Branding, Marketing, Public Relations
Word of Mouth is a Force of Nature
Identifying COIs to force it in your direction We all know referrals are the most impactful way to grow your business. An endorsement from someone you already like and trust goes a long way in getting you to want to take the next steps with the recommended vendor. Whether it’s a car repair, new restaurant...
4 Fundamentals of Effective Financial Marketing
How can I improve marketing results for my financial practice? As the financial industry has continued to evolve toward a comprehensive, financial planning service model over the past decade, many of the advisors we speak with have developed a systematic process to review a new client’s holistic financial picture as a critical first step. The...
Branding, Marketing, Public Relations
7 Tips for Financial Marketing Literacy in 2018
April is Financial Literacy Month—a national effort to highlight and teach the importance of how to establish and maintain healthy financial habits. It made me think about the importance of “marketing literacy” and what financial services companies need to understand to maintain healthy financial marketing practices. There can be a lot of confusion about what...
Email Marketing Automation: Systematize Your Financial Business
Email Marketing Automation (EMA) refers to a variety of tools and mechanism that help to automate ongoing conversations and the seamless delivery of content to your clients and prospects. EMA is traditionally used for a welcome or nurture sequence, which can include tailored messages specifically to your list’s interests. EMA has become a prevalent and...
Branding, Marketing, Public Relations
Celebrating 13 Years: 5 Lessons Learned and Tips to Fast Track Your Own Company’s Success
AdvisorPR’s anniversary is quickly approaching. It'll be 13 on January 31. As I reflect back on my business over the past 13 years, and of course on the heels of New Years and new goals for 2018, it dawned on me—if I had known then what I know now, how different the journey might have...
Financial Marketing Tips & Tools for 2018
As 2017 draws to a close, many of our clients are making plans this holiday season to relax, recharge and refocus on their marketing goals and resolutions for the new year. The top of many lists includes an emphasis on digital marketing in 2018. Whether that means: Expanding your website to become more engaging and...
Using Calendar-based Events in Your Financial Marketing:
From the Holidays to Milestones… Don’t Miss a Timely Opportunity to Be Seen, Heard and Hired 'Tis the end of the year and all through your town people are scrambling to maximize their taxable deductions, among other things. From tax deductions and capital gains strategies to retirement account contributions, required minimum distributions and charitable gifting...
Top 5 Mistakes Financial Advisors Make In Social Media:
HOW TO AVOID THEM TO CREATE A SAVVY SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE In today’s world, we know that if you do not have a presence on social media and Google, then you really don’t exist. People are moving away from checking the yellow pages and instead turning to Siri or to “Google It.” So how do...
The Advisor’s Guide to Blogging
Welcome to a blog about blogs! With Halloween just around the corner, this is the perfect opportunity to face your marketing fears and identify a “new” medium and make it your own. For many advisors, content marketing may be at the top of the list. Let’s start with a quick look at just a few...
Branding, Marketing, Public Relations
Is Your Marketing a Trick or Treat?
How to make sure your promotion dollars are getting a return Often, small business owners allocate a total gross percentage of their revenue to their “marketing” budget. I often hear anywhere between 10 to 30 percent that’s “invested” back into promotional activities with the goal of attracting more prospects, generating more referrals and closing more...