Lunch Hour Legal Marketing
Are you hungry for more clients? Tired of wasting time (and money) on marketing that doesn’t work? This podcast serves up real-world tips and proven digital marketing strategies that actually drive results for law firms.
Hosted by Gyi Tsakalakis and Conrad Saam—two legal marketing pros who’ve been in the trenches. You’ll get practical advice on client acquisition, website teardowns, and what’s actually working for lawyers today—all with a touch of mirth.
Congratulations, you found it—THE podcast for lawyers who want to grow their practice! So, if you’re ready to take your business to the next level, pull up a seat and dig in with Lunch Hour Legal Marketing.
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“Fascinating Stuff, This Pricing” (Can We Talk ...
Price and payment options are important to potential clients. So why don’t lawyers address this in their marketing?
31 min
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Hello, Erin Levine of Hello Divorce!
Guest Erin Levine, founder of Hello Divorce, explains how her disruptive legal tech platform reimagines divorce.
46 min
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LHLM 101: Positioning vs. Branding
The guys spotlight the difference between branding and positioning, what makes you special? Plus, what clients want in a post-COVID world.
36 min
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Competing Against the Walmart of Legal
With LegalZoom poised to directly compete with lawyers for business, Conrad, and Gyi explore what lawyers can do and what they can expect.
30 min
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Bad Reviews and the Marketing Vacuum
Gyi and Conrad examine real-world cautionary tales about lawyers and online reviews, then scope out the ad-spend landscape in the ever-changing pandemic.
29 min
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Being Tangibly Awesome & Other Ways to Get Refe...
Gyi and Conrad reveal their favorite ways lawyers can earn referrals, then tackle how to budget for marketing.
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LHLM 101: Pay-Per-Click
The ABCs of TLAs for Your CPCs // Dear State-Bar Regulators
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Pricing to Get Hired: Bridging the Gap Between ...
The latest news about Google’s update to Core Web Vitals has led to a flurry of opportunistic emails from SEO companies offering their services to “fix” problem points for firms. Gyi and Conrad offer some reassurance, buyer beware tips, and what...
44 min
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Bedlam Breakdown: Tactical Takeaways
If your firm recognized Memorial Day on social media, there’s a chance the celebratory language fell flat against the occasion’s solemnity. Gyi and Conrad explain how to recognize holidays from a business perspective...
32 min
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Turning Around a One-Star Review
Gyi and Conrad review the latest news. First up: Clio’s “blind date” with HubSpot. They wonder about the development of Clio Grow, its relationship with HubSpot, and customer relationship management options for law firms. In the Clio Legal...
36 min
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Top 5 Metrics For Your Law Firm
Top headline for #LHLM: More episodes are coming your way! Look for new shows twice a month on the second and fourth Wednesdays. Next up, as Gyi and Conrad predicted, venture capital is making waves in legal. Most recent headlines covered a $100...
42 min
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Conversion Confusion Cleared Up
Google takes center stage in news updates as Gyi and Conrad discuss two moves that may diminish opportunities for free lawyer advertising on the platform. Top billing goes to Google’s Local Pack change from a three-pack to a two-pack. The two also...
46 min
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7 Juicy Marketing Tips ala Techshow
Gyi and Conrad kick off the episode with the latest news, homing in on Bob Ambrogi’s , with data showing how small firms using tech fared better during the pandemic. And they rant about the 8-steps-to-great-abs trend hitting legal marketing....
40 min
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The First Annual LHLM-ys: And the Winner Is
Welcome to the first annual LHLM-ys! Join us as Gyi and Conrad announce the awards for the best and worst of legal marketing in 2020. Listen with baited breath as our hosts tear open the envelopes and hand out the hardware for awards for everything...
34 min
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The Marketing Crystal Ball Says...
With 2020 having been so blissfully uneventful, aren't we due for some major shakeups? It's hard to know what changes 2021 will bring for legal marketing, but, with the help of Gyi, Conrad peers into his crystal ball to see the future of the digital...
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Demystifying UTM and its 'Automagical' Powers
Gyi and Conrad turn their attentions back to Google Screened and discuss a new audio-only advertising option. Speaking of Google, Gyi and Conrad define and discuss UTM parameters and how these bits of code should be used (but often aren’t) to track...
36 min
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F.O.P.s and Fundamentals
Just because we’re a few episodes in doesn’t mean we’re done with fundamentals. For instance, if you’re not even answering the phone, SEO isn’t going to save you. Stop wasting money and fix the basics! In By the Numbers, Gyi and Conrad...
45 min
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Marketer vs. Marketer
After reviewing the latest marketing-related news and trends coming out of the 2020 Clio Cloud Conference and Clio's 2020 Legal Trends Report, and especially Clio's new "Clio for Clients", Gyi and Conrad return to their recurring "Rebrand This...
36 min
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Oh Dear: Terrible Rejection Letters & the Bad R...
A mistake hosts Gyi Tsakalakis and Conrad Saam see far too many lawyers make is sending prospective clients cold, form-like rejection letters when declining representation. Clients seeking counsel are already likely in a bad place emotionally. Throw...
42 min
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Google Just Ruined Everything, Debunking SEO Bu...
Just when marketers have a handle on advertising, the rules change. Conrad Saam and Gyi Tsakalakis outline the newest ad position being rolled out for professional service providers by Google, one of the biggest players in modern legal services...
37 min
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Controversy, Link Building, & Google’s Changing...
Whether we like it or not, is all publicity technically good publicity? Gyi Tsakalakis & Conrad Saam apply their marketing perspectives to the McCloskeys, the gun-wielding attorney couple whose aggressions toward Black Lives Matter protesters led...
41 min
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Tactical Marketing — Smart Spending for Better ROI
As promised, Gyi Tsakalakis and Conrad Saam launch into smart marketing tactics to give you an advantage in the marketplace. They take a deep dive into strategies you can put right to work in your law firm, offering up the best ways to manage your ad...
40 min
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New Beginnings
Kicking off a brand new chapter for Lunch Hour Legal Marketing, host Gyi Tsakalakis is joined by brand new co-host Conrad Saam. They discuss Conrad's career journey thus far and his reaching the absolute pinnacle of his career: being part of Lunch...
49 min
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Marketing in the Age of COVID-19
The concern that advertising during the pandemic could come across as tone deaf is making some lawyers uncomfortable with the idea of continuing their marketing efforts. But, is that really the best thing for your business in these uncertain times?...
41 min
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Understanding Your Metrics with firmTRAK’s Rich...
In this bonus edition of Lunch Hour Legal Marketing recorded at the 2020 ABA TECHSHOW, Gyi Tsakalakis talks with Rich Marvel about using metrics to make better business decisions for your law firm. Rich’s experiences as a law firm owner led him to...
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