With over 2.5 billion monthly logged-in users, and more a billion hours of video viewed daily, Youtube has become an important content creation platform from news agencies to enterprises. According to tubics.com, there are more than 50 million Youtube channels created, each containing different playlists. A YouTube playlist is a collection of videos on a […]
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25 Pinterest Savvy Realtors and Mortgage Professionals
Pinterest is a popular platform used by realtors and mortgage brokers to build brands, engage prospects and win clients. In previous posts, we featured financial advisors, accountants and tax professionals, insurance agents and brokers who have been using Pinterest to engage with prospects and clients online. In part 4 of this series of posts featuring […]
Impact of Covid-19 on customer engagement for realtors
In previous posts, we discussed how has digital engagement in the wealth management and insurance industry has changed during this pandemic. In this blog, we highlight 3 statistics that show why and how realtors have both increased adoption of digital channels and use of social media to engage with clients during this time. 1. […]
25 images representing real estate & mortgage terms
This is the fourth in a series of posts on the use of visual marketing by professionals to engage clients and prospects on social media. With user-friendly tools such as Canva, Crello, Adobe Spark, and Stencil, it is increasing easy to create relevant and appealing images – be it in the area of finance, insurance, accounting, […]
How to craft engaging commentaries on a real estate article you share
As in financial services marketing, content sharing on social media has become key to engaging clients and prospects in real estate. How can real estate professionals craft effective commentaries on articles they share online? In this post, we invite Lisa Logan, a real estate writer, to illustrate different ways a real estate agent or mortgage […]
Financial advisors on all 3 major social networks see greatest gains (infographic)
While many financial advisors are now on social media where their clients and prospects are, one question asked is “how many platforms should they be on?” Relying on data from surveys conducted by Putnam Investments, we looked at the growth in business use of the 3 major social networks – Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter – from […]
Looking for new clients? An update on social media demographics (infographics)
As a financial advisor, insurance agent, tax consultant or realtor, it is important to know your target customer segments and know where to find them. The number of financial professionals prospecting on Linkedin, Facebook and Twitter has been increasing over the years. One reason for this is the growth of overall user numbers on these […]
Part 5 (Real Estate) – 15 bloggers with (search engine) authority on key real estate and mortgage terms & topics
Good content can help showcase expertise in your profession and build relationships with your clients and prospects. Commenting on relevant articles and sharing those commentaries can help create engaging content for your clients and prospects online. In this post, we highlight 15 “authoritative” bloggers on the subject of real estate and mortgage in the final […]
Be a trusted curator of content. Review these lists of fake news sites
Fake news is not new. In 1835, the New York Sun reported the discovery of batlike creatures on the moon, leading to record sales of the paper at 19,000 copies daily. “Lunar animals and other objects Discovered by Sir John Herschel in his observatory at the Cape of Good Hope and copied from sketches in […]
New Year Resolutions to Grow Your Business in 2017
In the “Financial Professionals Social Media Adoption Study” conducted by American Century Investments, 43% of financial professionals attributed a return on investment to social media use, with the top 3 social media platforms being Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. As we begin the new year, is social media part of your plan to grow your business […]