Marketing Tactics for Niche Markets

Marketing a Legal Services Business

Trying to market a legal services business? It's a crowded marketplace, but with dedication and persistence, great marketing can help your business outperform larger competitors.

Need to improve the effectiveness of your marketing channels for your legal services business? We're not surprised. Many small business owners in this industry aren't happy with their current marketing scheme and are desperate to identify a path for improvement.

A robust marketing plan cements your company's relationships with customers. With that in mind, it's important to leverage marketing as a path toward better customer engagement in your legal services business's planning process.

Strategic Partnerships

When multiple interests join together in a strategic partnership, they gain legal services businesses economies of scale, not to mention a larger promotional footprint. Think about it: even on your best day, your company has the ability to influence a certain percentage of potential customers. But when you partner with a complementary supplier to perform a joint marketing campaign, you multiply your customer base and generate a more powerful market presence.

Contests

If circumstances allow it, a contest can be an effective tactic for a legal services business. By design, contests stir up interest at a time when your business needs to be seen in the marketplace. Even good contests carry risks, namely the possibility that your business will be dogged by allegations of unfair prize awards. That's why legal services businesses outsource their contests to professional marketers as a way of minimizing risk and achieving the highest possible return from their promotional dollars.

Email Campaigns

Today's consumers are extremely tech-savvy. They rely on social media and email to both receive and transmit brand messages. What does that mean for your company? It means the odds are in favor of email campaigns actually connecting with customers. For legal services businesses, collecting and updating the email addresses of qualified recipients isn't cost-effective. At Gaebler, we recommend buying mailing lists from professional, third-party providers. Purchased lists aren't the only source for customer contacts, but they can be used to create fast momentum for email campaigns and other initiatives.

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