Communicating with Confidence During Political Turmoil
As seen in Family Wealth Report The looming US presidential election is already prompting investors and wealth managers to reshuffle portfolios. Another task is for clients not to let their own politics lead them to make bad investment decisions. To consider how wealth advisors ought to speak to clients in this period is Alana Kohl, president of AdvisorPR,...
Local Media: How to Land Interviews in Your Backyard
If you look at your hometown newspaper or TV station’s website, you’ll notice a common theme when scanning the headlines. Many of the articles are localizing national news stories. Whether it’s related to the pandemic, the current economic climate or even politics, news reporters are often looking for that local hook. When not reporting or...
Elementality Podcast Guest Alana Kohl: Stand Out From the Advisor Crowd
Alana Kohl for Elements Hosted By: Reese Harper of Dentist Advisors In this week’s episode of Elementality, Reese Harper brings in Alana Kohl, founder, and president of AdvisorPR, to talk about marketing communications for financial advisors. They discuss the key components of good marketing, strategies for differentiating yourself in a “me too” market, and all-too-common advisor...
The Art of the Pitch: How to Become a Go-to Financial Resource for the Media
Have you noticed that every year the media features the same stories? Calendar based stories from the holiday season, back to school, Halloween and tax season are just some of the topics that must be included in the media’s coverage. As a financial advisor, you possess knowledge that could be valuable to media in your...
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...
Resolutions for Your Financial Business’ Public Relations
It’s the beginning of a brand-new year and a great time to think about some New Year’s resolutions for your business. Yes, you are running out of time, so here at AdvisorPR, we put our heads together to help and came up with a few items that could get your public relations efforts off to a...
Frank Maselli & Alana Kohl:
The Power of PR - A Performance Enhancing Activity For advisors who are ready to take their practice to higher levels of sophistication and success, PR can be a goldmine opportunity. It can open doors, elevate your stature to a point where prospects call you and make referrals about 90% easier. What to expect from...
Talking Points 101:
A Guide to Making Your Interview Cheat Sheet Talking points can serve as a great resource as you prepare for a media interview. Most often used for TV or radio interviews, talking points can be developed in advance so that both you and the interviewer understand the general direction of the interview. By proactively creating...
“Off the Record”: Proceed with Caution
Has a reporter ever asked you a question “off the record,” and you’re unsure how to approach this potentially sticky situation? In the world of journalism, an off-the-record statement can help provide context or background information to a reporter, and it is (usually) understood as off limits, or not for publication. But as many of...
Branding, Marketing, Public Relations
Trick or Treat: Face Your Fears of New Marketing
Scared of trying something new? Here are three ideas of “newer” marketing strategies that many advisors have not yet fully embraced Consider Creating Your Own Podcast Podcasts are by no means new but they are surging in popularity. Many advisors host their own radio shows, but few have considered adding podcasts to their overall marketing...