Topic: Financial advisors

Public Relations

6 Tips to Building the Perfect Media List

Crafting the perfect message is only one part of the PR process. Knowing who to say it to is just as, and in a lot of cases even more important than the content itself. You need the right message in front of the right person, at the right time – and that’s not always a...

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Public Relations

Making the Play: Contacting the Media

Are you’re a DIY-er who needs a little direction on how to reach the media on your own? Well this is for you. When reaching out to media in your community there is some standard ways to communicate the information you are promoting to that the media are accustomed to receiving. They include: Press release...

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Branding

What is Your Value Prop, Really? How to Stand Apart in a Sea of Competition

Recently, I had an advisor question “brand-building,” and if there is really any value in this since every advisor “does the same thing.” My first thought to this – if you don’t think you do anything of value, your prospective clients never will either. If you want to be a successful business owner and top...

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Public Relations

DIY PR: Explore the Types of Media Opportunities

Picking Your Press Opportunities There are a lot of opportunities to work with the media. We’re proponents for starting PR in your local community. Local media is great for building your brand and reputation in your community and for getting you in front of people that you can likely assist. If interested in working with...

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Branding, Marketing, Public Relations

Why Choose an Industry-Specific Marketing and PR Firm: The value in working with a firm that knows your business

Marketing plans are in the air. Since the start of the New Year we’ve had a lot of interest from advisors nationwide to help strategize their branding, marketing and PR goals. One common question we hear from advisors is why should they work with us instead of a marketing firm located in their city. Other...

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Marketing

Chasing the Big Fish

It’s January. You have your sights set on a record year for your business. You want to be effective with your marketing dollars and make more revenue while spending less this year. Where do you start? I’ve heard this time and time again – this time of year we get motivated advisors contacting our offices...

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Public Relations

Four Reasons to Add PR to Your Marketing Mix in 2014

Thinking of trying something new next year? Ready to try or expand your Public Relations initiatives? Here are four reasons PR needs to be part of your marketing mix in 2014! 1) Visibility: Get seen and get heard! Gain media exposure in the new year. You have a lifetime of knowledge to share. There are...

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Public Relations

Four Common Mistakes When DIY-ing Your PR

Getting ready to start your own PR campaign? Good for you! It takes guts to go out there and try to bring in publicity, but it can also bring a worthwhile return for your business. In order to boost your success, make sure you don’t make these four common mistakes as you pitch media contacts...

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Public Relations

Remember the “New” in News

Why won’t anyone pick up my press release?  We get that question a lot when advisors come to us after getting frustrated by the lack of results in their DIY PR campaign.  There are many reasons a PR campaign could be having trouble, but there’s one reason we see again and again: advisors are forgetting...

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