Maddy Martin

Maddy Martin is Smith.ai's SVP of Growth. Over the last 15 years, Maddy has built her expertise and reputation in small-business communications, lead conversion, email marketing, partnerships, and SEO.

Articles by Maddy Martin

Masters Webinar Recap: Trademarks — The Practice Area That Lets You Work From Anywhere

September 14, 2026
Masters Webinar Recap: Trademarks — The Practice Area That Lets You Work From Anywhere
Trademark prosecution is a federal practice area: one bar license, clients in any state, everything filed online, flat fees, and 18-month gaps between stages. Sonia Lakhany explains how attorneys add it as a revenue stream without leaving their desk.
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Masters Webinar Recap: How to Rescue Lost Leads with AI Intake Intelligence

September 14, 2026
Masters Webinar Recap: How to Rescue Lost Leads with AI Intake Intelligence
Law firms lose 10% to 30% of viable cases at intake — not because intake agents are bad at their jobs, but because no one is reviewing more than a handful of calls. Speed.ai's Hayden Haskins breaks down what 3 million analyzed calls reveal.
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Masters Webinar Recap: Legal Marketing in the Age of AI

September 14, 2026
Masters Webinar Recap: Legal Marketing in the Age of AI
AI search hasn't killed Google — but it has broken law firm attribution data in ways that lead firms to cut the channels actually driving cases. Gyi Tsakalakis explains what changed, what to measure instead, and where to put your effort.
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Masters Webinar Recap: How Law Firms Win Clients Their Competitors Don't Know Exist

September 14, 2026
Masters Webinar Recap: How Law Firms Win Clients Their Competitors Don't Know Exist
Only 3% of your market is searching for an attorney today — and that's the 3% every firm is bidding on. Jan Roos explains why Google's cost per lead structurally can't come back down, and how firms reach the other 66%.
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How Voice AI Technology Powers Modern Receptionists

March 31, 2026
How Voice AI Technology Powers Modern Receptionists
Learn how voice AI technology combines speech recognition, NLP, and smart dialogue to answer calls, qualify leads, and schedule appointments 24/7.
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Failover Call Routing: Ensuring Business Continuity

March 31, 2026
Failover Call Routing: Ensuring Business Continuity
Learn how to protect inbound calls from telephony outages — what failover call routing is, how it works across three sequential stages, the types available and how to design a layered strategy that keeps calls moving when your primary infrastructure fails.
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Phone System Requirements for Multi-Location Law Firms

March 31, 2026
Phone System Requirements for Multi-Location Law Firms
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Skills-Based Routing for Professional Services

March 31, 2026
Skills-Based Routing for Professional Services
Learn how to route inbound calls based on agent expertise rather than availability — what skills-based routing is, the types available, how it works in professional services firms and how to implement it without disrupting existing call flows.
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VoIP Phone Systems for Small Law Firms

March 31, 2026
VoIP Phone Systems for Small Law Firms
Discover how VoIP phone systems help small law firms cut costs, improve mobility, and streamline client intake. Learn what features matter most for legal practices.
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Geographic Call Routing: Location-Based Distribution

March 23, 2026
Geographic Call Routing: Location-Based Distribution
Geographic call routing automatically directs inbound calls to the appropriate office or team based on the caller's location. Instead of relying on receptionists to manually ask questions and transfer calls, the system detects location using area codes, ZIP codes, or GPS data and connects callers to the appropriate destination in seconds. This guide covers how it works, the available routing methods, and how to implement it step by step for businesses managing calls across multiple locations or service regions.
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