Category Archives: Marketing

The Key Difference Between Wanting & Receiving Referrals (and it’s not asking!)

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We talk a lot in the financial sphere about differentiators—what makes you unique? Why should a client choose you over another advisor? Taking this one step further, why would a current client recommend you to their friends and family? 

The answer is your client experience. 

The number one new business driver for financial professionals is referrals.

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5 Digital Marketing Trends That Will Drive Your Success

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Whether you are just starting or have been thriving for decades, your future success will depend on your ability to adopt trends in digital marketing.

While many firms have preferred face to face sales and marketing in the past, this way of doing business has been swiftly overshadowed. The future of digital marketing has hit us over the head and may just be here to stay.

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How Advisors Are Operating in This Era of Uncertainty – September Data Results

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Red Zone Marketing conducted research from Sept 15-21, sponsored by Incapital, to find out how financial professionals are adapting and changing in response to crisis conditions. This is the third time we have conducted this survey (May, June & September 2020) and it continues to produce interesting insights as financial professionals navigate the landscape of their operations.

Key Findings

The research uncovered the marketing strategies today that are actually producing new clients.

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What is ‘Snackable’ Content and Why Should You Create it?

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According to Hubspot, ‘Snackable’ content is short, easily digestible content that is often visually engaging. 

The purpose of creating this short content is to offer immediate entertainment or insights, prompt others to share socially, attract new leads, and drive people to your website for longer-form content (like a blog) to consume on the same topic.

Four types of snackable content formats that can lead to meaningful outcomes are: 

  • Quote Graphics
  • Infographics
  • Memes
  • Gifs
  • These types of snackable,

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    Sharing Video May Be the Tipping Point for Prospect Conversion

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    Are you using video in your business? Video connects and gives viewers an inside look into your firm, insight, knowledge and personality. But did you know that there is a significantly higher chance that your clients and prospects will watch your video content than there is of them responding to your emails, letters, proposals, or even reading information on your websites and blogs?

    A website with a video is 53 times more likely to come up on the first page result on Google than the exact same page without video?

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