Episode 341 -- DOJ Charges Visa with Monopolization and Exclusionary Conduct in the Debit Card Market
The US government, led by President Trump, has recorded another big win in the battle that US law enforcement agencies have been waging for years against Google. This time, a federal court issued a landmark ruling stating...more
Attracting local customers to your law firm requires more than just a well-designed website or word-of-mouth referrals. Pay-Per-Click (PPC) advertising offers an effective way to reach potential clients in your immediate...more
Google is introducing significant updates to its Demand Gen campaigns, enhancing targeting capabilities, creative flexibility, and reporting insights. These changes provide legal marketers with new tools to optimize ad...more
The Ninth and Second Circuit Courts of Appeal recently issued decisions confirming that competitive keyword advertising does not create a likelihood of confusion where the plaintiff’s trademark does not appear in the...more
In a landmark move, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is poised to introduce unprecedented measures to counteract Google’s dominance in the online search sphere. Following a decisive ruling by U.S. District Judge Amit...more
PPC is incredibly complex – but it can offer tremendous benefits when used correctly. Unless your PPC is already in a sophisticated state, chances are there is more you can do to achieve PPC success. In this blog, I’ll go...more
After putting time and effort into building your website and optimizing its content, it’s frustrating when your pages still land on the second or third page of search results. That’s where search engine positioning (SEP) can...more
In its 18 September 2024 ruling, the General Court of the European Union annulled the €1.5 billion fine that the European Commission had imposed on Google in 2019 for allegedly abusing its dominant position in online search...more
This past spring, as the team at Legal Internet Solutions Incorporated (LISI) prepared to celebrate the agency’s 25th anniversary, conversations around the “office” (i.e., online – we are a remote workforce) often turned...more
This week’s decision in United States v. Google represents a significant victory for the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and various state attorneys general, which successfully argued that Google has exercised...more
Google tries to connect searchers with the services they want. But when you want a lawyer and not a cheeseburger, Google doesn’t always do what it’s supposed to do....more
Google AdWords have long been used by businesses to ensure that their business listings feature on top of the Google search results when the users search for particular terms (which have been bought by a business from...more
PPC, or Pay Per Click, campaigns can be highly effective for managing your online reputation. Specifically, branded PPC can be a strategic investment that yields substantial rewards with minimum spend—if you do it under the...more
SEO requires patience—but that doesn’t mean you should be left wondering when you’ll get a return on your investment. Luckily, you don’t need to be a professional marketer to understand the basics of SEO factors and how...more
We often hear from law firms who tell us they want to be on the first page of the SERPs for state and even national searches. Wider net, more fish—right? Er, not quite. Look, we understand your desire to dominate the...more
To be competitive in today’s market, you need to be visible online. That’s good news, though, because even small law firms can have a big impact in the digital space. If you have ever thought that your firm is too small to...more
The regulator described the steps it is taking to increase scrutiny of advertisements about financial products and services on social media platforms. On 3 February 2023 the FCA published an analysis of its financial...more
As the world continues to move online, brands – including those of the legal variety – need to adapt to develop relationships with prominent publications, media outlets and other centers of influence with large online...more
If you are an in-house legal digital marketer or search engine optimization (SEO) manager for a law firm, you know how much work it can be managing SEO strategy for just one client. Well, at 9Sail, we manage SEO for several...more
Online marketing for lawyers presents many opportunities for lawyers to raise awareness of their firm and its practice groups, as well as to generate new business opportunities from prospects or existing clients. The...more
By now, it is generally known that comprehensive privacy laws include requirements to allow consumers to opt-out of the sale of the their personal information, including personal information collected through the use of...more
Keywords are a foundational element of search engine marketing. When creating a new PPC campaign with Google or Bing, you are required to specify the keywords that are relevant to your business (ideally, those that...more
In 2020, Google opened up a powerful new lead-gen tool to law firms across the country. Local Service Ads (LSAs) have now been embraced by thousands of firms. Widespread adoption means tough competition! Only a few LSAs can...more
Following -by a day- a privacy-related claim challenge brought against another advertiser, the National Advertising Division found that advertiser DuckDuckGo had sufficiently substantiated its privacy claims. These cases are...more
Pretty much everyone spends at least a few minutes of their day watching video. Over 75% of Americans over 15 are on YouTube now, and the site is the most popular after Google. The potential to reach such a huge audience is...more