"If you have to explain the joke, it's not funny." By Kirby Mack, VP of Digital Media. This article originally appeared on WealthManagement.com If you did a Google search right now for “Dos and Don’ts of Website Design,” the first page results would give you a combined [...]
Properly defining your target market and leveraging data to engage them are more important than ever. By Mike Schaffman, VP of Sales and Marketing. This article originally appeared on WealthManagement.com The financial industry is very much in-tune with the correlations that exist between the stock market and [...]
By Simplicity Lone Beacon Co-Founder Greg Dinetz. This article originally appeared on WealthManagement.com Setting big goals is wonderful, but without strategy and execution, your chances of achieving them are left much more to chance and luck. It may seem counterintuitive, but to give yourself a better chance of achieving [...]
By Simplicity Lone Beacon Co-Founder John Capuano. This article originally appeared on WealthManagement.com It all comes down to putting in the work to make it succeed. These days, it’s hard to get away from the chatter about “scaling your practice.” It’s a huge driver of the “fear of missing [...]
By Simplicity Lone Beacon Co-Founder John Capuano. This article originally appeared on WealthManagement.com Attention, financial industry—it’s time to invest in your own future! You might have noticed your prospects and clients are glued to smartphones. So, why is the industry that wants people to invest “for the long term” so quick to [...]
By Simplicity Lone Beacon Co-Founder John Capuano. This article originally appeared on WealthManagement.com The more we understand the behavior and sentiments of consumers, the more we can connect with them. This is particularly true, but often misunderstood in the financial planning industry. Simplicity Lone Beacon conducts consumer surveys designed specifically [...]
Nothing is more of a meritocracy than comedy—the audience will tell you whether you’re successful instantly. So why not take some advice from the biggest name in comedy? This article originally appeared on WealthManagement.com
By John Capuano Five questions (and answers) that may better inform your client communications in the new normal. Understanding consumers' behavior toward media and their buying habits as they relate to financial decisions has never been more important. Eliminating the guesswork regarding people's preferences for content and media choices since [...]
Dec 7, 2018 By Greg Dinetz Trying to do too much yourself may be stunting your firm’s growth. Many owners of financial advisories take on the role of “Superman” out of necessity. Let’s face it, just starting your firm took a lot of hard work and it certainly doesn’t [...]
Apr 27, 2018 By John Capuano and Stephanie Sjoblom As the digital landscape forces traditional media consumption habits to change, it’s more important than ever to employ a “media mix.” Since radio is so routinely used among financial advisors, we want to illustrate how the use of Facebook in concert [...]
