New ALM Report Says Small Firms Investing in Big Marketing
Friday, April 4, 2014

A new report from ALM Legal Intelligence entitled, Small Firms, Big Marketing reveals that small and mid-sized law firms (40-200 attorneys) have upped their investments in marketing because of a belief that effective marketing is mandatory for a firm to succeed.

ALM Legal Marketing

The survey was commissioned by J. Johnson Executive Search, Inc., and relies on data collected from 90 small and midsized firms in the U.S – 42% of responses were from firms with 40-75 attorneys and 58% were from firms of more than 76 attorneys.

Some key findings from the survey:

  • 90% of responding firms said they had a dedicated marketing team in place

  • 75% said marketing was critical to winning new business

  • 54% use marketing for research and client feedback

  • Marketing is key not only for obtaining new clients but also for retaining existing clients

  • 75% of firm management says marketing is a critical piece in winning new business

  • Spending on outsourced marketing functions increased 44% in 2013 and is expected to rise in 2014

Firms justify their investment in marketing in the following ways:

ALM Reporting Marketing

The firms surveyed found these 10 marketing tactics to be the most effective for their firms:

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The full report is available free for download here.

 

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