Category Archives: Business

Define Your Prospect’s Journey with Distinct Touchpoints

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I saw an interesting video ad in my social media feed last night. The video showed and tracked with a red line just where a website visitor’s mouse traveled as they navigated a particular webpage. Let’s just suffice it to say, the final image looked like the mad scribbles of a kindergartener who got ahold of one too many juice boxes at the lunch table. 

Of course, the point of this video ad was to illustrate that you need to have a strategy and flow to your webpages to improve the user experience and lead them where you want them to go—to conversion.

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How Do I Get People To Talk?

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When I started in business I thought (naively) that if I am good at what I do that word will get around. I have since realized that people don’t spend their time talking about things that are “good.” People don’t find a reason to talk about the things that are supposed to be there (i.e. good marketing, sound investments, good service, good food, etc.). It’s not exciting enough to work into a conversation.

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Virtual Prospecting

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We accessed content from 20 sales experts, articles, videos, and interviews
with top advisors in order to compile these best ideas for closing more sales using virtual meetings.

Learn more and access the report below.

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A 7 Point Checklist for Improving Your Marketing in 2021

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Throughout the second half of 2020, Red Zone Marketing conducted four comprehensive surveys of thousands of financial professionals to see how they are conducting marketing given the constraints of social distancing and other effects of the pandemic.

We learned the top marketing strategies that are actually generating new business, uncovered the exact resources, how to’s and specific strategies. The result is a checklist you can use to evaluate your proficiency and potential areas you may want to upgrade in order to increase new business in 2021.

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What is the Message that Your Marketing Sends?

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When a business is conducting marketing activity – asking for referrals, posting on social media, running a webinar, sending out an email campaign, advertising, etc. – do you ever consider why they are doing it? What is the message they are sending?

  • Desperate for new business
  • Salesy and trying to take advantage of others
  • Services are needed and they are sharing value and information that will help others 
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