Public Relations

Speaking to eighth graders: why you need to simplify your technical financial jargon during media interviews

When it comes to the financial services world, the jargon can seem as though it is a foreign language and the acronyms can feel like alphabet soup to the average consumer. While some of these financial terms may be unavoidable during your client meetings, you also have the time to explain what they mean, if...

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Public Relations

Nontraditional interviews: How to prepare for Live Streaming Interviews

From Facebook Live to Youtube Live, streaming video is the way of the future. As more American turn to social media channels to get their news, media outlets are shifting their focus to providing livestream content. While preparing for a livestream interview can be similar to a live TV appearance, there are still some unique...

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Public Relations

Nontraditional interviews: How to prepare for Skype and Facetime interviews

In the new era of digital media, non-traditional interviews are becoming increasingly more common but for many financial professionals, experience with these types of interviews is rare. Whether it’s streaming a live interview through a digital platform or recording a video interview through Skype or Facetime, there are tips that financial professionals should note before...

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Marketing, Public Relations

Media Placement Highlight Reel: Leverage Your PR Placements Through Video

After accruing a fair amount of media placements, you may be wondering how you can best display your PR successes. While leveraging your placements on your website and social media is a crucial step to ensure you are making the most out of your PR efforts, there is another, more creative way to display your...

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Public Relations

5 Questions to Ask Yourself as You Watch Back Your TV Interview

Pinpoint areas where you can improve your on-camera presence with these simple questions One of your first thoughts after completing a television interview is often, “how did I do?” and one of the best ways to get an idea as to how you performed is reviewing your interview yourself. While opinions and feedback from others...

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Public Relations

The “Right” Amount of PR: Finding the sweet spot of media coverage

Public relations is a fantastic branding tool that can help increase your visibility and credibility while illustrating your expertise through editorial coverage. (Conversely, advertising only affords you the opportunity to just “tell” someone you’re the best and that they should listen to you – not a ton of credibility in that!) However, there are some...

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Public Relations

What NOT to Do in Your Media Interview: How to Avoid Being a Bad Guest

A broadcast interview opportunity, whether it be television or radio, can be a great way to share your expertise and position yourself as a knowledgeable expert. Often when these interviews are done successfully, they can turn into reoccurring opportunities, allowing you to appear on these local or national platforms monthly, weekly and sometimes even daily....

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Public Relations

What to Look for When Hiring a Public Relations Firm

Working with a public relations firm can help you generate buzz and differentiate against your competition, creating credibility and awareness for your services. However, hiring one is a big decision—one that should be well thought out. But if you have never hired a PR firm before how do you know what to look for? It is...

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Branding, Marketing, Public Relations

ATTENTION! Get Yours Now! 3 Ways to Attract the Attention You Deserve

For financial advisors, the struggle is real…. Standing out in a crowded marketplace is anything but easy. With hundreds, and in some markets, thousands, of financial service professionals vying for the same clients, how can you set yourself apart? How do you best position and present yourself as the most trustworthy, knowledgeable and in-demand professional...

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Public Relations

3 Ways a TV Interview Can Help More than Just Your PR Presence

Securing a TV interview can be an exciting time for a financial professional. A TV placement provides you with a visual component that can be leveraged in a number of ways – from including it on your Youtube channel, to showing the clip at a client or prospect event, to creating a media reel to...

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