By Marcus Roth, Simplicity Lone Beacon's Senior Director of Data, Automation & Content. Long ago, the marketing department of service-based companies was a subdivision of the sales department. Marketing was seen as a tool wielded by sales staff to be used to further their direct goals. As business thinking has [...]
By Simplicity Lone Beacon Co-Founder John Capuano. This article originally appeared on WealthManagement.com There are still firms in the financial industry that are barely dipping their toe into the digital space. The notion that engaging in digital is an option and not a necessity today is dangerous. Whether we [...]
By Craig Foster, Simplicity Lone Beacon's Director of Digital Media. A few weeks back, I wrote about how Generation X is the forgotten generation that financial advisors should remember. In general terms, I mentioned the importance of targeting Gen X, why they are good prospects for financial advisors, where [...]
Financial advisors, who's giving you your digital advice? If you’re investing in digital media for lead generation, chances are you know very little about how to decipher and measure results, or whether or not you have a legitimate plan to crack the code of digital marketing. It’s possible that the [...]
By Marcus Roth, Simplicity Lone Beacon's Senior Director of Data, Automation & Content. One musician on the street corner is a tune, a few in harmony is a band, working together in concert to delight their wandering listeners, but five musicians all playing their own song with their own artistic [...]
The truth is that we, as business leaders, put too much pressure on data to solve all our roadblocks and setbacks. Make no mistake, data is the most important marketing currency, and we at Simplicity Lone Beacon consider it—first-party data especially—our lifeblood. The problem is that many who seek [...]
By Mike Schaffman, Simplicity Lone Beacon's Vice President of Sales and Marketing. According to a recent Business Wire survey report, 86% of consumers will leave a brand they were once loyal to after only two to three bad customer experiences. Customers have countless ways to engage with a brand, making [...]
Image by rawpixel.com on Freepik By Craig Foster, Simplicity Lone Beacon's Director of Digital Media. Generation X (Gen X) to many people is the forgotten generation that falls between the Baby Boomers and Millennials. But this is a generation that is now entering the prime years for [...]
By Marcus Roth, Simplicity Lone Beacon's Senior Director of Data, Automation & Content. Buying an email list in 2022 no longer has a reasonable benefit when compared to the litany of downsides that come with it. In this article, I will uncover the many downsides of using a purchased list [...]
By Mike Schaffman, Simplicity Lone Beacon's Vice President of Sales and Marketing. In psychology, a first impression occurs when someone establishes a mental image of someone they meet for the first time. There are countless ways to create a first impression across a customer’s journey, but one thing is for [...]
