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2. Defining Your Marketing Goals

Andrew Schulkind1  
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Rhinebeck, NY, USA
 
  • Do you need a website

  • Identifying your target audience

  • Understanding your audience’s needs

  • Setting realistic goals

  • Strategies must drive tactics

  • Why content and your website are critical

  • Sell solutions, not services

  • Key takeaways

A few years ago, I sat with the managing partner of a mid-size law firm in New York. She had joined a meeting between me and the firm’s marketing manager, and she clearly felt she had better things to do with her time.

“Ours is a high-touch business. Nobody is going to make a decision ...

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