With nearly all public gatherings canceled and many of us staying indoors, more and more of us are increasing our online usage, including watching videos on YouTube and connecting with friends on social media channels like Facebook and Instagram. The Internet has seen incredible, sudden growth in traffic during the COVID-19 pandemic – including total…
Email marketing is alive and well, as evidenced by most of our personal and professional inboxes. Every day, I receive dozens of emails looking to “sell” me on case management software, marketing opportunities, or great advertising deals. Most of these emails are deleted swiftly, but a few choice ones are granted my attention. The difference…
You likely receive multiple email advertisements or newsletters every single day in your inbox. With so much email to wade through, how can a sender make sure their recipients notice theirs? The significant and often overwhelming volume of email marketing leaves many businesses wondering how to get their emails read by consumers – and one…
If your law firm wants to reach a lot of people, direct mail remains a cost-effective marketing option. Practically everyone has a mailbox, and most people check theirs daily. About 79% of consumers consider reading mail to be more convenient than going online. But going online and reading paper mail can work hand-in-hand to help boost brand awareness. For example, up to 64% of people visit a website because of direct mail they receive.
In previous posts, we’ve covered best practices in email design. Now comes the next struggle: your email blast is ready to send… but exactly when should you send it? In the ever-evolving world of marketing, it’s important to take existing best practices and continue to adapt them for your law firm. Before we dive into exact dates and times, let’s consider what we’re trying to accomplish when sending law firm marketing emails.
Email is often one of the most effective, most economical, and most underutilized marketing tools for law firms. Email marketing platforms such as MailChimp and Constant Contact have minimal monthly costs (and may be free depending on the number of contacts your law firm imports), and provide a way for law firms to stay top-of-mind with their current and past clients as well as referral attorneys and other industry contacts.
There is no denying that social media is an instrumental tool when it comes to marketing a business. Because of this fact, we often forget about social media’s seemingly long lost cousin, email marketing. While email marketing certainly isn’t as sexy as social media, it can be extremely useful in that it’s one of the most effective ways to directly reach your audience with a particular message, and on average has a much higher potential of actually being seen by your audience compared to social media.
Stacey E. Burke