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INKsights is Reputation Ink’s blog for marketing leaders, law firm managing partners, and AEC firm executives who want to elevate their brand, grow their visibility, and drive business growth through strategic public relations and thought leadership-driven marketing.
Because your firm’s expertise deserves to be seen, heard — and hired.
The 5 A’s of an Effective Public Apology
Reputation Ink | Aug. 21, 2026 | INKsights Blog
A public apology can help contain a crisis — or make it worse. When it feels evasive, defensive or insincere,…
The Rise of AI Search: What Law Firms Need to Budget for in 2027
Michelle Calcote King | Jul. 31, 2026 | INKsights Blog
A Strategic Budgeting Guide for Marketing in the AI Discovery…
How AEC Firms Can Market Internship Programs That Actually Attract Talent
Michelle Calcote King | Jun. 29, 2026 | INKsights Blog
Architecture, engineering and construction firms are now competing for the…
Why Your Law Firm Didn’t Rank in Chambers — and How to Fix It Before Next Year
Michelle Calcote King | Jun. 3, 2026 | INKsights Blog
Chambers USA results are out. And if your law firm didn’t rank — or didn’t move up the way you…
Winning More Design-Build Work: How AEC Firms Should Be Marketing Now
Michelle Calcote King | Jun. 1, 2026 | INKsights Blog
Design-build is no longer an alternative delivery method. In many…
The Question AEC Buyers Are Asking: Is There a Real Expert Behind This?
Steven Gallo | Apr. 29, 2026 | INKsights Blog
Most AEC marketing hides the very thing buyers care about…
Think Like an Editor: What Law Firm Marketers Can Learn From Journalists
Michelle Calcote King | Apr. 29, 2026 | INKsights Blog
A Recap of Key Insights From Reputation Ink’s Panel at the Legal Marketing Association Annual Conference I returned last week…
Touting Your Award Wins: How to Stay in Compliance with Legal Marketing Ethics Rules
Ashton Nichols | Apr. 22, 2026 | INKsights Blog
If you subscribe to our newsletter, then you know that…
Mastering the Art of AEC Project Storytelling
Michelle Calcote King | Mar. 31, 2026 | INKsights Blog
The public meeting is standing-room only. Residents line up at…
Law Firm PR: 14 Things That Are (Almost) Never a Story
Michelle Calcote King | Mar. 30, 2026 | INKsights Blog
For a recent attorney media training session, we developed an interactive exercise: Is it news? Lawyers would be asked to…
Architecture Public Relations: 6 Publications Every Architectural Firm Should Target to Showcase Projects, Expertise
Michelle Calcote King | Mar. 3, 2026 | INKsights Blog
Here are six architectural publications (for commercial/non-residential architects) that we…
Why Reputation Matters in AEC M&A
Michelle Calcote King | Mar. 2, 2026 | INKsights Blog
How reputation shapes outcomes for both AEC acquirers and targets…
