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 […]
Can a social media policy or guideline have an impact on growth of your financial advisory business? To answer this question, we looked at surveys on financial advisors conducted by American Century Investments over a 3-year period. Here are some findings that suggest a positive bottom-line impact of getting a social media policy in place […]
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 […]
Last month, Barron’s released its much awaited list of Top 100 Independent Advisors – selected based on factors including volume of assets overseen by the advisors and their teams, revenues generated for the firms and the quality of the advisors’ practices. Today, we want to recognize 20 social media savvy advisors who made this Barron’s […]
This year, the millenial population in the U.S. surpassed 75M, exceeding that of baby boomers. A digital savvy generation expected to inherit $30 trillion from baby boomers in North America, 22% of millennial investors say they will look closely at how a financial advisor uses social media when choosing one. In this post, we put […]
Previously, this blog had highlighted success stories & statistics of financial planners gaining new clients on Facebook, Twitter & Linkedin. In this post, we identify 10 social media savvy independent advisors who made it to Barron’s recently announced Top 100 Independent Advisors List. Financial advisors on Barron’s Top 100 list are selected based on factors including assets, revenues and quality. On […]
Over the past 2 years, many financial professionals have followed their prospects onto social media, educated themselves about compliance issues, and stepped up their social media marketing game. Across major social networks, clients wins have been reported. Here’re 9 social media statistics that join the dots and capture the story to date. Social Media Statistics […]
The cost to send a visitor to your site is an important metric needed to compute marketing ROI. For paid search such as the use of Google Adwords, this cost is simply what you are billed each time your Google ad is clicked during a search query. For visits to your site through social media […]
Last year, this blog published an article on the “social media impact on revenue” – presenting 8 statistics from various sources which linked social media activity to client acquisition and revenue growth in financial services. What are the stories, who are the people behind those statistics? Here’re 10 social media success stories of professionals in […]
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 […]
