As a full-service sales and marketing company for the financial services industry, we do our best to help clients execute successful campaigns throughout all stages of the customer journey. Success is measured by the ability to generate, evaluate, nurture, and close leads. And for the most part...that means “digital leads”. It’s not unusual [...]
By Marcus Roth, Simplicity Lone Beacon's Senior Director of Data, Automation & Content. An older friend of mine recently shared an insightful experience about switching financial advisors. This interaction sparked the idea for three separate articles I felt were worthy of publication. Interestingly, the decision was not propelled by [...]
By Kasey Dean, Simplicity Lone Beacon's Senior Director of Accounts. In the financial industry, and any business, managers and leaders tend to be the first ones called upon when a mistake or error occurs. Whether it's internally or externally, they are always looked on as the problem-solvers and are expected [...]
By Mike Schaffman, Simplicity Lone Beacon's Vice President of Sales and Marketing. While the news cycle might suggest that AI (Artificial Intelligence) is the new “hip” thing to be following and implementing into your marketing systems, let’s not forget that it’s been around the block for many years. Of course, [...]
By John Capuano, Co-Founder of Simplicity Lone Beacon What’s a “Buddy Buy” you ask? It’s when you’re purchasing a product or service based on a personal relationship rather than a true value proposition. If your vendor’s plan is to invest in your personal relationship over investing in improving their own [...]
By Marcus Roth, Simplicity Lone Beacon's Senior Director of Data, Automation & Content. Copywriting is an art that requires the use of carefully crafted words to communicate a message effectively. One of the most important aspects of writing marketing copy is specific word choice. The words you choose can impact [...]
By Marcus Roth, Simplicity Lone Beacon's Senior Director of Data, Automation & Content. As a financial advisor, you are tasked with helping your clients achieve their financial goals, while also navigating the complex world of investments, taxes, and regulations. However, with the rapid pace of technological advancements, it can be [...]
First-party data is your firm’s greatest asset! With platforms like Google and Facebook tightening up on their privacy policies, it's never been more important to understand your first-party data and use it to strengthen your business. Based on the data we collect and use, we gather close [...]
By Mike Schaffman, Simplicity Lone Beacon's Vice President of Sales and Marketing. When trying to evaluate and enhance your customer’s journey, you’re faced with thousands of data points that can be difficult to identify and interpret. It becomes even more cumbersome when you try to execute action items based [...]
By Craig Foster, Simplicity Lone Beacon's Director of Digital Media. Everywhere you look these days you see people talking about Artificial Intelligence or AI. They talk about the use of programs like ChatGPT to write articles, school papers, and more. And that brings up the question for financial advisors [...]
