Legal Marketing Agency Offers Tips for Law Firms on Development of 2009 Marketing Budgets

<h1>Legal Marketing Agency Offers Tips for Law Firms on Development of 2009 Marketing Budgets – Advises Against Cutting Corners</h1>Author: <a title="Bard Marketing" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/bard-marketing/113689.htm">Bard Marketing</a> With the uncertainty of the economy, legal marketing agency Beyond All Reasonable Doubt Marketing is advising law firms to take a serious look at their budgets. While marketing, advertising and public relations dollars frequently are cut to reduce expenses, marketing experts agree that a down economy is actually the time when marketing efforts should remain in place, and if anything, be enhanced. “When other law firms reduce their spending and cut their marketing, they have less presence in the marketplace,” explains BARD Marketing founder and president, John Sailer. “This means the time is ripe for a savvy law firm to grab market share – to reach the audience that is still there but who is hearing from fewer of your competitors.” When planning your law firm’s budget, you should start by identifying how much you want to spend. While there are no hard and fast rules across the different types and sizes of law firms, it makes sense to budget your marketing as a percentage of expected revenue. Several studies have pegged overall law firm marketing budgets to be between 2 percent and 3 percent, with leading firms spending 5 percent or more. Second, prioritize your initiatives by looking at both costs and expected benefits. This is easy if you tracked your efforts in past years. Remember that some of the lower cost initiatives may bring strong value while some of the higher cost initiatives may bring very little value. With this said, it is imperative to track outcome of every initiative. BARD Marketing is experienced in budgeting and planning for short- and long-term marketing and advertising plans, and enables law firms to achieve and track ROI for their marketing activities. For more information or to request a report on Yellow Page Advertising Costs and Effectiveness, please visit <a href="http://www.bardmarketing." target="_blank">www.bardmarketing.</a> About the Author: BARD Marketing offers integrated marketing and advertising services, including website development. All services are designed to complement one another and form a structure of synchronous marketing efforts that collectively increase leads for law firms. BARD offers a no-cost, no-obligation review of current sites and promotional materials, and can share innovative strategic concepts, during this review.Article Source: <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/">ArticlesBase.com</a> - <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/marketing-tips-articles/legal-marketing-agency-offers-tips-for-law-firms-on-development-of-2009-marketing-budgets-advises-against-cutting-corners-740643.html" title="Legal Marketing Agency Offers Tips for Law Firms on Development of 2009 Marketing Budgets – Advises Against Cutting Corners">Legal Marketing Agency Offers Tips for Law Firms on Development of 2009 Marketing Budgets – Advises Against Cutting Corners</a>

With the uncertainty of the economy, legal marketing agency Beyond All Reasonable Doubt Marketing is advising law firms to take a serious look at their budgets. While marketing, advertising and public relations dollars frequently are cut to reduce expenses, marketing experts agree that a down economy is actually the time when marketing efforts should remain in place, and if anything, be enhanced.

“When other law firms reduce their spending and cut their marketing, they have less presence in the marketplace,” explains BARD Marketing founder and president, John Sailer. “This means the time is ripe for a savvy law firm to grab market share – to reach the audience that is still there but who is hearing from fewer of your competitors.”

When planning your law firm’s budget, you should start by identifying how much you want to spend. While there are no hard and fast rules across the different types and sizes of law firms, it makes sense to budget your marketing as a percentage of expected revenue. Several studies have pegged overall law firm marketing budgets to be between 2 percent and 3 percent, with leading firms spending 5 percent or more.

Second, prioritize your initiatives by looking at both costs and expected benefits. This is easy if you tracked your efforts in past years. Remember that some of the lower cost initiatives may bring strong value while some of the higher cost initiatives may bring very little value. With this said, it is imperative to track outcome of every initiative.

BARD Marketing is experienced in budgeting and planning for short- and long-term marketing and advertising plans, and enables law firms to achieve and track ROI for their marketing activities. For more information or to request a report on Yellow Page Advertising Costs and Effectiveness, please visit www.bardmarketing.

BARD Marketing offers integrated marketing and advertising services, including website development. All services are designed to complement one another and form a structure of synchronous marketing efforts that collectively increase leads for law firms. BARD offers a no-cost, no-obligation review of current sites and promotional materials, and can share innovative strategic concepts, during this review.

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