Customer acquisition is directly correlated to blog post frequency, according to a Hubspot study. While financial services professionals are experts in their respective fields and many have become proficient in curating content, only some can claim expertise in blog writing. To become more efficient and effective in blog content creation, some financial professionals are seeking […]
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Content curation – 3 ways financial professionals are differentiating
When developing a content marketing strategy, two key considerations are differentiation and time. A strategy focused entirely on content creation results in greater differentiation but requires time. To achieve the desired contact frequency with clients and prospects, many financial professionals are complementing content creation with content curation. Moreover, in a 2010 Pew Internet Report, 50% […]
Social media impact on revenue & business value – 8 statistics from financial services
Started to improve customer satisfaction, Dell’s social media efforts soon led to sales of $6.5m through its Twitter account in 2009. Many have since stepped up efforts to generate sales using social media. Apart from brand building and client retention, can financial service professionals use social media to win new clients and grow revenue? Here’re 8 statistics […]
Social media archiving – 8 emerging solutions to watch
With the use of email overtaken by social networking, social media is becoming a marketing channel financial professionals can no longer ignore. And as archiving solutions for email mature, a new category of archiving solutions is emerging to meet social media needs, be it FINRA compliance, content backup or e-discovery. Here’re 8 emerging social media […]
Financial advisor marketing – 30 sites to curate content from
Content curation, the selection and sharing of content, is becoming increasingly important in helping consumers get pre-filtered quality content. Social media savvy financial planners, investment advisors and wealth managers become content curators when they select, discuss and share quality and relevant content with their clients and prospects on social media. Here’s a list of 30 […]
Social media metrics for prospecting – 3 that can impact your pipeline
In search engine marketing, practitioners tracked metrics such the number of keywords triggering search results for a site, the number of links to it and created action plans around keywords & link building. What are the key metrics in social media marketing? If you are using social media to attract new prospects, here’re 3 actionable […]
Social media consultant – 20 marketers for financial services
In the same way Google-Yahoo-Bing created demand for expertise in SEO marketing, Facebook-Twitter-Linkedin is creating the need for expertise in social media marketing. Be it getting into social media for the first time, or be it the lack of time – some financial professionals are seeking the help of social media marketers to get discovered […]
Linkedin prospecting – 4 steps for financial professionals
Enter “financial services” into the Linkedin member search box and it will return more than 1M results. How are financial services professionals using Linkedin to connect with potential clients? Here’re 4 steps to attract potential clients, in video. These tutorial videos will help you locate existing clients and attract new potential prospects. Be sure to […]
How to use Facebook for marketing- 7 steps for financial professionals
As more and more people use Facebook, it has evolved into a significant marketing tool and business information platform. More than 1.5 million organizations have a business fan page and 20 million users “Like” a fan page daily. Financial professionals are likewise turning to Facebook for client development as prospective customers increasingly use social media. […]
Social curation -10 financial advisors curating content on social media
As online content grows exponentially, it gets harder to sieve out good content. Content curation, the selection and sharing of content, is increasingly important in helping consumers get to interesting & relevant content. Content curation is equally important to financial professionals as a core component of their content marketing. Financial professionals become content curators when […]