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The Briefing: The Future of TV? A 2025 Digital Media Trends Analysis
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We have been noticing a couple of emerging trends here at The Modern Firm. First, we have noticed our clients have begun to get “referrals” from AI models like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Microsoft CoPilot, and Google’s Search...more
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Is your law firm struggling to stand out in today’s crowded legal marketplace? Pivoting to more video content could be just the game-changer you’ve been looking for....more
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Is your firm unknowingly surrendering potential clients to its competitors? Prospects are online everyday researching the legal services they need, but if your pages aren’t appearing for the keywords they query, they’re...more
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The most dangerous assumption in legal business development is that referred clients bypass digital scrutiny. New data from 9Sail’s forthcoming Am Law 200 Digital Visibility Report reveals a stark reality: 56% of law firm...more
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