With more than 50% of clients turning to search engines to find a lawyer, Google’s Local Services Ads in Clio are a simple, cost-effective way to appear when and where clients are searching.
Join Elyse Goldman from Google and Joe Runkle from Runkle Law at our upcoming webinar to see how you can start attracting the right clients today, without having to be a marketing expert.
You’ll learn:
What Google’s Local Services Ads are and how they work
How to appear at the top of Google search results to attract high-intent leads in your area easily, and at the right price
How this firm used Google Local Service Ads in Clio to get a return-on-investment of 10x on his marketing dollars
Webinar Slide Deck_ How To Use Google’s Local Services Ads_ The Most Cost-Effective Way To Advertise Your Firm.pdf
1. How To Use Google’s
Local Services Ads:
The Most Cost-Effective Way to
Advertise Your Firm
September 7, 2023
Romain Varchetta Bertogli, Elyse Goldman, Joe Runkle, Liz Hudson,
Demetra Mandrapilias
2. Housekeeping
● Session length: 45 minutes
● Recording & slides emailed tomorrow
● Use to engage with fellow webinar attendees
and select “Everyone” in the dropdown
● Use to ask questions directly to panellists
● Please fill out the survey at the end of the session
4. Partner Sales Strategy and Global Product Lead for Local
Services Ads, Google
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Elyse
Goldman
TODAY’S SPEAKER
● 10 years at Google & with LSA since it launched
● Based in Mountain View, CA
5. Senior Strategic Partner Development Manager, Google
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Romain
Varchetta
Bertogli
TODAY’S SPEAKER
● 15+ years in the Tech Advertising industry
● Specialized in Lead Generation and eCommerce
Partnerships
● Based in NYC
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Agenda
● What are Google’s Local Services Ads?
● The benefits of Local Services Ads
● How Local Services Ads work
● Results and impact seen from a fellow attorney
● Demo of Local Services Ads for Clio
● Q&A
7. Poll: Do you currently use Google to market your law
firm?
a. Yes
b. No
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8. Poll: Do you currently use Google’s Local Services
Ads to market your law firm?
a. Yes
b. No
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Clio and Google Ads have teamed up to create an
innovative legal advertising solution. Lawyers can boost
their online visibility through Google Search, capture local
leads, and effortlessly manage advertising expenditure, all
within Clio's centralized legal technology platform.
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With Google's Local Services Ads for Clio, law firms can:
● Only pay for leads generated and set an ad spending limit
● Showcase their firm at the top of Google's search results
● Automatically convert leads into paying clients in Clio Grow
● Manage ad campaigns directly in the Clio Grow dashboard
● Apply for the Google Screened Badge (fully licensed and vetted Google-backed business)
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Why Local Services Ads:
Showing up where
potential clients are
searching at the right
moment
Connecting with
potential clients
who are ready to
book services now
Being viewed as a
recommended law
firm in the community
Differentiating
yourself as a verified
and backed local law
firm
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Local Services Ads helps you achieve your goals
Showing up where
potential clients are
searching at the right
moment
Connecting with
potential clients
who are ready to
book services now
Being viewed as a
recommended law
firm in the community
Differentiating
yourself as a verified
and backed local law
firm
Only pay
for leads
Get the most value
since youʼll only pay
when a potential client
contacts you through
your ad, with the
flexibility to pause at
any time
Get hired in your
local area
Promote your law firm
to local clients who
are ready to book
Stand out
on Google
Local Services Ads
show up at the top of
Google search results
– so itʼs easier to
attract more clients
Inspire
customer
confidence
Displaying the Google
Screened badge helps
your clients choose
your law firm with
confidence
15. Create your LSA
profile in Clio
Grow
Get verified by
Google
Start receiving &
managing leads
with Clio Grow
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Choose your practice area
● Bankruptcy Law
● Business Law
● Contract Law
● Criminal Law
● Disability Law
● DUI Law
● Estate Law
● Family Law
● Immigration Law
● IP Law (Intellectual Property
Law)
● Labor Law
● Litigation Law
● Malpractice Law
● Personal Injury Law
● Real Estate Law
● Tax Law
● Tax Specialist
● Traffic Law
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● Be a Clio Grow customer
● Have an existing Google Business Profile
with reviews
● Decide what types of leads you want
(services, locations)
● Provide all required details within Clio Grow
● Have an intake process to receive phone
calls from prospective clients
What is required to
get started?
