertisement, and if that does not work, stop doing it. It really is that simple.
2. Who is your target audience?
Remember who you are writing your advertisement for at all times. I know that approximately 90% of all solicitors' advertisements start with the name of the practice. Do your prospective clients care about your name? The simple answer is no.
If you are advertising conveyancing services, they want to know that you will be there when the exchange breaks down. If you are offering wills, they want to know if you will visit them at home and why they should pay a premium for you over a will writing agency. If you are advertising personal injury services you need to educate the public to use you instead of claims companies. Think carefully about what matters to your audience. If you currently have your practice name at the top of your advertisement, change it now!
3. Benefits NOT Features
Talk in terms of benefits to the client of using your law firm rather than the features of your firm. You can change a feature into a benefit by using the terms "which means that" in the middle of the sentence.
Eg. We were established in 1910, which means that our experience can ensure you have a trouble and stress free house purchase.
4. Monitoring Response Rates
Many solicitors I visit have no idea how much business each advertisement generates. If you are spending a significant amount of money advertising you must know if it is money well spent. I know solicitors are not always quick to ask where the new business has come from, but you can make it easier for them. One method is to place a false name in the advertisement so that when the caller speaks to reception and asks for that name you immediately know it is in response to the advertisement. Obviously you need to forewarn the receptionist.
5. Design and Copywriting
If you are spending approximately £100 per week in a local paper and do so every week, make sure you have the ad professionally designed and copywritten. Saving money by allowing the newspaper to finish your advertisement is a false saving.
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- the fatal mistakes most solicitors make with their advertising along with a formula to use to correct them;
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- the best form of marketing for solicitors (and you will be pleased to hear it does not involve spending thousands of pounds);
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Nick Jervis, Solicitor (non-practising).