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In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Merry Neitlich discuss:
  • Challenges in legal marketing
  • Importance of branding in law firms
  • Evolving marketing techniques
  • Integration of branding with business development

Key Takeaways:

  • Lawyers often misunderstand branding as a tagline, but effective branding requires a deep dive into what makes their services unique and meaningful to clients.
  • Without

In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Melanie Herschorn discuss:
  • Book writing for lawyers
  • Challenges in book publishing
  • Books as marketing tools
  • Role of technology and AI in publishing

Key Takeaways:

  • Lawyers can streamline book creation by repurposing existing content instead of writing new material daily.
  • Carefully vet publishers to avoid rights loss or financial exploitation

In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Gregg Goldfarb discuss:
  • Evolving legal marketing strategies
  • Non-lawyer ownership in law firms
  • Revenue growth through referrals and partnerships
  • Networking and education for lawyers

Key Takeaways:

  • Lawyers can expand their revenue streams by engaging in referral marketing, where they identify cases outside their expertise and refer them to other firms,

In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Phil Gafka discuss:
  • The impact of cultural shifts on workplace harmony
  • The role of clear expectations in boosting employee morale and productivity
  • How inclusive leadership practices improve job satisfaction
  • Leveraging unique team experiences and backgrounds

Key Takeaways:

  • Embracing cultural changes, valuing diverse perspectives, and fostering collaboration create a more

In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Chris Dreyer discuss:
  • Search engine marketing and SEO for lawyers.
  • Some of the main changes in content marketing.
  • Changing up how you write content.
  • Getting the most out of legal conferences.

Key Takeaways:

  • Leaning into SEO will look different depending on your field as well as your location.
  • The

In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Karl Seelbach discuss:
  • The way you do one thing is the one way you do everything.
  • Building out and being consistent with expectations through SOPs and accountability charts.
  • Setting aside time specifically to work on your business, not just in it.
  • Hiring a coach to remove your blinders.

Key

In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Dennis Kennedy discuss:
  • The intersection of the legal system and technology.
  • Utilizing technology in ways that enhance the customer experience.
  • Recognizing where you can free up time to do higher-level legal work.
  • Why every lawyer should have a good, well-utilized CRM.

Key Takeaways:

  • Using technology for things like scheduling

In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Robert Plotkin discuss:
  • Giving information away.
  • Writing a lead-generating book while maintaining your law practice.
  • Benefits of writing a book above other kinds of content marketing.
  • What to do before publication, during promotion, and after publication.

Key Takeaways:

  • Even if you gave someone your entire process, nobody will be

In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Jen Lee discuss:
  • Breaking the mold of traditional legal molds within ethical guidelines.
  • Legal models that are changing the game for attorneys.
  • The growing demand for legal services in underserved communities and non-traditional markets.
  • How COVID changed the legal landscape.

Key Takeaways:

  • The billable hour contributes to lawyer burnout