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CLNC® Success Story: My Recent Exhibiting Experience – What a Win!

I recently exhibited with a CLNC Mentor at a legal conference in Indianapolis. What a win! The entire experience was so organized from beginning to end, including the call from LegalNurse.com providing the info I needed to exhibit effectively, to the follow-up reminders from the Institute after exhibiting. The organization and support from the Institute has made the whole process of exhibiting easy and fun, which are two things that I didn’t expect on my first big public outing as a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant.

The booth sponsored by the National Alliance of Certified Legal Nurse Consultants (NACLNC)® was the most fun booth at the legal conference. I learned the value of having an interactive game to both draw the attorneys to the booth and to start a fun, easy conversation about my legal nurse consulting services and, most importantly, about the attorneys themselves. Everyone loves alcohol, candy and something for free! The coaching that the CLNC Mentor gave me ensured that no opportunity for a conversation with an attorney-prospect was missed. I was nervous and awkward at the beginning, but the CLNC Mentor was so supportive that I soon relaxed and “got my USP on”.

Attorneys were drawn to the NACLNC exhibit booth by our energy and the interest that we projected. They were happy to spin for free CLNC services and other prizes and in return exchanged business cards and talked to me about the legal nurse consulting services I provide.

I went to a follow-up cocktail party and spoke to a couple of the attorneys I had met earlier in the day. I almost didn’t go because I was tired, but that informal networking was invaluable.

I returned from exhibiting late Thursday night and Friday I sorted through all my leads, putting them into three categories:

  1. Attorneys who won free CLNC services.
  2. Attorneys who won other prizes – e.g. alcohol.
  3. People who were not attorneys but might be able to refer me to an attorney in the future.

Then I researched each law firm on the Internet, printed out the attorney’s bio and significant information about the legal practice. While researching I looked for some kind of connection that I could mention during my follow-up marketing.

I then sent an email to each person in group 1 and 2 and spoke to someone in their practice by the end of the day on Friday. By Saturday night, I had my first response from an attorney taking advantage of his free CLNC service, and by Monday morning I heard from a second attorney I met at the cocktail party, who had just sent four cases to my Dropbox! Even though I had to work several 12-hour shifts this week, I spoke with him, discussed my fee (he didn’t even hesitate) and sent and received my contract back. I’m off to an amazing start and have since heard from another attorney requesting more information.

I live in St. Louis so I’m consulting long distance with these attorneys and it’s working beautifully. I will be following up monthly with all the leads through a blog or newsletter and plan to start working my local attorney base. I’m also planning my 2015 exhibiting schedule in Missouri, Minnesota and Indianapolis. My goal is to exhibit at least three times in 2015 and to pursue other networking opportunities locally. I’m going on my honeymoon to Hawaii in January, and you can be sure I will be sending packets out ahead and setting up attorney interviews while there.

The best thing about exhibiting as a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant was the confidence it gave me and the clarity of direction. I am confident that I can make this my new full-time job and then joyfully work a shift in the ED once in a while just because I love the patients.

Thanks for this exhibiting opportunity – and special thanks to the LegalNurse.com staff and the CLNC Mentors. Mentoring is the icing on this CLNC cake!

Guest Blogger Profile

Michelle Wilson, RN, SANE, CLNC owns Wilson Legal Nurse Solutions in Paden, OK. Michelle has more than 30 years of Emergency Department, trauma, Labor & Delivery, CCU and ICU experience.

P.S. Comment here to congratulate Michelle on her CLNC success and to share your exhibiting strategies.

P.P.S. If you are interested in exhibiting with our CLNC Marketing Mentors at a legal conference contact the Institute at 713.942.2200.

6 thoughts on “CLNC® Success Story: My Recent Exhibiting Experience – What a Win!

  1. Congratulations on your exhibiting success. Your immediate follow up with all your leads is impressive and shows that if you are willing to do what LegalNurse.com teaches, you’ll be successful. Happy New Year.

  2. This is just the article I needed to read this morning. (I’m counting it as an action step today toward building my CLNC® business 🙂 Thanks for sharing your success story!!

  3. Congratulations, Michelle on your success as a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant. Sounds like you are on the right track. Wishing you much success.

  4. Congratulations, Michelle! I was told I had to exhibit and I did in 2014. Physical exposure is the best and tried method to market and get your CLNC® consulting business off the ground.

    I live in a small populated state where attorneys are beginning to see I am here to stay. They are getting used to saving money and liking it.

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