1. Define the audience before choosing a news scope
Auburn Hills city and Oakland County are not interchangeable audiences. A firm may want coverage aimed at people in Auburn Hills, people elsewhere in Oakland County, or a broader Michigan audience. The available local record confirms Auburn Hills’ municipal status and its Oakland County relationship, but it does not show where prospective clients search, where matters arise, or which geographic terms perform. Bosseo’s public Legal News page says its system matches stories to a firm’s practice areas and state. That makes geographic definition an implementation question rather than a conclusion drawn from population.
Recommended approach
Ask Bosseo to map the proposed coverage separately for Auburn Hills, Oakland County and Michigan. Decide whether a story should be relevant because of its location, its legal subject, or both. Keep the firm’s service area and consultation language consistent with the jurisdictions and matters the firm actually handles.
