Chris Homer and Justine Daley present on the changes in legal marketing during the first half of 2016. These tips will help grow your leads, protect your referrals, and advance your online marketing.
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KEY CHANGES IN 2016
• Mobile search and traffic is continuing to increase
• New ads in local search
• Local 3 pack and even Google Maps app
• Voice search is changing search behavior
• Reviews are becoming more and more important
• Facebook is growing
• Backlinks are still king
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LET’S BREAK IT DOWN
Protect your referrals
• Reviews
• Branded search
• Attorney bio pages
• Accurate directory information
Grow your leads
• Linkable content
• Backlink acquisition
• Answer cards
• Content built for search
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TYPES OF SEARCH TERMS
Branded (Protect
Referrals)
Law Firm of Daley &
Homer
Justine Daley
Chris Homer
Non-Branded (Grow
Your Leads)
Estate Planning
Attorney
Probate Attorney
Real Estate Attorney
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THE FUTURE IS MOBILE
*IDC Research Report 2013
have their phone on or near
them for all but up to 2 hours of
their waking day.79%
reach for their smartphone
immediately after waking up
62%
say they can't recall the last
time their smartphone wasn't
next to them.25%
Among smartphone owners age 18-44
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REVIEWS ARE IMPORTANT
2015 Survey:
• 92% of consumers now read online reviews (vs. 88% in 2014)
• 69% of consumers say a review must be written within 2-3 months to
be relevant
• Only 14% of consumers consider using a business that has a 1 or 2 star
rating
• 48% of consumers will visit the website after reading positive reviews
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SCHOLARSHIP
• Body One
• Body Two
• Direct outreach to
schools (.edu)
• Scholarship websites
• Social magnification
• Tie into geo-location
and industry
• Cast a wide net