If you’re the kind of attorney who says, “I didn’t go to law school to be a salesperson,†or who just doesn’t like marketing in any shape or form, I have a suggestion.
No, I’m not going to tell you you can stop doing it, or that you can outsource all of it. I’m going to tell you to change the way you think about it.
I’m guessing you don’t actually hate the idea of writing things or talking to people, or even how much time it takes or how much it costs.
What you don’t like is letting anyone see you do it.
Because they might think you need the work.
Thus, my suggestion.
Don’t use the word “marketingâ€.
Substitute the word “communicating,†because that’s really all you’re doing.
You communicate with clients and former clients, prospective clients and professional contacts, and other people in your warm market–sharing information and updating them about what’s going on with you.
You don’t have to “push†or promote; just stay in touch.
You also communicate in the “cold market,†via ads, social media posts, articles, interviews, networking, and presentations. You don’t know these people, yet, but you can communicate with them just the same.
Telling them something, offering them additional information, asking them to contact you if they questions.
It’s not marketing (okay, it is), but it’s also communicating, something you’re good at.
So, if the word marketing leaves a bad taste in your mouth, take a bite out of the word communicating.
All you have to do is decide with whom you will you communicate, what you will say, and how you will get your message to them.
I suggest you start with your warm market, and use email. You can learn everything you need to know, here.
