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Our recent articles offer digital marketing tips for the independent financial advisors.
Financial Advisors: Is It Time To Change?
By Mike Schaffman, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Simplicity Lone Beacon If you desire change, then know that you’re responsible and should feel empowered to make [...]
Crafting an Effective Press Release: Best Practices for Independent Financial Advisors
By Graeme Mills, Content Manager for Simplicity Lone Beacon. In the world of financial advisors, making improvements to your business, personnel, or self, creating institutional partnerships, and engaging in [...]
National Public Data: 2.7 Billion Records Leaked On The Dark Web – What Should You Do?
By: Kirby G Mack (Vice President of Digital Media) New lawsuit claims 2.7 billion records from National Public Data, including 500 million Social Security numbers, have been leaked on [...]
Takeaways from a Financial Advisor’s Successful Video Marketing Strategy
By Mia Wood, Senior Client Relationship Manager at Simplicity Lone Beacon A financial advisor came to us looking to expand his firm’s brand awareness, aiming to connect personally with [...]
7 Tactical Tips To Brainstorming Killer Ad Concepts That Actually Work
Written by Marcus Roth, Senior Director of Email Marketing, Automation, and Content at Simplicity Lone Beacon. My last two articles in this series covered the heady strategy and [...]
How Financial Advisors Can Refresh and Reuse Great Marketing Content
By Graeme Mills, Content Manager for Simplicity Lone Beacon. In my last article, I covered what makes great content for your advisory’s marketing efforts, and why it matters. In [...]
Utilizing the Power of Volunteerism for Your Advisory
By Ben Kulis, Simplicity Lone Beacon’s Operations Manager The term “Marketing” has evolved over the years and now encompasses a wide variety of strategies all geared towards two main [...]
Selecting the “Right” Marketing Metrics
By Ben Kulis, Simplicity Lone Beacon’s Operations Manager The term “Data-Driven” can be an intimidating term for anyone in the marketing community. As a financial advisor, understanding and selecting [...]
Thoughts on Modern Advertisements – Part 2: 6 Reasons Why the Look of Ads Have Changed
Written by Marcus Roth, Senior Director of Email Marketing, Automation, and Content at Simplicity Lone Beacon. As detailed in the first article of this series, advertising has undergone a [...]
Case Study: How Email Nurturing Improved Webinar Signups And Attendance
By Kasey Dean, Simplicity Simplicity Lone Beacon's Senior Director of Accounts. Recently, we teamed up with a client down South to tackle an exciting opportunity. We launched a 3-month [...]
Navigating the Financial Services Landscape: 4 Marketing Mistakes Financial Advisors Should Avoid
By Ben Kulis, Simplicity Lone Beacon’s Operations Manager As we see on a day-to-day basis, the marketing landscape is constantly evolving, and consumer expectations continue to shift. Because of [...]
Thoughts on Modern Advertisement – Part 1: Changes Over Time
Written by Marcus Roth, Senior Director of Email Marketing, Automation, and Content at Simplicity Lone Beacon. There used to be a certain way logos and headlines needed to [...]