In today's digital age, there is no question that social media has become an integral tool for professionals across various industries, including the legal industry. Your peers are on social media; according to the American Bar Association, 81% of firms are...
Brianne Gillham
Skunkworks Managing Director, Western Canada. Brianne has over a decade of marketing experience and deep expertise in firm management from her time at Clio Practice Management Software. She specializes in advising lawyers on growth strategies across various practice areas.
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6 New Year Resolutions to Kick-Start Your Law Firm Marketing
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Tips to Detect and Avoid Facebook Phishing Scams
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6 New Year Resolutions to Kick-Start Your Law Firm Marketing
Sure, the pros start plotting their legal marketing strategy by July – but if January snuck up on you, think of it as your opportunity to dive in now.
Lawyers and YouTube – Best Practices and Platform Updates
Video Marketing Video has emerged as one of the most popular media sources available across all platforms and channels. People love videos because they are more engaging and expressive than articles and photos. In fact, the amount of video people are consuming online...
Google Analytics 4 (GA4): What You Need to Know
It’s Google’s world, and we’re just living it. You may have been told by a member of your marketing team that Google is retiring their current website analytics platform, Universal Analytics, in favour of their newest property Google Analytics 4 (GA4). But what does...
Google Business Profile (Google My Business) for Lawyers
At some point in our lives, we have all told our friends, coworkers, or relatives, “Just Google it.” It would be hard to imagine our life without Google. Every day, users rely on Google to carry out their daily searches. From finding the nearest grocery store to...
Legal Marketing With An Insider’s Perspective.
Two members of our leadership team have practiced law in British Columbia. 100+ law firm and legal stakeholder organization clients served since 2001.
From courtroom to boardroom to back office, we get it. Let’s skip the part where you pay to educate your agency on how a law firm works, and get straight to work putting you ahead of the competition.