Why is content marketing better than traditional methods for legal SMEs?

Many an SME legal firm will feel a tinge of envy at the comparative simplicity of marketing services for larger firms. With their well-known brand names, wide geographical reach and in-house marketing teams, the big players enjoy obvious advantages.

That does not mean smaller firms have not tried to market themselves, but the use of traditional methods has led to poor returns on investment.

Using analogue techniques for trying to reach clients in a digital age is always likely to be less successful. For instance, a newspaper advert is here today and gone tomorrow. Similarly, a billboard is constrained by physical location.

Moreover, there is little control over who gets to see these adverts; a host of uninterested people may pass a billboard while a more likely customer walks down a neighbouring street.

What makes digital content more effective?  

In contrast, digital content is by nature more accessible, without such limitations of time and place. But that is just one of its advantages.

• Through content marketing, law firms and their digital partners can create great content and focus it more accurately on the people they want to engage with.

• Based on the characteristics (known as personas) of the target market, content can be produced concerning the topics of greatest interest to them.
• The rule of seven suggests customers typically must be exposed seven times to a marketing message before buying; few will see the same newspaper ad seven times, but regular interesting online content can start a conversation to achieve this goal.

• This effort can be further boosted by using search engine optimisation (SEO) for law firms, as the right keywords can direct readers to relevant content.
• Social media and email marketing can also focus more on particular target groups.

With this greater precision of digital marketing, the ROI is sure to be higher than that of traditional methods.

How BeUniqueness can help

For some legal firms the use of modern techniques requires a shift from the ways of the past. Since lawyers cannot be expected to do the job of marketers, we can help take care of developing modern content marketing and digital strategies, leaving your law firm to focus on its own areas of expertise. 

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