Category Archives: Experience Marketing

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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Marketing Has Changed. Are You Ready?

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I believe the face of marketing has changed. And I’m not talking about “marketing in a crisis.” I’m talking about the fact that our ability to market our businesses and services may have changed forever (or at least for a long time).

I recently did a video/webinar presentation on Marketing in the Age of Social Distancing (the webinar replay recording is here). When I began researching for the presentation,

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How To Use Content Marketing To Attract Your Best Clients

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Every day we are seeing more financial advisors venturing into the wild world of content marketing. Why? Well, it’s a new, slightly complex, yet proven way to generate new, qualified prospects. So, let’s go over the basics of what you need to know and how to get started. 

1. What is content marketing?  Content marketing is a strategic marketing and business process focused on creating and distributing valuable, relevant, and consistent content. Its purpose is to attract and retain a clearly-defined audience and ultimately drive profitable customer action.

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Get Your Marketing RIGHT in 2020

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I think many people misunderstand marketing. Some businesses will spend a lot of time deciding what they are going to DO for their marketing in 2020. Whether that is hosting seminars or events, running a social media or email campaign, or requesting referrals from existing clients, your approach may be wrong.

I believe you should instead focus more on what you are going to SAY. When you’ve fine-tuned your messaging, you’ll see much better results no matter what your marketing efforts are.

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Give People a Reason To Talk About You

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Don’t assume that people are excited to talk about the core deliverables of your firm. After all, those things are supposed to be there (i.e. sound investments, good service, good food, etc.). What people will remember and talk about are the unexpected things you have done or said that set you apart. And, it’s often the small things that grab their attention.

A memorable interaction should result in leaving something behind with the people you encounter: a thought,

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