Writing Well and Writing Effectively for Legal Marketing; a discussion with Edie Reinhardt

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At the heart of nearly all marketing materials are words. How well those words are written will determine how effectively they reach the intended audience. Edie Reinhardt and I sat down to discuss writing well, writing with purpose and writing to strategic effect. With a background in both the law and publishing, Edie has a unique perspective on how to tailor one’s writing for a particular audience in a consistent, personal voice and maintain that writing over the long time span required of content marketing. Whether you’re writing for a legal audience composed of other lawyers or seeking to reach potential clients who are not legal experts, you’ll find plenty of insight in this conversation.

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Recorded September 23, 2016 @ Michiko Studios.

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Edie’s company, RDT Content Marketing helps professional services firms use content strategically to distinguish their brand and build their business.

Discussing Video Strategies for Law Firms with Robert Weiss of MultiVision Digital

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Robert Weiss of MultiVision Digital discusses the ways in which video can support or even drive a firm’s marketing. Our conversation in this episode covers the strategy, distribution and content aspects of creating and using video well. Robert suggests ways that firms can maximize the impact of their videos and do so within a budget. The key takeaways are that now is the time to start using video and that firms should be developing a video strategy and broadcasting content regularly.

Recorded September 6, 2016 @ the MultiVision Digital studio.

Links to the resources discussed in this episode:


What Makes Up the Cost of a Video


The Video First Strategy


How to Leverage a Budget

Valeria Paik of TAG Online Talks About Web Hosting Considerations for Law Firms

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Valeria Paik, the VP of Business Development at TAG Online, joins me on this episode of the Legal Marketing Studio to go over the ins and outs of website hosting for law firms. We discuss the importance of reliable, fast and secure web hosting in this age of interconnectedness where one’s website is the hub for social media feeds, rich content channels and back office systems. She gives a range of questions that law firms should be asking of their web host or of their design, marketing or branding agencies who are hiring the hosts.

Recorded August 24, 2016 @ the Picture More Business studio.

Links to the resources discussed in this episode:

TAG Online
WhoIs (via ICANN)
Website Speed Test (via Google)
Security Score Card

Janet Falk Discusses Using PR as a Proactive Strategic Legal Tool

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PR professional Janet Falk, principal of Falk Communications and Research, discusses how law firms can use PR proactively to instigate key influencers to undertake actions that lead to positive outcomes for their clients. We discuss the multiplicity of “publics” that public relations can reach, the increasingly fragmented nature of these “publics” in the digital age, and examples of PR being used to reach particular groups in order to advance clients’ interests.

Recorded May 6, 2016 @ Michiko Studios.