How profitable will your firm be if you systematically planned and implemented legal activities intended to bring potential clients in the door?   That is where Building Blocks For A Successful Legal Service Positioning and Marketing, come in.

…that’s marketing! And that doesn’t contravene the law at all!!

Our previous Profitable Law Firm (PLF) Series posts have been showing you WHY you should be marketing your law practice, and that there is a HOW to market, that is the correct way. Now it’s time to get into the crux of the PLF Series.

The first thing you need to know and must never forget is that …

 The Tools and Techniques of Great Legal Marketing

Change Over Time, but the Principles NEVER Change

As time goes on, we will be exposing you to the tools of the trade.’ However, the principles that govern your use of them will remain the same.

They are the foundation on which your ‘Legal Marketing’ efforts rest. Principles are universal. Focus on the principles. They work. They are tested and proven.

This post will dwell on the first principle you should know.

The # 1 Principle of Great Legal Marketing is:

You (and only you) decide who you want to see coming through that door as your next client. Everybody doesn’t need your services. Everybody cannot be your target client.

The ideal client is the one who desires and needs your services and to him/her, your services are a ‘hot sell’ to them; a perfect fit for their needs and the reason why they will be willing to go the extra mile to get it from you at all cost.

Imagine how much easier life will be if you know who they are, where they are and how to get them.

That’s why the first thing you need to do is…

Identify and Define who your ideal client is.

I will not leave this to you to figure out how. I will be giving you pointer questions to help you perform this task of identifying who is your ideal client.

If you are able to successfully think deep and answer two questions, you have just laid a major stone in the foundation of your law firm marketing structure.

1. Who is Your Preferred/Choice Customer?

• Who exactly is this customer? Be as specific as possible.
• Identify Demographic Information – age, gender, location, income…
• Identify Psychographic Information (a.k.a. their affinities) – especially in areas like politics, religion, values, hobbies, interests…
• Identify Emotional Information – hopes, dreams, fears, and pain. What is that ‘thing’ that keeps them up at night?

2. What is their KEY Problem and the challenges associated with it that you can address or provide a solution?

The easiest way to do this is to fill in the blanks in this statement (representing your ideal client): “If I could just ________ I will _________”.

For example, say you are a Litigation Lawyer, one of your client’s problem should be like this:

“If I could just prove my ownership of this property, I will sell it and have my peace of mind.

What is their pain and what is the outcome that they desire to have in solving it? What are the associated pains that go with it and what are the associated outcomes that go with solving that pain?

How about if these people know and remember (through the right ‘marketing’) that YOU are trusted, and can address those pains and help them achieve their desired outcome?

What do you think will happen to your practice if you can find such people or such people can find you easily? How easy will it be to provide ‘custom-tailored solutions to address those particular needs? How valuable will your ‘offer’ be to them?

Create a perfect Offer for your client

It is because you know your ideal customer and what they want, you can then create the perfect offer for them.

The offer will be “IRRESISTIBLE” because it provides the perfect solution to help a SPECIFIC type of people achieve their desired goal.

Remember, Client First, Offer Second
After answering the two questions, what do you think you need to do differently going forward?

Hit the comment button and let’s hear your comments. Also, feel free to ask your questions about what we have done so far.

To Your Success!
Mayowa Johnson