Client
communications.
Simplified.
Marketing solutions for professional firms
Effortless marketing
We know what it’s like to be a busy professional – your time is your most valuable asset. That’s why our solutions are crafted to help you save time, reduce costs, and stay effortlessly connected with your clients and prospects.
Your all-in-one Solution
At DotNews, we believe the key to staying connected with your clients – both current and potential – is through regular, informative content. Our team of industry specialists ensures you’re always engaging on relevant, topical issues, showcasing your expertise and keeping your firm front of mind.
Our newsletter services (learn more below) are designed to provide you with ready-to-go, high-quality content for your marketing channels. It’s simple: subscribe to our basic newsletter service for professionally crafted content that we’ll send out to your clients each month. From there, explore our optional add-ons to expand your reach with services like blog, website, or social media management.
We also offer graphic design, email branding, and other digital marketing solutions to help your firm shine – all at a fraction of the cost and effort of traditional marketing agencies.
Our client newsletters
For law firms
Founded in 2005 by Jack Crook, LawDotNews delivers high-quality, client-focused newsletters for law firms. Covering a broad range of legal topics—from property and employment law to commercial and personal matters—this service is designed to engage and inform your clients, while positioning your firm as a trusted advisor.
www.lawdotnews.co.za
For accountants
Inspired by the success of LawDotNews, the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) approached us to create a client newsletter for its member firms. This newsletter features tax updates, business insights, financial tips, and general points of interest, helping accountants stay connected with their clients while showcasing their expertise.
www.accountingdotnews.co.za
For financial advisors
Building on our proven success with law firms and accountants, we partnered with FinCommunications to create a newsletter service specifically for financial advisors. Designed to keep your clients informed and engaged, it covers financial planning, investments, insurance, economic updates, and key industry trends.
www.findotnews.co.za
Other services
Our add-on services are available exclusively to our client newsletter subscribers, offering integrated marketing solutions to enhance your firm’s presence. These services are designed to keep you top of mind with your clients and strengthen your professional relationships.
General email marketing
Our newsflash service allows you to send timely, impactful email communications to your clients whenever needed. From budget speech updates to holiday greetings and other special messages, we’ll even provide suggestions throughout the year to help you stay connected and relevant.
Social media management
Our social media management service ensures your newsletter content and other marketing material are shared through weekly, professionally crafted posts. You’ll receive a monthly schedule from your dedicated social media manager, with options for additional campaigns and custom posts upon request. We can also run various other paid for social media marketing services depending on your needs.
Blog management
Our blog management service seamlessly integrates your newsletter articles into your WordPress website with a dedicated blog section. It includes easy-to-share social media icons and a newsletter sign-up form to help grow your audience effortlessly.
Websites
Our Connector Sites service offers a professional WordPress website of up to 10 pages or the option to convert your existing site to our platform. It includes a blog section updated monthly with your newsletter articles, “Read More” links driving traffic to your blog, and features like hosting, security updates, and a newsletter sign-up form.
Email branding
As official resellers of RocketSeed, our email branding service transforms your everyday emails into powerful marketing tools. With customised banners, signatures, and interactive links, every email you send boosts your brand, drives engagement, and keeps your business top of mind.
Our secret sauce
Award winning authors
Incredible value for money
Topical content tailored for the SA market
Stay top-of-mind with clients
More time to focus on your business
Automated marketing solution
What our clients say
Liora Bamberger
Liora Bamberger Private Clients
Etha Smit
Etha Smit Attorneys
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“Very professional, efficient and fast service! Will definitely recommend for setting up and creating your website and their monthly newsletters.”
Clynette Gildenhuys
Roodt Gildenhuys Incorporated
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The DotNews team
Our core DotNews team is a passionate group of professionals dedicated to helping our newsletter subscribers effectively market their firms. By delivering engaging, branded content, we aim to support your marketing goals and build lasting connections with your clients.
Paddy Crook (BSC)
Managing Director
Paddy joined DotNews after working with a UK-based multi-national company where he analysed the effectiveness of online campaigns. He has a broad knowledge of the channels and techniques used within the digital space and how best to apply them to professional practices.
Jack Crook (LLB)
Founder of DotNews
Jack is well known to law firms as the founder and author of LawDotNews since 2005. His legal degrees are supplemented by many years of practical experience in law, in marketing his own firm, and in helping other professional firms to prosper by using low-cost and effective marketing strategies.
Jeannie Crook (BProc)
Financial Director
Jeannie plays a vital role in our strategic goal-setting and planning, and her hands-on approach to our accounting system ensures that our client service is always efficient and professional. Jeannie graduated from UCT with a BProc degree in 1977, holds the AIPSA Diploma in Insolvency Law and Practice, and has many years’ practical experience in business and in law.
Nick Dall (MA in Creative Writing)
Editor
Nick Dall is a veteran journalist with bylines in over a hundred local and international magazines and the best-selling author of three books on South African history. As the editor-in-chief it’s his job to ensure that reading the monthly newsletters is an enjoyable experience.
Debra Meyer
Account Manager
Debra has since inception been an integral part of our dynamic, highly skilled DotNews team, committed to providing our clients with the highest levels of personalised service at all times. In addition to her main function as an account manager, Debra provides valuable support with her graphic design skills and a detailed knowledge of the DotNews newsletter platform.
Dianne Higgs
Account Manager
Dianne has been part of the core DotNews team since 2005, looking after the day-to-day administration of client accounts and ensuring that our service is always friendly and professional. Proficient in everything she does, Di has proved herself an invaluable member of our Team, helping us grow into the successful marketing service for professional firms that we are today.
Eugene Esterhuizen
Digital Marketing Specialist
Eugene joined DotNews in the tail end of 2020. He is a digital marketing pocket-knife, being both a techie and having a strong passion for design. From web development to social media marketing or co-ordinating your next marketing campaign, Eugene is your man.
Christine Schofield
Digital Marketing Specialist
Christine puts her heart and soul into every design project she works on. Being a small business owner herself, she understands that the most important element to success is passion. She focuses on producing highly creative, unique and innovative ideas and designs and enjoys being key in the visual marketing success of every business she works with.
The authors
If you’d like to meet the talented journalists and authors behind our content, check out the team page for each of our DotNews client newsletters:
Contact us
If you have any questions, please get in touch.
Tel: 021 300 5212