19. Criminal Defense and Trial Attorney, Runkle Law
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Joe Runkle
Clio Customer
● Has been a criminal defense attorney and civil trial
attorney since 2010
● Primarily handles felony criminal defense cases
● Office is in Placer County California
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● Impressive Return: 8X return on ad spend
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● High-Quality Leads: Attracted the right
clients with minimal wasted time.
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● Efficient Marketing: Less effort to setup and
run compared to past campaigns. Easy to
track and measure impact on firm revenue.
Success with Local
Services Ads for Clio:
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● User-Friendly Dashboard: Clio provides a
customer-friendly dashboard that simplifies
tracking and understanding changes.
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● Helpful Support Resources: Customers have
access to comprehensive support
documentation and opportunity to attend
optimization sessions.
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● Accessible Assistance: Clio offers 24/5 support
for customers who prefer speaking with a real
person for troubleshooting assistance.
Getting started with
Local Services Ads In
Clio Grow:
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● Ad Management : Easily set budgets, toggle
ads on and off in Clio Grow, and monitor
performance.
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● Predictable Revenue: Flatten out peaks and
valleys of firm revenue.
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● Efficient Lead Management: Seamlessly
convert leads into paying clients for a
streamlined process.
Benefits of Local
Services Ads in Clio
Grow:
23. Search Engine Marketing Strategist & Clio Account Manager
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Demetra
Mandrapilias
● Evaluate different ad products in the market which are
best for legal
● Help with building demand channel integrations into
Clio
29. Intake Forms
Create personalized, reusable intake form
templates.
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Easily collect client
information
Use conditional logic for smoother form-filling
experience.
30. Intake Forms
Create personalized, reusable intake form
templates.
Use conditional logic for smoother form-filling
experience.
Information automatically gets stored in Grow.
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Easily collect client
information
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Clio Scheduler
Send booking links to potential new clients.
Set your availability based on your preferences.
Seamless scheduling
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Clio Scheduler
Send booking links to potential new clients.
Set your availability based on your preferences.
Automate confirmations and reminders via email
and text.
Seamless scheduling
34. Email Templates
Create personalized emails that you can send
directly from Grow.
Customizable template types for different
communications.
Send emails in a couple clicks
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Efficient
communications
37. Document Automation
Create templates for documents like engagement
letters or retainer agreements
Draft in few clicks directly from the matter
Unlimited e-signature
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Make it easy for
clients to sign
40. Set automated text & email reminders to keep clients
on track and informed.
Protip
● Intake forms sent by text are 71% more likely to
be completed within 1 day of sending
● Text messages have a 98% open rate as
opposed to ~20% of emails.
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Keep clients on track
41. Move information to
Clio Manage
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Once the lead has converted to a client, easily
move the matterʼs contents into Manage. The
faster the information is moved to Manage, the
quicker you can work the case.
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With Google's Local Services Ads for Clio, law firms can:
● Only pay for leads generated and set an ad spending limit
● Showcase their firm at the top of Google's search results
● Automatically convert leads into paying clients in Clio Grow
● Manage ad campaigns directly in the Clio Grow dashboard
● Apply for the Google Screened Badge (fully licensed and vetted Google-backed business)
43. New to Local Services Ads?
Sign up for Clio Grow and get
$500 in ad credits when you
spend $500!
44. Poll: Would you like to learn more about Clio Grow?
a. Yes, I would like to schedule a personalized demo
b. Yes, I would like to be sent more information
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45. Poll: What kind of content would you like to see in
the future?
Multiple select:
a. Creating a great client experience
b. Marketing your law firm
c. Optimizing your client intake processes
d. Automating workflows in your client intake
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