Professional Services Marketing

Mastering the Art of Marketing Professional Services: Key Elements for Success!

Marketing professional services require a tailored approach compared to marketing physical products. Professional services are intangible and often rely heavily on the service provider’s expertise, reputation, and trust. With over 20 years in marketing professional services firms, here are the key elements to consider when marketing your professional services firm:  Positioning and Differentiation: Clearly define …

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Beyond Traditional SEO: How a Non-Technical Approach Can Grow Your Professional Services Business

In today’s digital age, having a strong online presence is vital for any business looking to succeed. This is where SEO (Search Engine Optimization) comes in. SEO is the process of optimizing your website to rank higher in search engine results pages (SERPs), which in turn drives more traffic to your website. While many SEO …

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SEO & Digital Marketing Are Powerful Tools for Professional Services Companies

SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and digital marketing are powerful tools for professional services companies but remember that SEO does not convert businesses to business customers.   SEO and digital marketing’s job is to build brand awareness and bring prospects to the top of your sales funnel.   Think about it, if you were hiring a forensic accountant as …

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The Importance of Demonstrating Value to Your Clients

To have long-term happy clients as an attorney, CPA, or financial advisor, it is instrumental that you not only provide value to your clients but also demonstrate your value to them.   My first job was at Nordstrom. There, I learned the importance of customer service and always taking the best care of your clients at any …

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Become an expert

10,000 Hours

“Success is a function of persistence and doggedness and the willingness to work hard for 22 minutes to make sense of something that most people would give up on after thirty seconds” – Malcolm Gladwell  At my son’s little league end-of-season party yesterday, his coach gave him some great advice which served as an excellent reminder …

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Can a Business Owner do Their Own Marketing? 

In theory, a business owner can do their own marketing, but should they do their marketing is the better question. A big part of marketing success is consistency and accountability. What I have noticed repeatedly is that when business owners do their marketing, they will do a decent job with it at first, but then …

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Marketing Priorities

Making Marketing & Business Development a Priority is The Key to Success

A common thread amongst professional services firms that are successful is that they make marketing and business development a priority.   They do this because marketing and business development are important to them.  Like anything in life, you make time for what is important to you.   We are all inundated with long to-do lists. We often …

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Generate Business

How to Generate Business as a Professional, CPA, Attorney, or Financial Advisor

Are you a professional, CPA, attorney, or financial advisor who is looking for a promotion, or looking to make a partner at your firm? One of the best ways to get there is by generating business. I know it can be intimidating, and hard to know where to start so here are a few simple marketing …

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Developing SEO strategy and Digital Marketing for CPAs

3 Steps to Start Implementing an SEO Strategy on Your Website

You had the same website for years, and you finally invested in developing a new one. Congratulations!   Websites are vital to a business’s success and help build credibility with potential clients.  Was the only reason for the update to look more polished and modern?   If so, you can stop reading now. Mission accomplished.   …

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