Four ways to use AI in law firm marketing today
The integration of AI into law firm marketing strategies is poised to revolutionise the way in which firms market themselves and attract new clients.
During the course of the last year, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as one of the most transformative developments in the legal marketplace. AI is revolutionising law firm marketing and creating unprecedented opportunities for growth and success.
The integration of AI into law firm marketing strategies is poised to revolutionise the way in which firms market themselves and attract new clients.
With advancements occurring practically every day, now is the time to embrace AI when it comes to law firm marketing.
By continuing to harness the power of AI, firms can uncover new opportunities for client growth, and team development. Here are some ways firms can harness the power of AI for efficiency.
1. AI in law firm content creation
AI-powered content writing and editing tools have emerged as a game-changer for law firm marketers. These tools, largely built on OpenAI’s ChatGPT, utilise natural language processing and machine learning to generate content based on user prompts.
AI-generated content is not perfect, with potential for what’s become known as “hallucination” if not prompted in the right way. It therefore still requires thoughtful prompting before such creation, in addition to human editing and verification afterwards, but it can significantly reduce the time it takes to create that content. It can also help to remove the daunting prospect of facing a blank page and can also help everyone in any given law firm to write in a consistent brand-aligned tone of voice if trained properly.
2. Enhancing visual content with AI
In need of imagery for your marketing materials that transcends the clichéd stock imagery scattered across the internet?
Tools like DALL-E and Midjourney enable the generation of new images and variations based on user prompts. While AI-generated images will not entirely replace traditional photography for law firms, AI can be harnessed for image analysis, processing, and tagging to optimise search engine visibility.
One can make significant cost savings here without compromising on quality.
3. AI & video marketing
Over the course of the past year, a lot more law firms have begun to use video to engage with their target market.
As anyone involved in this will know, post-production can be a fairly time-consuming process. That is why using AI-powered video tools can streamline the video creation process.
AI tools can assist in video tagging and classification, automate video editing, and post-production tasks, and generate video summaries, closed captions, and transcripts.
The suggestion is not to use AI-generated videos to replace authentic footage of law firm staff and offices, but instead improve the efficiency and effectiveness of video marketing efforts.
There are several AI-driven video production and editing tools that have gained popularity in recent years. These tools leverage artificial intelligence to automate and enhance various aspects of video creation and editing. Some of these tools include Magistro, Adobe Premiere Pro, Lumen 5 etc.
4. Harnessing AI for data analysis and search
AI has already transformed the way search engines like Google rank and understand content. Google’s RankBrain algorithm utilises machine learning to interpret search queries and improve search results.
Law firms can benefit from AI-assisted analytics to gain valuable insights from their website and marketing data. AI can provide a deeper understanding of user behaviour, preferences, and satisfaction, enabling law firms to optimise their marketing strategies and improve client experiences.
