Real Lawyers with Kevin O'Keefe Guy Alvarez on AI Adoption, Bootstrapping and Niche Content to Build Authority
Publishing in law is moving at AI speed. Kevin O’Keefe talks with Guy Alvarez—Founder & CEO of Alvarez AI Advisors and Good2BSocial before that—about using generative tools to fuel client-centric content, sharpen business development and carve profitable niches. They cover HubSpot’s early AI push, lessons from bootstrapping, a new survey on legal-industry adoption and why authority not keywords will drive search in the LLM era.
00:48 – How Guy got started
03:25 – Early lessons in bootstrapping a legal marketing agency
08:42 – Why niche focus gives firms a competitive edge
12:30 – The role of AI in legal marketing today
18:55 – Jasper, Gemini, and other AI tools Guy uses
23:10 – Challenges firms face adopting AI
27:45 – Client-centric content vs. firm-centric content
32:15 – Law firm culture and marketing innovation
36:00 – Advice for younger lawyers and marketers
39:40 – The future of AI and trust in legal services